[Bordersbairn]

Really interesting posts on this site - I'm enjoying it.  We're in the centre of the Borders and have a medium sized garden with only a few other houses nearby and we're planning to keep three or four chickens.  We've got the henhouse (tonight's building project if the rain stays away) but does anyone know where I can find hens in this area please?  I'd really like a Marans along with a couple of good white and brown egg layers.  Any help, hints and tips welcome!   
Cheers, Bordersbairn

[jameslindsay]

Hello and welcome from Fife 

[Samantha]

Hi there and welcome to the forum .. from not so sunny Bristol 

[Daisys Mum]

Hi and welcome from a fellow Borderer, if you are looking for hybrid hens here is a Peebles number 01721 740226, I have had hens from them before and they are ok, sorry cant help with the Marans although I am hoping to get Maran eggs into the incubator soon.

[woodlandproductsfife]

hi and welcome again from Fife

[carrie]

hello and welcome from ireland

[Anke]

Hi, I am in the Borders too (near St Boswells) and have Maran crosses. I use a Maran Cockerel on both RIR and Lght Sssx. The offspring is dark and lays light to medium brown eggs.

Pure marans are difficult to get hold of, you would have to go to one of the poultry sales. Even then it is not guaranteed that they will be dark eggs layers.

Ogilvie of Longniddrie advertises in Country Smallholding, but I think its only RIR and Lt Ssx and other utility breeds he does. Also there is Poultry magazine, and they have addresses in the back, but you might have to travel.

[Pony-n-trap]

Hi from Aberdeenshire!!

I have black bantams, well, saying that they have quite a bit of red on them, hatched them all out of incubator, so far 8 cockerels and 6 hens with another 15 eggs in the incubator to hatch this weekend, boss then has half a dozen or so Legbars ready for me to hatch!!

I think I am becoming a hatchery!!  Got 4 ducks and 2 drakes too, again from the incubator.

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome!

[Hilarysmum]

Hi and welcome, I'm a great fan of brahmas.

[JulieS]

Hello and welcome from Devon 

[Sandy]

Hello from Clackmannann, whops, too many N's any way, it's central Scotland.

[piggy]

Hi and welcome from Suffolk.

[sheardale]

Hi from Sunny Dollar           

[jameslindsay]

Hi and welcome