Some tips for a good purchase
Choose who you buy from ahead of what you buy
Don't buy from places that bring birds and breeds from all over the country, they are a melting pot of infection & disease. Buy only from breeders or Approved agents of breeders.
Buying / adopting ex battery hens is a noble endeavour, but the ones that dont die are harbingers of death, completely riddled with disease and carriers of several serious illnesses that run the risk of ruining your hobby. We suggest you simply convince people not to buy eggs from caged hens and reduce demand for this cruel product, rather than providing a solution for the companies that will soon be able to claim that they "retire" birds to good homes.
Before you drive away, make sure the bird is healthy.
Check the crop, rarely empty during the day - bird could be off food
Check the weight, Check the poo, soft poo is not a major problem for birds living outdoors, they pick up alll sorts that can temporarily cause this, but don't accept birds with very dirty bum feathers, this means a constant problem. Is the bird alert ? if you push it over does it jump straight back up ?
Why are some birds more expensive then others ?
Some of the birds come from large hatcheries, the birds are produced on a large scale and sexed at birth so only hens are delivered, being delivered at the same time our brooding costs are lower. Then we have some birds from UK specialist hatcheries such as the Blackrock which manage only one closed flock so they dont have the economies of scale and Genuine blackrock chicks cost us three times more than French or Dutch chicks. Most expensive of all are the pure breeds ; we have to source new healthy and unrelated parent stock Bi-annually, feed and overwinter the parent stock, maintan dedicated breeding pens, incubating, rearing all hatchlings where its difficult to sex them at birth.
Prices are based on Feed and brooder costs. We free-range rear the birds, so more feed is consumed than cage reared birds. Considering the cost of obtaining the Chicks, and caring for them for four months, including heating for upto 8wks, we are very happy that such prices offer great value for money.
Use the contact us page to ask any questions you like and to place an order or reserve birds, PAYMENT ON DELIVERY/COLLECTION, DEPOSIT MAY BE REQUIRED.
| | Hatching egg | Day old | week old | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 6 weeks | 7 weeks | 8 weeks | 9 weeks | 10 weeks | 11 weeks | 12 weeks | 13 weeks | 14 weeks | 15 weeks | 16 weeks | |
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Scottish Blackrock | N/A | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £9.50 | £10 | £10.50 | £11 | £12 | £13 | £14 | £15 | |
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| Sussex Pont | £1 | £3 | £3.50 | £4 | £5 | £5.50 | £6 | £7 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £9.50 | £10 | £11 | £11.75 | £12.50 | |
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| Rhondda Blue | N/A | £3 | £3.50 | £4 | £5 | £5.50 | £6 | £7 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £9.50 | £10 | £11 | £11.75 | £12.50 | |
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| Leghorn | £1 | £3 | £3.50 | £4 | £5 | £5.50 | £6 | £7 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £9.50 | £10 | £11 | £11.75 | £12.50 | |
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| Cuckoo Maran | N/A | £3 | £3.50 | £4 | £5 | £5.50 | £6 | £7 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £9.50 | £10 | £11 | £11.75 | £12.50 | |
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Rhondda Pearl | N/A | £3 | £3.50 | £4 | £5 | £5.50 | £6 | £7 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £9.50 | £10 | £11 | £11.75 | £12.50 | |
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| Silver Sussex | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Buff Orpington | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Cream Legbar | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Buff Orpington | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Plymouth barred rock | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Rhode Island Red | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Blue Araucana | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Old English pheasant fowl | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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| Silkies and silkie crosses | £1.50 | £4 | £5 | £6 | £7.50 | £8 | £8.50 | £9 | £10 | £11 | £12 | £14 | £16 | £18 | £20 | £22.50 | £25 | |
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