[waterbuffalofarmer]

I am wanting to buy in some Welsummers, ideally they must lay a nice coloured redishy/brown egg, they have to be from good laying stock. Does anyone know where I can find breeders of this calibre in mid wales?
Many thanks

[Buffy the eggs layer]

You could contact the breed society for local breeders though just how local to you they will be......?

[waterbuffalofarmer]

I was hoping within about an hrs drive? I have emailed a few breeders and they have all said no apart from one who hasn't gotten back to me yet.

[Buffy the eggs layer]

But is that just a time of year thing Water B? If you waited till next spring would they have some? Or could they sell you some eggs? I know some breeders would say its a bit late but but I have 3 broodies who think otherwise.......

[Stereo]

I do WS and my hatch from last autumn are laying nice dark eggs but I won't be selling from them until next spring as I like them to moult first and get a bigger egg (=more females). My current hens are still laying but are 3-5 years old and have lost egg colour but all my hatches this year have been 75/25 female./male. The pullets produced lay lovely dark eggs.

Happy to help next year if you need any eggs posting.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Thanks stereo, but I don't have the equipment for hatching any eggs atm, maybe in a few years time. I think it may be a bit late, maybe I'll go to a sale and get some commercial hens or stuff from there, am just very wary of of buying from sales as you don't really know what you're getting. Could anyone suggest any other breeds, which lay a lot of eggs apart from RIR? I was thinking of buying more Sussex hens, as I have always done very well with them. I think I prefer buff Sussex the best, as the last two were awesome. The thing is I really need the eggs from here to the end of this summer, I don't mind carrying them over the winter.

[Stereo]

Sussex are good layers. Leghorns are good if a little flighty.

[Marches Farmer]

Have you tried Kevin Bowkett in Herefordshire? 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Too far for me to travel. I have contacted all the listed breeders in wales and there are none, as its the wrong time of year. I have decided to go for light sussex and have found a seller who has pol, so hopefully if I can sell these faverolles I can buy them. A lot of people are put off by £20 each or all 6 for £100, is that too much for laying faverolles, from show stock?

[JEP]

hi i think its like a lot of live stock people are put off by £20 each for [/size]show stock[/color][/size] [/color]
[/size]if it wasnt your self showing them and breeding them [/color]

[waterbuffalofarmer]

I bought them off a good breeder in north wales and his stock were very healthy. My birds are beautiful they look a lot like fluffy owls.