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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.

 

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Malcolm

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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

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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!

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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...

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