Earlier this week we picked up 4 Black Rock point of lay pullets from a farm in Churchingford, which is quite nearby. This poultry farmer buys in 300 chickens at a time in August, and keeps about 250 of them for his commercial egglaying, and sells the other 50 to local people who just want a few hens.
The Black Rocks are handsome birds with slight variation in their colouring, one has more golden colour around her neck than the others.
They soon ventured out into the paddock and started spuddling around with the others, getting a bit henpecked into the bargain, especially by the Speckledys.
What a pleasure and delight these new birds are, especially as the first day they were here they laid 3 eggs and the next, then 1 then 3 again. I’m hoping this good behaviour will rub off on the brown warrens which really are old enough now to be laying eggs.
So now we have 5 different types of hens, and we are at capacity in the hen house. We have 4 Black Rocks, 4Brown Warrens, 3 Light Sussex, 3 Speckledys, and 2 Cream Legbars. It will be interesting when they are all laying to get the different coloured eggs. Lets hope!!
Come and see the hens for yourself at Lodge House B&B. www.lodgehousebandbsomerset.co.uk.
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