Eek, now I'm starting to panic
I contacted Craigievern, which several others have recommended, but she has NO POL hybrid pullets at all (I was hoping for Isa Browns for hybrids - common but such sweet birds). The oldest she has are 13 weeks, and the Welsummers I would also like will not be hatched until later in the year. She breeds her own Welsummers so I can be confident they will be suitable for up here and she also makes sure they get outside, rather than being kept in a barn but sold as free range (I know other suppliers probably mean that their hens are
suitable for free range, but it can be misleading, as you discover when you get them home that they have clearly never seen the great outdoors before!)
Jane at Craigievern says she has been selling 3 to 4 times the usual numbers of hens all this year and she sounds rather exhausted!
Other suppliers have none or are closed for the duration, but I may have to get less well acclimatised stock after all. We have 6 hens now but they are elderly so we only get 2 or 3 eggs a day, so it is time to bring in fresh stock.