Hybrid Birds

Placid, friendly birds and one of the biggest egg producers. In general, these birds will produce a large number of eggs during their first 3 to 4 years, even up to 330 eggs in their first year. A very hardy hen with beautiful shades of brown and cream feathering she is ideally suited for first time and young keepers but with her cheeky and inquisitive nature she will please everyone.

A firm Favourite on our farm!

 A Goldline will quite happily eat from your hand  These girls have a traditional “farmyard chicken” look about them. They are very similar in nature and appearance to the Blacktail hens.

The Black Rock hen is one of the most popular choices for free-range poultry keeping, both domestically and commercially. They are extremely hardy birds having been bred in Scotland specifically for outdoor free ranging. There is longevity and vigour bred into the parents stock, with great fertility. The original parent lines at Crosslee farm actually go back 150 years. Which in itself is a unique genetic legacy. 

Breed Origin: Scotland 
Uses: Egg layer - Domestic & Commercial. 
Weight: Hen: 1.85 - 2Kg. 
Hen Colour: predominantly black with chestnut colouring around the neck.
Egg Colour: Tinted brown 
Av egg weight: 62.5g
Egg Quantity: 280 per Annum

Temperament: 
Hardy, great characters, very friendly and active foragers. They have a much longer life expectancy than most hybrids (up to 7/8 years). This is a great bird for beginners.

 The Bluebell is a classic large hybrid chicken, robust and very pretty with a lovely blue plumage that ranges from pale to darker in tone sometimes with rust colouring through the neck.

The Blue bell is one of the larger hybrid hens crossed between a Blue Maran and a Rhode island Red.

They have large grey blue feathered bodies and dark legs. Bluebells are another great starter hen as they are docile and trouble free! 

The Bluebell will lay you  between 260-280 eggs per year and their eggs are a brown standard egg color, usually a larger egg than normal for a hybrid hen too.

The Speckledy is a docile, easily handled bird. They are excellent and reliable layers of dark chestnut brown eggs which are usually speckled. The eggshells are particularly strong and the yolks deep yellow. They are well suited to free ranging and enjoy foraging. Their feathers are silky soft and abundant.

The Speckledy is a modern hybrid and comes from a Rhode island Red crossed with a Maran, their feathers closely resemble a Maran. The speckledy is a more prolific egg laying bird. They are large yet elegant and easy to tame.

 Laying between 200-250 eggs per year, often a late layer but will guarantee you eggs all year once she starts!

Sizeable egg-laying potential of approximately 340 eggs annually, while exhibiting a lively demeanour and an affable nature.