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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 a number of
breeds.
We also have Bantams that we keep in arks and in
indoor runs in our barn. There are six 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 also have a number of Poland Bantam cockerels
for sale. These include Chamois Poland and Chamois
Poland Frizzle. All are priced at £5 each - collection only.
We also have Chamois Poland chicks for sale at £5 each
and Guinea Fowl chicks at £3 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. Eggs are presently only available on
Ebay - go to seller 'caderidrisview'.
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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 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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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. Fertile eggs
available in 2009.
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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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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. Fertile eggs available in 2009.
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| Guinea
Fowl - Our broody hen hatched out 8 this year. Fertile
eggs and chicks available.
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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. We do not
have geese or eggs for sale at present.
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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.
We no longer have Pilgrim Geese.
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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. We no longer have Pilgrim
Geese.
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