chickens for sale

FREE RANGE COLOURED HENS from Ty-mynydd Farm, Stanleytown, Rhondda.

We started with six, we now grow on hundreds of chicks and keep two small laying flocks on the mountain. Our laying hens range outdoors in all weathers. We rear all the birds indoors upto 8 weeks of age then free range rear as the weather permits, confining them on sale days so they are easy to catch !!!

Beware of cheaply 'cage reared' birds which dominate the market and do not make impulse purchases at shows, do your homework and buy direct from breeders or growers where the birds have not been moved to/from other premises bringing problems with them.

After you have seen below what ages are available, see Price List for details of cost of different ages of breeds

THE DETAILS BELOW ARE UPDATED WEEKLY PRIOR TO THE SATURDAY OPENING FOR COLLECTION, ALL ARE REARED TOGETHER, SO MIXING IS FINE. WE ARE UNABLE TO RESERVE BIRDS 14 WEEKS AND OVER

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IMAGE	NAME	DESCRIPTION	AVAILABILITY
	BLACKROCK OR BOVANS NERA	A bombproof bird in all weathers, which we rely on. Very consistant egg production in bad weather and exposed sites. 290 eggs/year. An extra oily outer black feather shows a greeny, purple sheen - stunning and hypnotic.	5 week olds and 29 week olds
	SUSSEX PONT	A strain developed from selected breeding of light sussex and crossing with other heavy laying pure breeds. A very docile and attractive bird when mature and a clean heavy layer.	6 week olds
	RHONDDA BLUE	A similar gentle temperament to the sussex with a similar quick growth rate and laying ability. Shades of colour vary from lavender to slate grey. Often with a choice of neck fleck fron ginger to a cream lacing	6 week olds
	WHITE LEGHORN	Very active and attractive fantail, great layer at over 300 white eggs/year. Very confident and a bit snobbish , often preferring the company of other leghorns. My favourite egg with a bigger yolk to white ratio.	6 week olds
	CUCKOO MARAN	Very friendly, often fethered feet, compact bird laying lots of darker speckled eggs	6 week olds
	RHONDDA RANGER	Everyone likes a brown chicken in their little flock. The ranger is a cheeky small layer, and the first to find the thing you dont want them to do. With an attractive black tail and flight feather, looks like a Columbian Blacktail. Approx 270 eggs per year	sold out
	RHONDDA PEARL	This is one of our own creations, a heavy layer, bit of a poser laying a cream to tan egg.	6 week olds
	SILVER SUSSEX	We breed the male line of these birds, who are fast to come into lay and a very striking looking animal with the bonus of loads of eggs	6 week olds
	RHODE ISLAND RED	We produce genuine Rhodies; these are a red head as opposed to the deep mahogony that purists like and breed the life out of the true bird.	Hatching egg
	BUFF ORPINGTON	Gentle giants, its important that these bestselling birds are bred to maintain good blood and nice temperament that lives up to expectations of buffy fans - we've got there with a small network of dedicated private breeders	new for 2012 hatching egg available soon
	CREAM LEGBAR	One of the most stunning birds around, the most interesting colours who lay a large blue egg.	new for 2012 available from March
	BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK	These birds are parent purebreeds of many of the utility strains, they are well marked to the point of hypnotic	Hatching egg available.
	SILVER SEBRIGHT	A real poser for a bantam - these are a genuine bantam and proud of it. Lovely markings, gentle cockerals	2 silver cocks

	SILKIE CROSSES	Silkies are great fun, but interesting colours in their cotton wool feathers are difficult to achieve. We cross with tougher birds to create attractive, stronger feathering in a silkie shape and temperament. Lots of fun and very popular with the kids as pets in the mix of better layers.	new for 2012
	OLD ENGLISH PHEASANT FOWL	Very rare, old breed we use for TV, not always available for sale	cocks and hens available
	BLUE ARAUCANA	Ghostly Blue feathering and interesting shape, the original blue egg layer used to develop modern varieties such as cream legbars	hatching egg from march
	INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS	Show standard White runners, excellent stance and very friendly, drakes and ducks make great pets	Ducklings available February
	SNOWY CAMPBELL DUCKS	Heavy layers of a nice tasting large egg,	sold out
	WELSH HARLEQUIN DUCKS	We are Welsh after all! and these nicely marked birds are getting rarer as fancy call ducks keep popping up as fashionable buys - but these are a geniunley intereresting , attractive and good layers.	sold out

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Ty Mynydd Farm , Free Range Reared coloured Hybrids

Small orders welcome, we look forward to you visit, after sales help and advice