


Poultry For Sale
We have various Hybrids for Sale from April through to September. All poultry are fully Vaccinated and treated with Louse Powder to ensure you start your poultry keeping journey with the very best healthy hens.
Below is a selection of the various breeds that we have. Please check out our webstore for latest availability.
2025 prices £25.00 per bird
Utility Light Sussex
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A Light Sussex hen is a dual-purpose, utility breed known for being hardy, friendly, and good for beginners. They are medium to large, with a white body, black tail, and black wing tips. Their neck is white, striped with black. They are known for laying approximately 280 light brown eggs per year.
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Key Characteristics:
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Appearance: White body, black tail, black wing tips, white neck with black stripes.
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Size: Medium to large.
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Egg Production: Approximately 280 light brown eggs per year.
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Temperament: Friendly, docile, and good for beginners.
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Hardiness: Known for being hardy and resistant to disease.
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Dual-Purpose: Suitable for both egg and meat production.
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Broodiness: Rarely broody (meaning they are not inclined to sit on their eggs to hatch them).
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Utility: Suitable for both eggs and meat production
Available April 2025 £25.00
Black Rocks
Black Rock
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Black Rock hens are a hybrid breed, typically a cross between Rhode Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock, known for their hardiness, long laying life, and good egg shell quality. They are large, well-feathered birds with a predominantly black plumage, often exhibiting chestnut coloring around the neck. Black Rock hens are friendly, active foragers, and generally well-suited to free-range environments.
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Key characteristics of Black Rock hens:
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Appearance:
Predominantly black with chestnut coloring around the neck. They may also have gold markings on the breast and chest.
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Temperament:
Friendly, inquisitive, and confident, making them suitable for mixed flocks. They are also docile and relatively easy to handle. ​
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Egg Laying:
Good layers, laying around 280-320 brown eggs per year, with good shell quality. ​
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Hardiness:
Bred for outdoor free-ranging, they are well-suited to various climates and weather conditions.​
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Foraging:
Active foragers, making them well-suited to free-range systems.
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Longevity:
Known for their long laying life, with some hens continuing to lay for over six years
Available April 2025 £25.00.
Bluebelles
The Bluebell hen is a large hybrid chicken breed, known for its attractive blue or grey plumage and friendly, docile temperament. They are a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Maran. Bluebells are generally robust and lay a good number of brown eggs, often with a pink or plum blush.
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Key characteristics of Bluebell hens:
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Appearance: They have a grey/blue coloring, sometimes with a darker neck and head, and feathers that are laced around the edges.
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Temperament: Bluebells are known for being friendly, calm, and docile, making them good pets.
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Egg production: They are good layers, producing around 250-300 eggs per year, with eggs typically being a light brown color with a pink or plum blush.
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Size and robustness: They are large, heavy birds and are generally very robust.
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Foraging: They are confident foragers and suit free-roaming situations
Available April 2025 £25.00
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A "Buff Barred" hen with black tail is a hybrid chicken breed, typically bred for egg production, with a distinctive appearance. It's characterized by a barred brown body and a black tail, and these hens are known for being hardy, friendly, and good layers of brown eggs.
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Key Features of Buff Barred Hens with Black Tails:
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Appearance: They have a barred brown body, meaning feathers with alternating bands of light and dark brown, and a black tail.
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Size: They are medium-sized.
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Egg Production: They are excellent layers, producing approximately 310 brown eggs per year.
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Temperament: They are known for being friendly and hardy, making them suitable for both free-range and run settings.
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Hybrid Nature: They are a hybrid breed, meaning they are bred by crossing different chicken breeds to achieve desired traits.
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Origin: These hens are a commercial-style hybrid, often bred with Rhode Island Red and Barred Rhode Island Red, according to Hedgerow Henporium. ​
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Lay Period: They typically start laying eggs around 22 weeks of age
Available April 2025 £25.00
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White Star hens are known for being prolific egg layers, producing around 320 white eggs per year. They are a small, lively, and independent bird. They have lovely snowy white feathers, long tail and a large comb which some get confused with being a cockerel. Often described as "little ballerinas". While they can be flighty, they are generally friendly once they settle into a routine.
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Key characteristics of the White Star hen:
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Appearance: Snow white feathers, long tail, large comb.
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Egg Production: Lays approximately 320 pure white eggs annually.
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Temperament: Lively, independent, and inquisitive.
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Handling: Can be flighty but settles into a routine and can be fun to have.
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Size: Small and compact compared to some other breeds.
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Laying Habits: Lays daily in the summer and every couple of days in the winter.
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Available April 2025 £25.00