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[ajayb]

Does anyone know of a breeder of hobbyist in Central Scotland selling these birds? I'm looking for a couple of pullets laying really dark brown eggs to add to my current brood.

Thanks!

[malcolmS]

Can I also ask...where in Glasgow would you buy hens. Cube arrived Friday but need to fill it. Just trying to source Good supplier. No idea of type but I think different varieties with different coloured eggs ie white and blue

 

Hope you don't mind me adding this but given Scottish connection I thought it was a good idea.

 

Regards

 

Malcolm

[dylan]

'The Whole Chicken Kaboodle' near Cumbernauld have a good selection of hybrids and some pure breeds. They advertise as having marans but they didn't when I visited so you would be best to phone first to see what they have. Nice clean set up.

[ajayb]

Thanks, Dylan. Know Debbie (her sister's my neighbour) & she had cuckoo marans last time I saw her (got my RIRs from her). Would recommend her, though!

[malcolmS]

Great, she's on my radar already being not too far from Cumbernauld but thanks for the input. its nice to hear from locals too.

 

At early stages. Have yellow cube with extended run. Just sorting out walk in run run due to number of foxes here in gartcosh. Next it will be deciding what breeds to Look after and spoil! No turning back now.

 

Looking for 5 breeds for eggs ...white n blue and 2 silkies for show/amusement .

 

Any suggestions?

 

Malcolm

[ajayb]

Some kind of Maran or Welsummer for darker brown; White Star for white; Cream Legbars for blue. Throw in some black rocks or hylines for reliable paler brown eggs & you're sorted! There are no Higgeldy Harriets anymore for seriously speckled eggs but Speckeldys are a rough bet. If you can get a Welsummer/Maran cross you might get lovely khaki coloured eggs. Croad Langshans are supposed to produce plum coloured eggs but I haven't been able to find any - good luck!

[malcolmS]

Thanks for that . I think I'm sorted then I change my mind!

 

I thought Araucana Chickens gave blue eggs?

 

I'll contact Debbie later in the week to see what she has got

 

Malcolm

[ajayb]

From my experience (only 5 years) a previous cream Legbar (and,I might add) one out of3 Columbines (we have a lot of fox activity here & completely free-range hens) produce properly blue eggs. My lavender Araucanas are beautiful to look at but don't produce as true a blue as the aforementioned...