pure breed poultry and hatching eggs

Cream Legbar

Egg colour Blue/green

Auto sexing ? Yes, chicks can be sexed at hatching.

Appearance Cream with grey or lavender barring,  yellow legs, crest of feathers on their heads.

Size medium build.
Rare Breed? priority breed (Rare Breed survival trust)

Number of eggs per year 150-300

Vorwerk  (Pronounced “For - verk”)

Egg colour Cream/Off white

Auto Sexing? No

Appearance striking gold colour body with distinct black head, neck and tail. whitish blue patch around the ear, and pink comb. Grey Legs.

Size Medium build 

Number of eggs per year: 170 - 200

Duel Purpose birds good for laying and meat production.

Rare breed? Yes

Buff Orpington

Egg colour Cream/off white

Auto sexing? No

Appearance Strong golden buff colour, creamy grey coloured legs.

Size medium (hens) large (cockerels)

Number of eggs per year 200 - 280

Rare breed ? priority breed (RBST)

Silkie Chicken

Egg colour Cream 

Auto sexing? No

Appearance silkies come in many colours from black, to buff, to white or splash. Blue, Red and many more. All silkies have black skin and five toes.

Size Small bantam to medium (USA)

Number of eggs per year 100 - 155. silkies are notoriou for being broody, and make excellent mothers.
Rare Breed? No

Light Sussex 

Egg colour Cream

Autosexing No, although crossed with Rhode Island Red cockerel, they can be auto sexed.

Appearance White bodies with flecked Black feathers on the neck and tail.

Size Medium (hens) Large (cockerels)

Number of eggs per year 240 - 280

Rare Breed ? Yes (RBST)

Pekins

Egg colour Cream

Auto sexing ? No

Appearance Pekins can come in many colours. Solid variations including lavender, black, buff and white. They can also come in multi colours such as Millfleur. The pekin has feathered legs and feet.
Size small bantam sized.

Number of eggs per year 150 - 200.

Rare breed? No

Hybrid Hens

Colour of eggs: range from light cream to reddish brown shell colour.

Number of eggs per year: 250-330 

Autosexing? One example which is autosexing is a Rhode Island Red cockerel crossed with a light Sussex hen. The hens are ginger/red in colour once dried.
Appearance: Generally ginger/red in colour with light yellow legs.
Rare Breed? No

Lavender Orpingtons

Colour of eggs: Cream coloured

Number of eggs per year: 150 - 200

Autosexing? No

Appearance: Blue lavender coloured feather throughout the body, red comb and wattles, grey legs.
Rare Breed? Not rare but less common colour variation, making it more desirable.

Crollwitzer Turkey

Colour of eggs: Off white with brown speckling for camouflage.

Number of eggs per year: 60 - 100 

Autosexing? No

Appearance: White bodies with black patches. Stags will weigh 9-10kg (20-22lb)

Rare Breed? Yes these birds are a rare heritage breed.