dogs and chickens Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Does anyone know of a chicken breeder in the Bucks area, pref near Wendover??? Failing that I will follow Omlet's advice and buy a copy of practical poultry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Not great on the old Geography, but The garden hen in Windsor is brilliant. Simon has super hens & is a mine of knowledge - he has a site if you Google him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks Sarah, Just of for a google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Depends on what you want Michelle - I know of some bantam breeders in the Newbury/Reading area. Have you looked at the Omlet list? http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4658 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks Clare, I was hoping to find a breeder more local than that! Reading is still quite far for me. I have been on Google and looked up the garden hen, their birds look lovely, still like to find someone closer if possible. Will not rule either option out though. Still really unsure about the whole pure breed or hybrid thing. If I could find a really local breeder I think I would go pure breed, but without maybe hybrid is the way to go???!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Also Google Meadowsweet. They are Hybrid agents, & they have outlets all over this area. I got some of my hens from a place near High Wycombe - it was brilliant. A mix of hybrids & pure breeds is worth thinking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks Sarah, I will have a look at their web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 They have some lovely looking birds and fairly close to us. I will give them a call and find out if they can provide me with a couple of their leghorn x's I like the idea of the white eggs, they don't have them in stock at the moment but maybe next month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 That will be the White Star - pretty hen & the eggs are fantastic - really big & the purest white They also do a brown & a blue egg laying hybrid if you fancy a bit of variety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 I did not see that one on their page, I will ask, I really wanted some different colour eggs, so Ya Thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I bought my Amber Star hybrid from the Meadow Sweet agents Mr & Mrs Millar in High Wycombe last year. She was £9 and is lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Spoke to meadow sweet HW earlier and they were really helpful. They will have the White Star in stock soon and I am hoping I will have the cube by then as they will not hold any for me! So excited only 12 days to go till till cube arrives.......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I bought my Amber Star hybrid from the Meadow Sweet agents Mr & Mrs Millar in High Wycombe last year. She was £9 and is lovely. Thats the place I went to too. Gorgeous farm with amazing views & nice big barns with all the hens looking really well looked after They have their own website now too - http://www.croftersfarm.co.uk/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Still waiting for them to get bakc to me wwith a date for their chickens delivery - but fingers crossed I can get some white stars! The farm sounds lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...