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In Stock for sale NOW! This list is updated regularly but please call or email to check actual availability at any given time. Stock may be reserved in advance but if unconfirmed will be re-offered for sale.
Reservations now being taken for May/June If you wish to reserve Columbines, there may be a waiting period of up to two months |
Introducing the "Coral Nova" - Eden's new variety of point of lay chicken The Coral Nova is an attractive hen with white plumage, laying a cream coloured egg. She can produce up to 355 eggs during an 80 week period of lay. Larger and heavier than the popular White Nova, as a docile and friendly girl she is more suited to family situations. Eden Livestock has chosen these point of lay (POL) hybrid pullets as being particularly suited to both domestic and free-range environments, small or large scale. These colourful, hardy, point of lay chickens also offer a variety of attractive breed types, plumage and coloured eggs. Based on traditional utility poultry farmyard favourites, including Rhode Island Red, Light Sussex, French Maran and Italian Leghorn, the hens have been carefully selected over generations to combine the stamina and reliability of modern hybrid hens with the attractive looks of traditional pure breeds plus the additional choices of coloured eggs. All pullets are supplied at point of lay (POL), aged 16 weeks minimum, and fully vaccinated. They are professionally reared to Freedom Foods and Lion Code welfare standards. These chickens are extremely popular and sell out quickly. Reserving pullets in advance is advised. A deposit may be required. For further information or to reserve hens please click on the link at the bottom of the page. Delivery of point of lay hybrid pullets possible to most areas of the UK - please call or email for details For details of the comprehensive vaccination programme, please click here. |
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Rhode Island Type Hybrids
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Nova Ranger - A Rhode Island Red
based utility layer. The benefits of the reliability and economy of
a hybrid, balanced against the traditional good looks of the chestnut
coloured farmyard fowl. Placid, hardy and highly productive bird. Suited
to commercial as well as domestic flock conditions. |
Cuckoo Nova - A classic French utility
cross based on the Cuckoo Maran. Perfect balance between dark egg colour
and production. A large bird with attractive blue/grey and cream striped
or speckled plumage and occasionally having feathered legs. |
Maran Type Hybrids
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 Amber Nova |
Amber
Nova- A Rhode Island White based hybrid brown egg layer. Achieves
a higher body weight than its RIR based cousins which makes it more
tolerant of organic systems. Attractive plumage in variations of coffee
and vanilla. Reliable and friendly, easy to manage. |
Blue
Nova - One of the most popular domestic hybrids. A stunning
looking bird with splendid slate blue plumage. A very docile and friendly
temperament. Suited to children and beginners. Typically lays dark brown
eggs. |
 Blue Nova |
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 Black Nova |
Black
Nova - A classic Rhode Island Red/Barred Plymouth Rock utility
cross, bred for over 40 years. Very hardy. Well suited to commercial free-range
flock conditions as well as the garden. Egg Colour: Brown. Approx. number of eggs laid in first year: 300+ |
Nova
Noir - Strikingly beautiful hybrid based on the French Copper
Black Maran. Famous for producing eggs of fabulous shell colour and quality.
Beautiful Black and Gold plumage with a beetle green sheen when mature.
Hens frequently have feathered legs. Egg Colour: Dark Chocolate Brown. Approx. number of eggs laid in first year: 240+ |
 Nova Noir |
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Sussex Type Hybrids
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Sussex Nova - An excellent utility strain of the
popular and very beautiful traditional British Light Sussex. A large
bird with excellent temperament happy in a garden or on free range.
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White Nova - Bred from utility strains of traditional
White Leghorn. This bird is a prolific layer of large eggs. Classed
as a light breed due to its small size, the White Nova is inclined to
be a bit nervous but brims with character. |
Utility White Leghorn
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 Silver Nova |
Silver
Nova- Large farmyard type domestic fowl similar in appearance
to the attractive Silver Sussex pure breed. Glossy black plumage typically
laced with silver or white around the throat and breast. Lovely garden
hen and a striking addition to a small flock. Egg Colour: Light Brown/Pink Tinted. Approx. number of eggs laid in first year: 260-280 |
Columbine- Bred from selected strains of the Cream
Crested Legbar, this bird is currently being developed as a blue egg
laying hybrid with commercial properties. The breeding programme uses
British bloodlines and gives birds of variable colour, typically being
of a reddish brown partridge feathered type with salmon coloured breast,
with or without a crest and varying size of comb. The hens thrive on
free range forage, where they consume large amounts of vegetation. |
Blue Egg Laying Hybrid  Columbine |
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