The Wyandotte is an American breed of chicken developed in the 1870s. It was named for the indigenous Wyandot people of North America. The Wyandotte is regarded as a dual-purpose breed, kept for its brown eggs and its yellow-skinned meat.
Primary use: dual-purpose meat/eggs
Egg production (annual): 200
Egg size: Large
Temperament: Docile
Recognized variety stocked: White
Egg color: Brown, Tan
Purchase Price per egg £5 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £39
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £48
The Marans, French: Poule de Marans, is a breed of chicken from the port town of Marans, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
Primary use: dual-purpose meat/eggs
Egg production (annual): 150
Egg size: Large
Temperament: Quiet, Docile
Recognized variety stocked: Black Copper.
Egg color: Dark brown
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Araucana is a breed of domestic chicken from Chile. Its name derives from the Araucanía region of Chile where it is believed to have originated. It lays blue-shelled eggs, one of very few breeds that do so.
Recognized variety stocked: Lavender
Egg color: Blue
Origin: Chile
Adult male weight (lbs.): 5
Adult female weight (lbs.): 4 – 4
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Barnevelder Developed in the Barnveld area of the Netherlands to produce a hen that was both hardy and would produce brown eggs.
Primary use: dual-purpose meat/eggs
Egg production (annual): 200
Egg size: Large
Temperament: Good natured
Recognized variety stocked:Brown - two rings of glossy green/black lacing on nut-brown background. Blue Laced, Black, Partridge and Silver have been bred but are rarely encountered
Egg color: Brown
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Legbar is a rare British autosexing chicken breed. It was created in the early twentieth century by Reginald Crundall Punnett and Michael Pease at the Genetical Institute of Cambridge University.
Primary use: eggs
Egg production (annual): 180
Egg size: Medium
Temperament: Forager
Recognized variety stocked: Cream
Egg color: Green
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Silkie is a breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk and satin.
Primary use: eggs
Egg production (annual): 100
Egg size: Small
Temperament: Friendly, Calm
Recognized variety stocked: White, Black, Blue
Egg color: Tinted, Cream
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Leghorn is a breed of chicken originating in Tuscany, in central Italy. Highly regarded egg producer of white eggs.
Primary use: eggs
Egg production (annual): 280
Temperament: Nervous, Flighty
Recognized variety: White
Egg color: White
Origin: Tuscany
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Sussex is a British breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs.
Primary use: dual-purpose meat/eggs
Egg production (annual): 250
Egg size: Large
Temperament: Alert, Docile
Recognized variety stocked: Buff, Light.
NB - BUFF SUSSEX EGGS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Egg color: Brown, Cream, Tan
Purchase Price per egg £3 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £27
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £36
The Orpington is named after the town of Orpington, Kent, located in the south-east England. It was bred for superior egg laying while retaining meat quality.
Primary use: dual-purpose meat/eggs
Egg production (annual): 190
Egg size: Large
Temperament: Calm
Recognized variety stocked: Blue, Buff, Black
NB - ONLY ORPINGTON BLUE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Egg color: Light brown
Purchase Price per large fowl EXHIBITION STANDARD egg £5 (Pay on Collection)
Box of 6 - Delivered cost UK £39
Box of 6 - Delivered cost Ireland £48
