Hens?

[Billy2]

The family are putting pressure on to get a few hens. I am not particularly keen, but if I could get the odd decent cape as well as the eggs I might be persuaded.
Any suggestions as to breeds that might be worth having for future tying?

Billy

[darwin]

Rhoad Island Reds have nice colour, not sure about quality.

[arkle]

Hackles by H.F.Elder is long out of print, but worth looking out for for the home breeder/chicken keeper.

[Whitegoatie]

Dont do it, unless you have plenty of space.

[Paul_B]

I like highbrids for laying, warrens etc. But if you can get a Black Leghorn cock to go with them, then you'll have some good hackle feathers on tap.

I also keep a few ducks, plenty of eggs & cdc's

[shreck]

Originally Posted by Billy2

The family are putting pressure on to get a few hens. I am not particularly keen, but if I could get the odd decent cape as well as the eggs I might be persuaded.
Any suggestions as to breeds that might be worth having for future tying?

Billy

i got some bantom cockrels from a mate off mine a while back the were still warm if you get my drifft but the wee capes i got of them was well worth the effort to process i still use them yet.and they were quite tasty as well he had to thin the cocks out as they were always fighting

[christy27]

We have three Columbian Blacktails. Look like ordinary brown hens with, yep you guessed black tails. The capes look really nice. Three eggs a day for the last two years and still laying the same. Brilliant birds. They eat everything from Tandoori to frogs!