marti1066 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Can you help????? I have been looking for a L/F White and Buff Orpington hen to keep my Burt happy, he keeps treading my Bantams and my poor girls run a mile !. All the Orpingtons I see for sale are miles away, I just wondered if anyone could suggest a chicken courier that they have used?, failing that, if any breeders reading this are within reasonable travellling distance of Herts. and have large orpingtons for sale please email. Many thanks Edited August 7, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi there I find this list really good for finding breeders I never knew were nearby: http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk/poultry-suppliers/index.php the omlet list is nowhere near as extensive as this - which is a shame, as the website is far better designed, but no matter - this list does the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The omlet list of breeders is made up only of those of whom members have had personal experience, and feel that they can recommend to others and is not a list of people who have paid to place adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The omlet list of breeders is made up only of those of whom members have had personal experience, and feel that they can recommend to others and is not a list of people who have paid to place adverts. True, but that relies upon people in your area having used a breeder and using this website AND using that page. For example, there's only a few breeders listed in the east/west sussex area some very far away from where I live - yet I was recommended a breeder not on the list when I was looking for Silkies. So the list isn't always up to date either, which is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 We can only update it if we are given the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 We can only update it if we are given the information. I understand that, I'm not criticising that. I'm just saying that the amount of factors it relies upon to stay up to date are unfortunate, especially for those of us who cannot travel very far to collect their livestock. I was wrong about East/West Sussex - there is 1 breeder listed in the whole sussex area. I shall PM you with the details of the silkie breeder I was recommended which should take it up to 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I use shipley , they have a section for livestock you could have a look on there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Hey squiffs that's a fantastic link. There are oodles here in my area that I didn't know existed. I know that the Omlet list is safer but I'll have a cautious look at these. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Hey squiffs that's a fantastic link. There are oodles here in my area that I didn't know existed. I know that the Omlet list is safer but I'll have a cautious look at these. Many thanks definitely, it's worth checking back on this forum to see if anyone has had any dealings with the local ones you find - you never know, they may never have gotten round to talking to the mods about adding them to a list! (like me with alison!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
