Hens, Poultry & Stock For Sale

Hens & Cockerels For Sale
Choose from the best of the flock!

 

The Black Rock

The Black Rock hen is an extremely attractive bird, predominantly black with variable amounts of chestnut colouring around the neck. She is very productive, laying up to 280 eggs a year in ideal conditions. She is bred from very special and uniquely selected strains of Rhode Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock from a single hatchery in the East of Scotland.

 

Black Rock Hens £15.00

 

The Light Sussex

The Sussex was bred to be a dual purpose bird and is one of the most productive breeds of poultry. They lay large eggs that are cream to light brown in colour. The breed was prized as table fowl more than one-hundred years ago and, more recently, the Light Sussex was very popular for the laying trials of the 30’s. Sussex is one of the oldest breeds of chicken that still exists today.

 

Light Sussex Hens £20.00

Light Sussex Cockerel £25.00

 

Cuckoo Maran

The Maran hen originates from France, from the village of ‘Marans’. It is world famous for the excellent dark brown eggs it lays. Marans are a soft feathered bird which lay fairly tight to the body. They have a great ability to live in rough conditions (long grass weeds). Like all our hens, they can get a large part of their nutrition from grass and clover.

 

Cuckoo Maran Hens £25.00

 

White Leghorn

The breed originated in Italy but most of the varieties were developed in Great Britain, America and Denmark. It was formerly called the ‘Italiana’ but later renamed to ‘Leghorn’ after the city in Italy on the Ligurian Sea from where it was first shipped.The Leghorn was first imported into America around 1835 and then later into England. It has an excellent feed to egg conversion ratio and is one of the smaller standard breed chickens.

 

White Leghorn Hens £25.00

 

 

Ducks & Geese For Sale

Pure Bred Traditional Aylesbury Live Pure Bred Ducks@ £10 each

 

Pure Bred Embden Geese @ £75.00 each

 

Church Farm Sheep

Lleyn Shearling Ewes Available Now @ £120.00

 

Lleyn sheep originate from the Lleyn peninsula in Wales and until recently were a relatively unfamiliar breed of sheep in the UK.
Over the past 10 years the Lleyn breed has caught the eye of many farmers, and now Lleyn sheep can be found almost all over Britain & Ireland. Farmers soon find that the Lleyn is an ideal ewe, quiet in nature, prolific, has great maternal instincts, milky, & will not eat you out of house and home.

 

Welsh Black Mountain Shearling Ewes Available Now @ £120.00

Welsh Black Mountain Rams For Breeding Available Now @ £200.00

 

Black Welsh Mountain are an easy keeping breed with a natural resistance to disease. As a hill breed they are used to upland grass but will adapt well to improved lowland management systems.

They are prolific and undemanding, hardy and self-reliant. They produce premium quality, lean meat with an excellent meat to bone ratio and a full flavour.

 

Also available from time to time are British Lop & Berkshire Boars & Gilts.

 

To enquire please email info@churchfarmardeley.co.uk