Gold Laced Orpington

These are typically the same size as their buff Orpington relatives but have a distinct plumage. Gold in colour laced on the outside by a black line originally created by Jobst Veltheim in the early 1970s a great dual utility bird and good fertility rates. They are broad upright and graceful while remaining friendly. Our


Bird Traits
Large size between 7.5 Lbs to 14Lbs known for their docile and friendly behaviour Orpingtons aren’t the most prolific layers average about 150 to 200 medium to large eggs a year ,They’re excellent pets and make great broody hens for those wanting to hatch chicks.

Colour

Gold

Availability

Low

Price : £

Buff Orpington

A truly British manmade breed and truly a Kentish breed. Developed in Orpington Kent by William Cook in 1886. Initially in black other colours were developed with Buff soon becoming the most famous we breed Black Orpingtons , buff orpingtons, silver laced Orpington and gold laced Orpington Characteristics Large size between 7.5 Lbs to 14Lbs


Bird Traits
Large size between 7.5 Lbs to 14Lbs known for their docile and friendly behaviour Orpingtons aren’t the most prolific layers average about 150 to 200 medium to large eggs a year ,They’re excellent pets and make great broody hens for those wanting to hatch chicks.

Colour

Buff

Availability

Low

Price : £

Black Orpington

As the old saying goes “original and still the best” our black Orpington’s have come from one breeder as there was no need to go elsewhere. These truly are magnificent birds. A photo truly does tell 1000 words. Good quality stock close to breed standards but also look great in the garden as pets


Bird Traits
Large size between 7.5 Lbs to 14Lbs known for their docile and friendly behaviour Orpingtons aren’t the most prolific layers average about 150 to 200 medium to large eggs a year ,They’re excellent pets and make great broody hens for those wanting to hatch chicks.

Colour

Black

Availability

Low

Price : £

Silver Lace Orpington

These are typically the same size as their buff Orpington relatives but have a distinct plumage. Silver in colour laced on the outside by a black line originally created by Bob Follows in the uk. Our original stock came from 3 top breeders, many people say that these are the least fertile of all the


Bird Traits
Large size between 7.5 Lbs to 14Lbs known for their docile and friendly behaviour Orpingtons aren’t the most prolific layers average about 150 to 200 medium to large eggs a year ,They’re excellent pets and make great broody hens for those wanting to hatch chicks.

Colour

Silver lace

Availability

Low

Price : £

Silver Laced Wyandotte Bantam

Silver Laced Wyandotte Bantam . American Manmade Bantam The Wyandotte seems to have been developed in the States in around 1870 and introduced into Britain in about 1883. Silver Laced is believed to be the original colour but this has expanded now into every colour imaginable. Our original stock came from two or 3 breeders,


Bird Traits
Calm and friendly, tolerate children well. Approximately 180 eggs a year. Beautiful white feathers with black lacing. Red wattles earlobes and a rosecomb. Yellow feet that support a broad bold curved body. Highly recommended for the new comer to chicken keeping

Colour

Silver

Availability

Medium

Price : £

Rhode Island Red Bantam

Rhode Island Red Bantam  American Manmade breed. As the name suggests these birds were originally bred in the New England Rhode Island area of the USA. By chicken farmers looking to produce a bird that could satisfy the growing demand for both eggs and chicken meat from the nearby growing urban populations. Due to their


Bird Traits
A lighter bird than the Light Sussex Bantam but just as hardy. Should lay 240 plus light brown eggs per annum. Gentle character and can normally be integrated easily into mixed flocks. Inquisitive in nature and like to free range. Good garden bird and if crossed with light Sussex produce sex linked offspring. Very pretty feather colour dark red/black with hints of green in sunlight. Red earlobes, wattle and a single red comb.

Colour

Red

Availability

Medium

Price : £

Light Sussex Bantam

Once again, this breed is believed to have its origines in Kent maybe surrey but defiantly the South East of England. It is one of the largest Bantam breeds and is sometimes referred to as not a “true” bantam. They like their larger counterparts are a dual-purpose bird traditionally kept for both meat and eggs.


Bird Traits
Predominantly whites feathered with black hackle feathers on the neck and tail. Black feathers to the end wing feathers red single comb and earlobes. White legs and skin. They lay 200 to 220 surprisingly large eggs for a bantam and grow relatively quickly.wehighly recommend these for your first chicken experience

Colour

White

Availability

Medium

Price : £

Crested Cream Legbar

Crested cream legbar CCLB   Blue eggers British Manmade breed Without going into the earlier stages of development these birds were created in the period of the second world war at Cambridge university by Micael Pease. we selected 6 hens from maybe 150 birds that we purchased or hatched ourselves to start this breed. Only


Bird Traits
Auto sexing at day one. Puffy crest on the top of the head 200 ish \blue eggs a year. Calmer than Leghorns Adults weigh 6 to 7.5 lbs lean yellow legs red comb and wattles

Colour

Silver

Availability

Medium

Price : £

Brown Leghorn

Italian breed from the Tuscan region dating back to at least the mid 1850s probably named after the Italian port of Livorno (pronounced leghorn). Although has developed well in the Uk, America and some European countries since its arrival. Our stock came from a Hatchery in Kent from Eggs sourced from a well known breeder


Bird Traits
Lean body 4.5lbs to 6.5lbs. All have white lobes red comb and wattles. Males have erect combs while hens have oversized floppy comb. Yellow legs. Very good ege laying capability of approximately 240 eggs a year. They are more flighty than other breeds we keep but a great chicken all the same especially for the white eggs for eating

Colour

Brown

Availability

Medium

Price : £

Cuckoo Maran

Cuckoo Maran  European large fowl manmade breed The development of the Maran can be traced back to the Aubiers region of France Through the selection of hens that laid only the darkest of eggs. By the early 1930 the Maran was classed as a breed of chicken in its own right. Although reference to the


Bird Traits
All wheaten Marans have feathered legs. Cuckoo Marans have clean legs Adults weigh 6 to 8lbs. they are docile and Calm. All lay dark brown eggs. Different sources state a wide range of egg laying capacity although we consider 200 to 220 eggs per year to be about right.

Colour

Brown

Availability

Medium

Price : £

Wheaten Maran

The development of the Maran can be traced back to the Aubiers region of France Through the selection of hens that laid only the darkest of eggs. By the early 1930 the Maran was classed as a breed of chicken in its own right. Although reference to the French dark egg laying hens was first


Bird Traits
All wheaten Marans have feathered legs. Cuckoo Marans have clean legs Adults weigh 6 to 8lbs. they are docile and Calm. All lay dark brown eggs. Different sources state a wide range of egg laying capacity although we consider 200 to 220 eggs per year to be about right.

Colour

Wheantan

Availability

Low

Price : £