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Poultry at Motygido
We have a variety of Poultry - chickens, ducks,
Geese and Guinea Fowl.
We have fertile hatching eggs for sale from
Chamois Poland Bantams
(Frizzle and normal feathered),
Exchequer Leghorn large fowl,
Indian Runner Ducks
and Call ducks. Click the links n the previous sentence for
more information.
We also have Bantams that we keep in arks and in
indoor runs in our barn. There are four breeding groups
of Chamois Poland Bantams - a total of 20 hens and 7
unrelated cockerels - with some bearing the Frizzle
gene - a gene which causes the feathers to stick out
at an unusual angle. With a ratio of hens to cockerels
of less than 3 to 1 we have high fertility rates. We have eggs from these to
sell in season.
We also have a breeding group of 3 Gold laced Poland Bantams with 1 unrelated cockerel.
We also have a number of Poland Bantam cockerels
for sale. These include Chamois Poland, Chamois Poland
Frizzle, Gold Laced Poland, Black Poland, and Silver Laced
Poland. All are priced at £15 each - collection only.
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Poland Chamois hens. The one on the left has the normal
or smooth feathers, and the one on the right has the Frizzle
gene. Unusually, the Frizzle gene is heterozygous - a Frizzle
bird having only one Frizzle gene. The birds with that gene
should only be bred with birds having the normal or 'Smooth'
feather type. We have hatching eggs from these
birds for sale and a number of young cockerels
- both smooth and frizzle type for sale or exchange. Click on
the photo for a larger photo. Click here for the
'Buy eggs' page
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Frizzle Poland Chamois cockerel. The Polish or
Poland is a long established race of domesticated poultry originating in Eastern Europe. It is recorded as a pure breed as early as the sixteenth century and is among the most ornamental and beautiful breeds of poultry, highly prized for exhibition and for the production of white-shelled eggs.
This is an ornamental fowl and is a non-sitter. Click
on the photo for a larger photo.
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A Smooth Poland Chamois hen at 20 weeks. We have
hatching eggs from these birds for sale on Ebay and a number
of point of lay pullets and young cockerels for sale or
exchange. Click on the photo for a larger photo.
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Runner Ducks - These ducks are real characters and excellent
layers of large white eggs. We have fertile hatching Runner
Duck eggs for sale. - Click here to go to the
'Buy eggs'
page. Click on the photo for a larger photo.
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Exchequer Leghorn Cockerel and Hen - We have six hens
running with this cockerel, and have fertile eggs to sell
- Click here to go to the 'Buy eggs'
page. Click on the photo for a larger photo.
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Exchequer Leghorn Hen - Leghorn chickens were developed
around the Italian town of Livorno. They are primarily egg
layers, being light bodied birds and lay the majority of white
eggs produced today. The Exchequer Leghorn appeared as a
'sport' in Mr Robert Miller of Scotland's Leghorns. He bred
from these and introduced the world to the Exchequer Leghorn
in 1907. They are handsome black and white spotted birds.
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A Rhode Island Red Cockerel. The Rhode Island
Red was originally bred in Adamsville, a small village which
is part of Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA. Rhode Island
Reds are tough birds, resistant to illness, good at foraging
and free ranging, and are typically docile, quiet and
friendly. They are excellent egg layers, producing up to 250
to 300 large, light brown eggs per year.
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A Cuckoo Maran chick - The Maran is a French breed
originating around the town of Marans near La Rochelle on the
Atlantic coast of France. They are famous for laying a large
deep brown egg.
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Barbu d'Uccles Millefleur cockerel. This breed was created in Belgium between 1880 and 1890 by crossing D'Anvers and Booted Bantams. The original varieties were Millefleur, Porcelain, and White.
The D'Uccle is one of the few breeds of chickens that is a
true bantam, as there is no larger counterpart.
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Speckled Sussex cockerel. The Speckled Sussex was
developed in Sussex , over 100 years ago. It was famous
there as a table fowl with pinkish white skin and long, deep
body ideal for fattening. It is of medium size, in the heavy
breed class, a layer of light brown or tinted eggs, and the
hens will set. We no longer stock this breed.
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| A Welsumer
Bantam hen - looking rather sad in the snow earlier this year. This Dutch breed, called the Welsumer in its native land, takes its name from the small village of Welsum in The Netherlands. Developed just after the turn of the twentieth century,
the breed was first shown in 1921.
We started with Welsumer Bantams, but found the cockerels aggressive
- often attacking ourselves and our friends. Needless to say we no longer have
any Welsumer cockerels!
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Light Sussex hen. The Light Sussex - originating in Sussex in the South of England is one of the oldest breeds that are still in existence today, and was prized as a table bird more than 100 years ago. The hens lay around 260 cream coloured eggs each year.
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Call Duck Duckling. The Call Duck is a small pretty duck
with a rounder head than its larger relatives. They were
bred specifically for attracting wild ducks to hunters as
they are noisy birds. We only have 6 of these at
present, but will breed them in 2008. This duckling is a week old.
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| Guinea
Fowl - Our broody hen hatched out 8 this year.
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| Brecon
Buff Geese. The Brecon Buff was first bred by Rhys Llewellyn from South Wales. He discovered buff females in the farmyard geese of the Brecon Beacons and, using a white gander, produced a pure-breeding buff flock in 4-5 generations. These
rare breed geese are still very popular in Wales.
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| Brecon
Buff Gosling - 3 weeks old.
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Pilgrim Goose on her nest. This breed was developed by Oscar Grow in the early 1900's in
Iowa and not by the Pilgrim Fathers as some believe. The
Pilgrim Goose is one of the few American goose breeds. The Pilgrim Goose is a medium weight goose weighing between 12 and 16 pounds when adult. Generally, the males weigh 14 pounds and the females weigh 13 pounds.
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in that they are the only domestic breed of geese that is sexually dimorphic both as goslings and as adults. That is, in both young and mature Pilgrim geese, the two sexes have a distinct coloration and pattern that easily identities them.
Fully grown ganders are mostly white with some grey on the rump and wings. Adult females are mostly
grey with some white on their head and neck. The gosling males are silvery yellow with light beaks. The young females are olive
grey with darker bills.
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Muscovy duck hatched out four Khaki Campbell ducklings. The Muscovy is a native South American duck and appears to be the only domestic duck breed which is not a descendant of the Mallard. Muscovy drakes lack the curly tail feathers characteristic of drakes of all other breeds. The males develop red fleshy growths around their faces, and will
hiss and raise a crest on top of their head when annoyed. The ducks make excellent foster mothers and will hatch any type of chicks and look after them diligently.
The Muscovy belongs to a separate species to other domestic ducks
(Cairina moschata). Consequently the young which result from crosses between
Muscovies and other domestic ducks are sterile.
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