Britannia Ovens (esp Range cookers) your experience

[jellykelly]

I know it's a little late for hatching now but I'm wanting to hatch some table birds to fill up the freezer for the months of jan through until march.

 

I need a quick maturing table bird so I'm open to suggestions. I've looked at the light sussex, I can get hold of eggs easily but I've no idea as to when they'd be a decent enough size . If you'rew able to suggest anything - I'll see if I can get my sticky little mitts on the eggs.

[Redwing]

No pure breed will grow big enough now, its too late, they need a good three months of warm weather to get a good growth to get them in to the winter

 

Try hybid commercial meat birds - Simon at Poulet Anglaise sells eggs and chicks in small numbers and has an excellent reputation

[Jools]

Redwing took the words right out of my mouth!

[jellykelly]

Thankyou very much. Does he have a website or do I have to call him directly?

[Redwing]

email in 2008 (hopefully still current!) pouletanglais@ukonline.co.uk

 

This may be useful - copied from another site:

 

The 3 we got from Poulet re JA757's, white birds who mature in 8-10 weeks and weigh about 2.6kgs, the coloryield are brown and mature a week or so later, and the Mastergris are greyish and mature in about 12-16 weeks. Like Aggy says, they are doing well and weigh in at 400gms plus at 3 weeks, but they have strong legs and big feet, so have no problem walking

[jellykelly]

Superb - thankyou again. I think I saw some eggs adevrtised on Ebay as 757's. I'm sure they were Ixworths.

 

I'll email or call and get more info from him though.

 

Thanks again

[jellykelly]

Ok - The 757 eggs were Hubbards........ and they're on they're way!

 

I've only got the 6 so far - just to play about with the incubator and see how posted eggs and new incuabtor work. It's going to be trial an error I suppose, but who know's I might get something to hatch before spring!