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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: babybeau on December 09, 2010, 01:39:26 pm

Title: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: babybeau on December 09, 2010, 01:39:26 pm
Hi all
Im looking for some fertile chicken eggs to hatch in the york area any breed not fussed cheap as poss ;)
Failing that a cockerel pref ftgh
cheers
Title: Re: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: hairyhetty on December 09, 2010, 01:55:53 pm
why dont you try rare breed eggs, they need all help you can get, and also have resale value if you dont want them. i find them more interesting than just hybrids. are you near rotherham cos know someone there that could give you some eggs. though i expect u wud have to wait til spring. or if you cant wait, try a sasso or hybrid breeder as i think they hatch all year round.
Title: Re: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: babybeau on December 09, 2010, 02:18:53 pm

why dont you try rare breed eggs, they need all help you can get, and also have resale value if you dont want them. i find them more interesting than just hybrids. are you near rotherham cos know someone there that could give you some eggs. though i expect u wud have to wait til spring. or if you cant wait, try a sasso or hybrid breeder as i think they hatch all year round.
Sadly not near enough to rotheram
I had thought of rare breed and if i can find some one local to me rare breed will be my first choice i wont be reselling any we have plent of room and not enough chooks!
Title: Re: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: hairyhetty on December 09, 2010, 03:48:54 pm
are you waiting 4 spring?
Title: Re: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: darkbrowneggs on December 09, 2010, 05:54:13 pm
My Cuckoo Marans are laying at present, and I have just put a hatch through the incubator to check fertility which seems good.  The eggs are £1 each plus P&P.  I have a small backlog of orders at present but all being well should have some in the next week or two.  Hope this is allowed :-\  Dark Brown Eggs website[url]

All the best
Sue (http://www.darkbrowneggs.info/#/maran-eggs/4541606603)
Title: Re: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: Buffy the eggs layer on December 12, 2010, 03:13:50 pm
Hi,


   I am in the york are and will have some but not till the new year. I keep rare breeds and may have a cockerel or two available if you can wait a little while.

  If you dont mind what breed or what quality you get there are always ftgh cocks on the site though not neccesarily in your area.


Buffy   
Title: Re: wanted chicken hatching eggs york area or cockerel
Post by: moorlander on December 21, 2010, 08:42:00 pm
You can get hatching eggs through the post - I've had fair success with the batches I have sent for.
Surf the poultry pages on teh net.
If you get stuck I could put you on to a few who will send - usually worked out at about £10 half dozen incl P&P from the not too greedy breeders.
If you wnat either Scots Greys or Norfolk Greys, let me know in teh Spring.

Paul