Our Breeds & Colours
We breed 98 different breeds and colours across 22 different breeds. We have large and bantam varities of a lot of our breeds too.
Ancona
This season we have cut right down and only have a pair of blue Anconas. Anconas are a Mediterranian breed originating in Italy. They are excellent layers of white eggs and will lay around 300 yearly, on par with the leghorns. Our blues aren't great when it comes to mottling but have a even blue colour and decent shape. You will get 50% blue, 25% splash and 25% black from fertile eggs purchased.
AnDALUSIAN
Andalusians are another Mediterranean light breed. They originated in the Andalusia region of Spain but the blue laced version we have here in NZ was developed in England. Our birds lay large white eggs and you'll get 6-7 a week for most of the year. We have a blue rooster over 2x black hens so you will get 100% blue offspring.
ARAUCANA
Araucanas are a medium sized, light breed bird which lay 150 blue to green eggs a year. Well known for their eggs, Araucanas can add color to your egg basket. Our Araucanas are excellent layers, pullets start young and will lay 5-6 times a week for their first few years. Current colors are blue, black,splash, cuckoo, lavender, lavender cu
Araucanas are a medium sized, light breed bird which lay 150 blue to green eggs a year. Well known for their eggs, Araucanas can add color to your egg basket. Our Araucanas are excellent layers, pullets start young and will lay 5-6 times a week for their first few years. Current colors are blue, black,splash, cuckoo, lavender, lavender cuckoo, BBS Partridge, Wheatan, Partridge bantam and Duckwing bantam. Our cuckoo lay mostly green-olive eggs, the blue/black lay a mix of blue and green and the rest all lay blue eggs.
Bantam frizzles
Bantam Frizzles aren't a breed but more of a cross to produce frizzles. They make excellent pets as well as being terrific layers of blue, green, olive and cream eggs. They go broody 1-2 times a year and lay fairly good sized eggs. They are larger than standard bantams so can go with large breeds. They have (all bantam varieties) Araucana
Bantam Frizzles aren't a breed but more of a cross to produce frizzles. They make excellent pets as well as being terrific layers of blue, green, olive and cream eggs. They go broody 1-2 times a year and lay fairly good sized eggs. They are larger than standard bantams so can go with large breeds. They have (all bantam varieties) Araucana, Polish, Wyandotte, Pekin and Leghorn in them. There is also a bit of Silkie. We breed smooth feathered roosters to frizzled hens so we don't get frazzles.
Barnevelder
Barnevelders are a heavy breed originating from the Netherlands. They are beautiful birds. They are similar to Wyandottes but have a darker complex and single combs. They lay 200+ tinted to brown eggs yearly although some lines lay a dark brown. We currently breed standard and double silver laced.
Brahma
The Brahma is an Asiatic type breed, however its origins are in the United States of America. Here in NZ they died out and only recently have they made an appearance again due to a lot of hard work from a few breeders. They are quite a large breed, feathered shanks and are pea combed.
We currently breed Light and Light Bantams.
Campine
Campines are a light breed which lay around 150 white eggs a year. Campines are quite a flighty breed, and as they forage a lot are best to let free range. Ours do tend to lay around 200 eggs a year, all year round and their eggs are massive.
We breed both Gold and Silver.
Orpingtons
Orpingtons
Orpingtons
Orpingtons are a large, dual purpose heavy breed which lay 200+ eggs a year. They are good for both egg production as well as large table sized birds. Although they don’t tend to go broody, they can mother many chicks as they are a much larger bird. They can be quite friendly and tend to not be flighty. Our birds are excellent layers suppasing the average for the breed and will go broody once a year if not at all. Our birds are good quality and we are currently working on their size.
Wyandottes
Orpingtons
Orpingtons
Wyandottes are a large, dual purpose breed which lay 200+ eggs a year. They are good for both egg production as well as large table sized birds. They don’t tend to go broody, and do tend to be less sociable than other breeds. They are good for colder climates as they have a rose comb which can tolerate frosts much better. Our Wyandottes have excellent lacing and our Silvers have good shape. Current colors are black, blue and splash laced gold as well as silver laced (black laced silver). Blue Laced Red, Large Whites are new additions to this season. We also have white and red in the bantam variety and multiple new colours in the works.
Leghorns
Leghorns are a medium sized, light breed bird which lay 300+ white eggs a year. The best heritage breed egg producers, leghorns will lay just about every day in the right conditions. They do tend to be quite flighty, but are great foragers and will spend their days in search of snacks in the grass. Current colors are blue, black, splash , white, exchequer, brown, columbian, cuckoo, blue cuckoo, buff, pile, and white bantam.
Silkies
Silkies are a light breed that lay 100 or so tinted to cream eggs a year. By far the best pets and mothers, silkies are a great addition to any flock if you want to cuddle, or raise more chickens. Our Silkies are in a mixed cage, with black, blue, white, buff and lavender causing a nice mix of separate and mixed colors.
More Breeds
Hamburgs
Hamburgs are a light breed. Their origins aren't 100% certain but they are most likely from Holland. Large amounts of development were done on them in England and they were the main laying bird till leghorns became popular. They lay around 150-200 white to cream eggs yearly. They are an extremely flighty breed so a free range lifestyle is best for them. We currently breed Silver and Gold Spangled, Black and Blue.
Olive Eggers
Olive Eggers are originally a cross between Araucanas and Shavers, with several other breeds added in. They are a breed which are still being worked on here. They produce olive to green eggs, and a lot of them! A great way of adding color to your egg basket, without reducing productivity. Currently birds purchased will have a 50% chance of laying Olive eggs, 25% brown and 25% green. Current colors are black and brown although birchen colouring is in there as well as newly added blue, columbian and wheaten.
Minorcas
Plymouth Rocks
Minorcas are the largest of the light breeds. They are extremely good layers laying close to 300 large white eggs yearly. Originating in the Menorca region of Spain they are apart of the Mediterranean breeds. They are similar in looks to Orpingtons but have a slimmer build and are smaller. We currently breed blue, black and splash in the single comb varieties.
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth Rocks are a large heavy breed originating in Massachusetts, U.S.A. They are most commonly seen in the barred variety but a range of other colours can be seen in NZ, such as Partridge, White and Buff. They are good layers laying around 200 tinted eggs yearly. They are a good table bird as well making them one of the best dual purp
Plymouth Rocks are a large heavy breed originating in Massachusetts, U.S.A. They are most commonly seen in the barred variety but a range of other colours can be seen in NZ, such as Partridge, White and Buff. They are good layers laying around 200 tinted eggs yearly. They are a good table bird as well making them one of the best dual purpose breeds. They have a friendly nature and rarely go broody. We currently breed the barred and partridge colours.
Sebrights
Sebrights
Sebrights are a bantam breed originating in England. They are a true bantam meaning there is no full sized version of them. They are good layers for their size and don't often go broody. They are quite flighty and the roosters can be territorial tending to bite people etc. We currently only breed the gold version but silver and citron is also available.
Rhode Islands
Rhode Islands are a large, dual purpose heavy breed originating in Rhode Island, U.S.A. They are good table birds as well as being good layers of brown eggs. They were a base breed in the current commercial breeds. They are one of the most common breeds in New Zealand and are mostly seen in Red (RIR) although white is also available. We currently breed the red colour.