BREED	PRICE	CURRENT AVAILABILITY
Blacktail	£16	AVAILABLE
Lavender Blue	£16	AVAILABLE
Copper Black	£15	AVAILABLE
Rhode Rocks	£15	AVAILABLE
Speckledy	£15	AVAILABLE
Sussex	£15	AVAILABLE
White Stars	£15	AVAILABLE

BLACKTAIL Calder

Good commercial egg layer, friendly Bird..

Lavender Blue

Very pretty bird layer of lots of eggs per year.

COPPER Maran

Layers of the very dark egg, lays around 260-350 eggs per year.

RHODE ROCK

Very Pretty Black Bird with a gold neck and gold flecks throughout. Good egg layers.

SPECKLEDY

Layer of a Brown Egg about 300 per year

Commercial Brown

Great Layer of the supermarket eggs, these commercial browns arnt the pretiest chickens are are very good layers.

WHITE STAR

This is a very pretty bird, Lays a white Egg, These birds will lay very well about 300 eggs per year.

HYBRID VACCINATION PROGRAMME

All of our chickens are vaccinated against the below diseases

	Mereks, COCCIDIOSIS
	INFECTIOUS BURSAL
	INFECTIOUS BURSAL-GUMBORO
	CLASSICAL INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS - NEWCASTLE DISEASE
	SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS
	MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTUM
	VARIANT INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS
	AVIAN RHINOTRACHEITIS
	CLASSICAL INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS - NEWCASTLE DISEASE
	VARIANT INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS
	AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
	SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS - NEWCASTLE - INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS - EGG DROP SYNDROME

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What Questions you need to ask.

How Many eggs do I want per Year ?

An average chicken will take between 24 and 36 hours to make and lay an egg and it is important that you establish how many eggs you will require in order to work out how many chickens you will purchase. If you were to simply want your own fresh eggs every day for your own personal use then a couple of chickens will be enough. If you want to breed and incubate your own eggs, you may want to think about establishing your own brood of chickens.

Leghorn chickens are renowned for being the best layers, laying up to 250 eggs per year and are the most popular chickens when it comes to commercial egg laying and supplying.

What size is your garden?

Chickens should never be kept alone as they are flock animals and three is a good amount to begin with. The minimum space required in a run is one square meter, although if you were to measure that out, you would soon realise that isn’t an awful lot of space. Most people will provide 2sq meters per bird to ensure they have enough space to roam. In a chicken coop, the minimum space per bird is 1sq foot per bird but again if you can provide 2sq foot, this would be better for the birds.

Do you want a cockerel ?

If you want to breed your own chickens and either supply the eggs as hatching eggs or incubate them yourself, then you are going to need a cockerel. Obviously there is no definite need to have a cockerel as chickens do not need a cockerel to lay eggs; they do however need the cockerel to fertilise the eggs so you have fertile hatching eggs. Cockerels are magnificent creatures and will definitely make their presence known. Cockerels are known for their morning cock a doodle do and if you have close neighbours it may cause a little problem. If you are planning on breeding your own chickens or supplying fertilised eggs you will need a cockerel but one is advisable. If you have two cockerels they will almost certainly fight and if neither back down, they may fight to the death.

Health of your chicken and what to look out for

Chickens are relatively easy to care for but you must be vigilant to any signs of disease and remove any chickens from the flock that seem ill. First make sure you purchase your chickens from a reputable breeder to ensure they are healthy from the beginning. Two of the main areas to concentrate on are the chickens housing and keeping a general eye on your chickens daily. All chicken coops need to be ventilated and make sure that the perches are not too high to avoid leg injuries. Lung infections and other ills can also be avoided by keeping all bedding dry and straw or non toxic saw dust is always better used for their chicken coops. Chickens that are ill will normally isolate themselves from the flock and will usually stand alone; they will also hold themselves differently, either allowing their wings or tails to droop.
Chickens are susceptible to mites and lice and should be checked often for infestations. If any of their legs are swollen or scaly, mites are probably the cause, this can be treated with many lice powders which are available at most poultry suppliers. Red mite is also a common occurrence that lives in spaces and crevices within the chicken coop. If you have an infestation of red mite, you may find that your chickens are reluctant to enter the coop. The mites are actually grey in colour but turn red when they have fed on the poultries blood, infestations can be treated by removing all perches and nest boxes and cleaning the whole house with warm water and jeyes fluid, make sure the chicken house is thoroughly dry before allowing the chickens to enter.

Running Ducks

Running ducks are fantastic pets and they attract so much attention because of their tall upright bodies and their reputation for being efficient egg layers. A female running duck will typically lay between 150- 200 eggs per year, however they rarely make nests simply preferring to lay their eggs anywhere they fall and it is rare that they will incubate their own eggs. The average height for a running duck from crown to tail tip is 50cm (20 inches) and they are flightless birds.
Running ducks do love water and will swim in ponds and streams although their favourite past time is foraging for worms and slugs and running around grassy meadows. Running ducks are very quiet and will be more than happy in a reasonably sized garden and despite what people think, only the females actually quack.

Quails and quails eggs

Quails are popular pets, not least because they are small and relatively easy to care for. Quails will eat almost anything you give them but you must make sure you provide them with a balanced diet which is rich in fresh greens. Chick crumb and shredded lettuce should be provided when quails are first hatched, this should continue until the quails are 5-6 weeks old. Grower’s pellets should then follow in order to help them grow and then finally growers pellets should be replaced with layer pellets combined with mixed vegetables.
Quails are quiet and cleaning up after them is easier because their waste is solid. Bedding should be sawdust, bark or chippings and their waste removed weekly or every three days depending on how many quails you keep. If you want to breed quail the recommended ratio for male to female is usually 2 to 1 (2 females to 1 male). When incubating quail eggs the temperature needs to be 38-39 degrees within an incubator where the fan circulates the air. Check the temperature of the eggs frequently and turn your eggs three times a day if your incubator doesn’t do this automatically, after 15 days the eggs will no longer need turning. The eggs will normally hatch on day 17 and it is always best to not open the incubator whilst this is happening as the chicks will need the humidity to hatch properly. The chicks should be left until dry and fluffy and can actually be left in the incubator for 12 hours.
Quail can be kept in a roomy pen or can be free range but if they were to escape it may be that they wouldn’t return. A run that is secure is the best option and an enclosure at night. Quail eggs are edible and are quite popular and a single quail will lay on average 300 eggs per year, egg laying will increase and decrease depending on the amount of light and it isn’t unusual for them to stop laying for a short time in the winter months.

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