[sokel]

Does anyone know where we can buy day old Ross Cobbs ?  we would obviously need them to be in a reasonable distance from Northumberland and happy to take them in larger amounts

[SallyintNorth]

I don't know, no - but what's your plan?  Are you going to rear free range table birds?  Potential customer here if you are...

[sokel]

That's the plan , mainly for ourselves so we know what we are eating  but if we buy a lot there could be some spare ones.
anyone know where we can get a cheap walk in freezer 

[SallyintNorth]

No again - but if you find one can I rent some space for pork? 

[Clansman]

Is this commercial broilers you are looking for?

I worked with broilers for many years, the two strains we used were produced by two companies called Cobb and Ross and we alternated between the two depending on price/performance etc.

The nearest commercial hatchery to you I know of is the Vion Hatchery at Duns, Berwickshire so I suppose it depends how far down Northumberland you are.

Vion Ltd
Hatchery,
Station Road ,
Duns,
Berwickshire,
TD11 3HS

Phone : 01361 884 764

Its been many years since I worked there but they used to supply small numbers of live and culled chicks.

Worth a call

[sokel]

Thanks for that.  Typical we are as far down as you can get in Northumberland.  Still a day trip to Berwick isn't that bad. 

[sokel]

Still looking, Vion Ltd no longer supply Chicks

[suziequeue]

I have just started a correspondence with a person on another forum about this exact thing so I will report back if I get a response. They operate out of Spilsby in Lincolnshire.


I heard somewhere that it was possible to send day old chicks in the post!!!

[Hevxxx99]

I got some (24 I think) Hubbards (which, incidentally are a little slower growing than Ross Cobbs and completely delicious: killed from 14 weeks to about 30 weeks, lol) from this guy.  They were delivered to the nearest commercial producer and I collected from there.  I believe they deliver ationwide, so you just have to wait till they're heading your way.

'Fast' growing chickens for meat - Mainly Hubbard's slow growing strains, JA757, 787, Coloryield and Mastergris but also some Ross.


Telephone: 01790 763066 / 07787 533325

Email: [email protected]

[suziequeue]

That's interesting Hev because the chap's name on the other forum was "poulet" so I wonder if it is the same person.

[sokel]

  we will find out a week on Monday if they can bring  some up to Penrith  for us.
They come up once a month but it depends what they have room for.

[Hevxxx99]

That's interesting Hev because the chap's name on the other forum was "poulet" so I wonder if it is the same person.

Yes, it's Poulet.  Very easy to deal with bloke and definitely recommended.

[sokel]

We will find out tomorrow if they will have room to bring some of these up to Penrith for us 

[Hevxxx99]

 

Exciting!  Which strain are you getting?  I had 3: colouryield, Mastergris and umm.. a number.  They were all excellent but the mastergris chicks are seriously cute: they look like little bluetit babies. 

Have you had meat birds before?  Even the day old chicks are eating machines...

[sokel]

They are Hubbards. We picked 50 up today , fantastic healthy Chicks

Feeding is not a problem as we get our layers pellets, Chick Crumbs and growers by the mixed ton so always have plenty here