favourite chicken breed ?

[Terrie 12]

Love the operingtons and silkies vey nice had a few silkies and light sussex. Had call ducks and khaki c's. Cant beat a yummy duck eggs! Dont think i could eat a hen egg now

[Buch 145]

Id steer clear of ducks there dirty feckers. Shit everwere. Had some indian runner ducks and there was just a nightmare.

[blackdug 90]

i would say the same,, ducks are filthy and can wreck a garden in a day

[Bosun11 537]

My fave......

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwo8amOULkw

Edited May 17, 2010 by Bosun11

[salclalin 240]

Light Sussex Without a Doubt.

[lee-kinsman 34]

The chickens I would recommend for a back garden or built up area is Brahma or orpingtons. They are very quiet and very tame, great for children to pick up and play with. They lay about 200 eggs per year, however, the best layer for me would be the light sussex and black rock though they are quite active chickens that require a bt of room.

 

All the best,

Lee

[Guest GoneToGround1]

i have 9 warrens they're good as gold dont mind being handled and have just started laying for me. once theyre laying well im going to get POL black rocks and white leghorns maybe...also a few aylesbury/cherry valley ducks...

[bullxbitch 20]

Any breed roasted for me!!

 

Joking apart rhode island reds i used to have and they layed well, also had black rocks but they seemed to block up alot and we had to crack the eggs outta their arses!

Edited May 19, 2010 by bullxbitch

[ghengis 4]

For egg laying its got to be a hybrid,black rock,speckley.isa brown or columbian black tail

For meat i used to breed a few dorking,slow growing but get to a good size around 10lb or quicker growing a ross cobb

but for character and looks its got to be large fowl aseel, hatched a trio 4 years ago,awesome birds then crossed with some shamo`s a mate had stunning birds,sorry no pictures.

 

whatever you choose im sure you will soon get the bug and it will go from 2 or 3 to 10-15 lol

 

Looking at getting a trio of aseels or aseel x shamo if anyone know of any??

[forest of dean redneck 11,623]

For egg laying its got to be a hybrid,black rock,speckley.isa brown or columbian black tail

For meat i used to breed a few dorking,slow growing but get to a good size around 10lb or quicker growing a ross cobb

but for character and looks its got to be large fowl aseel, hatched a trio 4 years ago,awesome birds then crossed with some shamo`s a mate had stunning birds,sorry no pictures.

 

whatever you choose im sure you will soon get the bug and it will go from 2 or 3 to 10-15 lol

 

Looking at getting a trio of aseels or aseel x shamo if anyone know of any??

its a bit overpriced and silly in glos for birds i think the swanky set have pushed the prices up too far .ive been asking around and everyone says they have nothing to later in year apart from overpriced hybrids.

 

when ive got me pen sorted on allotment im going to battery farm for some cheap birds.

 

then later in year will get a ixworth or indian game cockerel and some heavier built hens to provide meat birds.

[bulls4life 2]

just got a couple of chickens for the garden i have rhode island reds black rocks and i have what i know as a white star but are they also known as a white leghorn?

[wirral countryman 2,110]

just got a couple of chickens for the garden i have rhode island reds black rocks and i have what i know as a white star but are they also known as a white leghorn?

 

 

no,white star are a deliberate hybrid laying bird,but they do have white leghorn in the cross,atb,wirralman

[artic 595]

Hybrids are fetching £15 to £20, and pushing the pure breeds up to £30 £35 plus each.

 

Welsummers £35! Marans £25 try phoning and they say they have sold out!

 

Who says there is no money in poultry keeping! With all these food programmes on the TV about small holdings etc.. the prices of poultry and the demand has blown through the roof!

 

Bovan Nervas, suffolk/plymouths, columbines, warrens, leghorns, all very good layers and hardy birds.

[ghengis 4]

Hybrids are fetching £15 to £20, and pushing the pure breeds up to £30 £35 plus each.

 

Welsummers £35! Marans £25 try phoning and they say they have sold out!

 

Who says there is no money in poultry keeping! With all these food programmes on the TV about small holdings etc.. the prices of poultry and the demand has blown through the roof!

 

Bovan Nervas, suffolk/plymouths, columbines, warrens, leghorns, all very good layers and hardy birds.

this guy is local to me, http://www.poultrypark.com/index.html and is always selling out,i had birds from him once and they full of disease! wouldnt refund or take birds back total :wankerzo4: i have found a chap local that has colunbian black tails for £5 each (pullets) F.O.D. REDNECK if you intrested pm me bud

[forest of dean redneck 11,623]

Hybrids are fetching £15 to £20, and pushing the pure breeds up to £30 £35 plus each.

 

Welsummers £35! Marans £25 try phoning and they say they have sold out!

 

Who says there is no money in poultry keeping! With all these food programmes on the TV about small holdings etc.. the prices of poultry and the demand has blown through the roof!

 

Bovan Nervas, suffolk/plymouths, columbines, warrens, leghorns, all very good layers and hardy birds.

this guy is local to me, http://www.poultrypark.com/index.html and is always selling out,i had birds from him once and they full of disease! wouldnt refund or take birds back total :wankerzo4: i have found a chap local that has colunbian black tails for £5 each (pullets) F.O.D. REDNECK if you intrested pm me bud

still not got me pen sorted yet waiting for fella to get back to me about mesh rolls for a tenner each,

i had some lilac andulisians off him about 3/4 year ago and they were alright health wise

but hes pricey for his stock theres another place near there called premium poultry and another place in naas lane quedgley