Free Range Purebred Chickens
We breed the same utility fowl each year...
We find these birds to be excellent layers and the cockerels make great table birds.
Along with the reliable utility breeds, each year we like to try something new. Among the birds introduced in previous years and from which we are still breeding are...
Large fowl:
In 2010 we are hoping to introduce some new colours in our own breeds and a couple of completely new breeds including...
- Araucana (Lavender)
- Barnevelder (Double Laced)
- Jersey Giant (Blue)
- Leghorn (White)
- Silkie (White)
- Sussex (Silver)
- Wyandotte (Blue Laced)
Bantam
- Japanese (White)
- Phoenix (Golden)
Geese
- Embden
Ducks
- Khaki Campbell
- Muscovy (Lavender)
Next year's new additions are growing birds at the moment. Our geese are happily playing watch-dog and grazing around and between our chicken pens while our ducks are cleaning any slugs etc from the pasture. We will enjoy watching them grace our runs as they complete their growing and developing during the next couple of months. As we observe, we assess their health and appearance, we consider their suitability for breeding stock as they develop.
We breed for utility rather than for show.
We maintain breed standards, but we use strains which have proved to be excellent egg layers and / or grow into good sized meaty fowl. We try to combine both these attributes in dual-purpose birds so that the pullets can be grown on for eggs while the cockerels can be fattened for the table.
Fresh Free Range Eggs
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