Greenmeadow Poultry, Traditional Utility Rare Breed hatching eggs by post

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Greenmeadow Poultry - Currently for sale

Pricing

As a rule of thumb, I charge £4 at day old and then add on £1 a week as the birds grow. Traditionally, 18 week old birds are sold as Point Of Lay (POL), but the more traditional breeds can be 24 to 26 weeks before they come in to lay, depending on the time of year. I feel it's misleading to sell at 18 weeks and let people think they are going to get instant eggs, so I don't do it like that.
  • 1 wk, unsexed - £5
  • 8 wks, sexed - £12
  • 16 wks - £20
  • 20-22 wk POL - £25
If I do get the sex of young birds wrong, I will swap them for pullets or refund your money.

Payment by Paypal, uncrossed postal order, or cash on collection. Please email me in the first instance to get in touch.

Barnevelder hen

I try to update this page monthly. A deposit of £5 per bird will reserve them, with the final price to be calculated on the day of collection (see panel on the right). Please contact me to check availability before you send any money.

Available stock
as of Wed 25th Jan 2012

I have a small number of birds available for sale at the moment. I will be hatching from mid-February and anticipate having day olds from the beginning of March. If you would like to go on my list for young birds please contact me.

  • Barnevelders - 4 hens, between 16 weeks and 24 weeks. Some reddening up to lay. £20 for youngest, £30 for oldest.
  • Cream Legbars- 2 hens, 24 weeks, just coming in to lay £30 each
  • Diatomaceous Earth / Diatom Powder:
    I have diatom available in 1kg bags, for £4 per kilo. Postage for 2kg is £8, for 5kg is £11. Diatom is very good for red mite and lice treatment - sprinkle it around the house and on the birds. It is 'spikey' and degrades the carapace of the insects. It keeps on working as long as you leave it in the house. You can also put it in the feed (5g to 100g) as a worming treatment.
I will have a small number of hatching eggs available in the New Year when the girls start to lay again. Please contact me to go on my list if you would like to book some eggs. I plan to have:
  • Large fowl: Barnvelders and Barnebars (brown eggs), Cream Legbars (green/blue eggs) and Salmon Faverolles (tinted eggs).
  • Bantam: Pekins - Millefleur
Because of increased feed costs, I regret that this season I will be putting up my hatching egg prices to £7 per half dozen, plus postage.

At eight weeks, birds are fully feathered and can live outside. I will only sell at less than six weeks if I am satisfied that buyers are able to keep the chicks properly in a warm brooder; I am happy to provide advice.

I usually have hatches coming out fortnightly; please get in touch to book at day/week old and/or if you would like large numbers.

Delivery / Courier

After some time trying to find a courier, I have made contact with a couple.

Malcolm Evans at Bird Couriers of Somerset, who has been couriering for the last twelve months. He is DEFRA licenced and has insurance which covers public liability and birds in transit. At the time of writing, prices start at approximately £65 (per load of one or two boxes) to the Midlands up to approximately £120 to the middle of Scotland. 01823 442691 or 07547 761564.

Tony Joliffe, based in Kent. At the time of writing, £70 per trip. 01795 425940.

Although I have spoken to these companies I have not yet used them and if you do, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have, to pass on to my customers.

9th August 2011

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