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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: smudger on February 20, 2012, 09:17:06 am

Title: Utility Chicken Breeds - Hatching Eggs wanted - W. Somerset / Devon
Post by: smudger on February 20, 2012, 09:17:06 am: After some fantastic feedback on dual purpose chickens I am looking for hatching eggs from the following breeds, ideally from people who have been trying to maintain the true utility nature of the breeds (ie eggs and carcase quality):

Light Sussex
RIR
English Cuckoo Marans
Barnvelders
Indian Game
Speckled Sussex
Marsh Daisies
(if anyone wants to recommend any more Rare Breeds, let me know)

Prefer to collect, hence why I am limiting region. However, we are occasionally in Birmingham, so could collect off the M5 corridor.

Many thx.
Title: Re: Utility Chicken Breeds - Hatching Eggs wanted - W. Somerset / Devon
Post by: Bramblecot on February 20, 2012, 02:19:19 pm: Last year there was a chap from near Dorchester selling on E-bay. Can't remember his name but he was setting up with vaious breeds including Light Sussex, and was happy for collection from his site.
Title: Re: Utility Chicken Breeds - Hatching Eggs wanted - W. Somerset / Devon
Post by: colliewoman on February 20, 2012, 08:28:00 pm: Bugger, can't help with that list.
But my wyandottes are laying something stupid at the moment, you can have some of them if you like?
I am very near Glastonbury ;)
Title: Re: Utility Chicken Breeds - Hatching Eggs wanted - W. Somerset / Devon
Post by: fredwing on February 21, 2012, 01:58:20 pm: Hi Smudger,

We have Cornish Game Birds which have just come into lay. First batch going into the incubator this week.

Fairly good layer and brilliant meat.

Give me a call 07815 139739 or PM. We are in the Blackdown Hills 8 miles from Wellington/Taunton TA3 and 6 miles from the A303.

Regards

Fred Wing
Title: Re: Utility Chicken Breeds - Hatching Eggs wanted - W. Somerset / Devon
Post by: woollyval on February 21, 2012, 07:52:21 pm: Hey Fredwing....I have just put 40 amberlink in the incubator...fancy doing some swapping when they all hatch?