Went to the Poultry auction in Truro today with the aim of boosting our little flock. We currently have 2 copper black marans, 2 maran x cream legbars, a cream legbar hen and cream legbar cockeral.
Only 1 of the marans and 1 of the crosses are laying with any regularity so we thought we would get some new hens in.
We bought a Rhode island Red pullet who is supposed to be 10 weeks old but is, quite frankly, huge! And I bought 2 hens that were described as Burford hens. NOw I know nothing about hens really, I had intended to get some Light sussex hens or Buff Orpingtons but they went for silly money (for me anyway) so got these BUrfords.
When looking up 'Burford Hens' on t'internet they are described pretty much as big brown birds - while our two are definitely NOT brown so anyone any ideas of what they might be?
Not particularly bothered, but it would be nice to know and increases my knowledge
The RIR is the one with the yellow legs, and the whitish one is the one I don't know about. The other hens are from my current lot.
Thanks