French Copper Maran

Originating from France and one of the more recent breed introduced to the UK, the Copper Maran is available in a variety of colours.  At Hensting Alpacas we breed three colours; Copper Blue, Copper Black and Copper Splash.  Each lay approximately 150 very popular dark brown eggs a year and are historically a dual purpose breed.  Generally placid, hardy and disease resistant, Maran enjoy free-ranging and can become fat if not given this chance.  They originally have feathered legs and we concentrate on maintaining this feature in our breeding stock.

Cream Crested Legbar

An older pure breed, the Cream Legbar has a lovely crest on top of its head and can be auto-sexed by the feather colour as chicks.  They are generally unlikely to go brood and they lay 180 beautiful pale blue eggs each year that are a healthier option as they are significantly lower in cholesterol than other eggs.  Primarily kept as egg-layers, Cream Legbar are hardy and not flighty and being quite light, require slightly less feed than other breeds

Light Sussex

Originating from Sussex, as the name suggests, the Light Sussex has been around for over 100 years being one of the oldest known breeds still available today.  This breed is dual purpose, in that they are bred to be good egg layers in addition to good table birds.  The hen will lay around 260 eggs a year, creamy/light brown colour, and generally large in size.  Light Sussex chickens are happy to be both kept in a run or free- ranging, have good temperaments and are good foragers.  They are also one of our hardier breeds.

Rhode Island Red

Another dual-purpose breed, the Rhode Island Red has dark, glossy reddish-brown plumage.  It originates from the US and, when crossed with a Sussex, provides the most popular lighter reddish- brown hybrid chicken available today.  Rhode Island Red lay 150-200 mid-brown eggs each year and, being friendly, make good pets.  They are a fairly hardy breed and although they are active, they require little space to forage.

6 FRENCH COPPER BLUE MARAN

HATCHING EGGS

Copper Blue Hens with unrelated Copper Blue Cockerel, from French and Belgian bloodlines. Blue cockerel and Blue hens: from these eggs you will get 50% Blue, 25% Black and 25% Splash. We select our breeding stock to ensure fertility and strong healthy chicks, and we have a hatching success rate of 98% in our incubators. All the eggs that we send are of good shape and size and the freshest possible. Eggs will be sent by First Class Delivery for arrival next day, and will be sent in poly boxes bound with fragile tape. UK post only.