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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Mays on February 07, 2011, 06:51:01 pm

Title: which breed?
Post by: Mays on February 07, 2011, 06:51:01 pm

i have two cream legbar hybrids, I was wondering which breed of cockeral to get? I need one that will not be too noisey (is that possible?). I get blue eggs from one of my hens and pale sage eggs from the other, I would like the potential offspring to also produce coloured eggs.

also, which is the best hen to give me large eggs? to put into this pen?

thank you (from a complete hen novice!)

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: daddymatty82 on February 07, 2011, 07:41:45 pm

how many eggs you want a year? what breed do you fancy? do you like green/blue eggs? or do you want dark brown? im concertrating on bantams atm  so have small eggs but have 3 hybrids just for the big egg lover it depends what you going to do with the eggs.

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: Mays on February 07, 2011, 08:09:09 pm

I like the green/blue eggs, & like the idea of a pure Cream Legbar cockeral, jsut wondering thru what options I have?

in the main the eggs are for the fridge :yum: but if I get a cockeral I could raise some chicks and expand my feathered Empire :farmer:

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: meebh on February 07, 2011, 10:00:53 pm

Hi

What is your location?  If you did want a cream legbar cockerel we have a spare one.  We are in NE Fife.   :wave:

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: Mays on February 07, 2011, 10:21:04 pm

Quote from: meebh on February 07, 2011, 10:00:53 pm

Hi

What is your location?  If you did want a cream legbar cockerel we have a spare one.  We are in NE Fife.   :wave:

that might be interesting, am in aberdeen x

how much noise might i expect (hubby is light sleeper x)

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: meebh on February 08, 2011, 06:47:39 pm

Aberdeen isn't too far, as for hubby sleeping if he is your only cockerel then perhaps you won't have that much noise.  We have 3 cockerels and they all call each other that is the reason for downsizing our cockerel bunch.  I think it also depends on your glazing as we don't hear it at all but we have had one comment from a neighbour, however that neighbour also complains about anything. For example the AA being parked over her drive for 10mins while the guy jump started my husbands car!!  In a breakdown situation you would think kindness would kick in lol.
My cockerels are very handsome and I think you would get lovely offspring.
Let me know what you think  :wave:

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: loopy on February 09, 2011, 04:28:37 pm

i wish you were closer to me as i'm after a decent cream legbar cockeral :(

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: meebh on February 09, 2011, 06:13:24 pm

Hi Loopy

Where are you?  :wave:

Title: Re: which breed?
Post by: daddymatty82 on February 10, 2011, 09:08:54 am

have one legbar cross RIR and as with most cockerals they are noisy well wouldnt you be if you had a load of girls to protect and show off to lol thats why today im taking him to market as been a month  or so and neighbours cannot be trusted