Author Topic: Scots Grey Chicks and birds.  (Read 2703 times)

moorlander

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Staffordshire Moorlands, UK
Scots Grey Chicks and birds.
« on: March 23, 2011, 01:13:04 pm »
Hi there.
I'm laying down some Scots Grey eggs in the incy this week.
The cock is a splendid (and very active) specimen from Devon eggs and the hens are super healthy birds from Market Drayton eggs.
Scots Greys are a lovely pure breed - active, good foragers, hardy for cold times, friendly and amusing in their antics. Eggs are creamy white to buff. Mine have very good shell quality.
Whilst the breed is not exactly 'endangered', it could do with more folk adopting them and making the breed 'safer'.
Let me know if you want hatching eggs, day olds or six week olds. I will not be growing them on to PoL as I intend to be away a bit this summer and don't want an ever-growing flock for others to have to look after.
Hatching eggs are still on the small side of mature. If you are interested, you can either buy now or wait and keep in touch to see how my hatch flourishes.
I will be selling the birds in trios and above up to 1cock/7 hens ('Rabbie' seems to cope with six hens well within his 'stride'.)
I will not sell less than three birds at a time.(Unless you've got other birds they will eventually mix with)
Hatching eggs can be collected or posted in polystyrene boxes.
Birds must be collected. Birds needing heat will not be sold without assurance that a heated brooder is in place.
Hatching eggs - £6 per 1/2 dozen, + P&P at fair cost.
Day-olds at £1.50 each
6 weeks at £5 each - in between, by fair adjustment.

Day-olds and older must be collected. Staffordshire Mooorlands

My email is [email protected]  - My phone No is 01538 308506
Photos of parents available via email on request.

I am not a 'trader' - simply a poultryman who loves Black and White birds
I will also have some Norfolk Greys hopefully in this hatch. 'Fred' the cockerel hasn't 'quite got the knack' yet and so fertility will be down and so hatching eggs are out this year. Get in touch if you are interested in this rare but very attractive endangered breed. We need more Norfolk Grey breeders to make sure this breed doesn't almost disappear again.
 
« Last Edit: March 23, 2011, 03:23:48 pm by moorlander »

moorlander

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Staffordshire Moorlands, UK
Re: Scots Grey Chicks and birds.
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 10:50:04 am »
Eggs now in the incubator. Hatch expected about 14th April.
Paul

CarolW

  • Joined Aug 2010
Re: Scots Grey Chicks and birds.
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2011, 08:06:12 pm »
Hi Paul,
Keep us posted please !  can you post photos of some of your chickens.
Carol

moorlander

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Staffordshire Moorlands, UK
Re: Scots Grey Chicks and birds.
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2011, 12:55:38 pm »
These birds are now hatched and growing - birds available.
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Paul

 

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