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To order call 1300 556 401 - Enquiries 02 6585 9329
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Fertile Eggs Fertile eggs are available from the beginning of August to late November. We do not mail eggs at other times because we cannot guarantee fertility. Eggs are only available from those breeds labeled Fertile eggs from other breeds are limited, but may be available when you ring to order. Please ask. Some may be available from the nursery at other times. Cost All eggs are $40 per dozen plus $12 postage and handling for up to two dozen eggs.They are securely packed and travel well. They are not cleaned to preserve protective bacteria. Eggs are dispatched on Monday to minimise posting time. Live Birds We prefer to sell live birds direct
from our nursery so we can explain the breeding. However, transport
can sometimes be arranged at the buyer's expense. Live Bird Prices The prices quoted below are indicative only and vary slightly from season to season. |
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Aruacana
When the Spanish arrived in South America there was one tribe they could never subdue - the Aruacanas from northern Chile. But the local poultry crossed well with lighter Mediterranean birds. the new breed, with its unusual egg colour, earmuffs and beard, was first recognized in the mid-sixteenth century.
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Aruacana
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Aruacana
This breed was first crossed 15 years ago here on the mid-north coast of NSW and has been breeding true for the last 10 years
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Australian Game
Originally known as 'Colonial Game', Australi's first official breed was originally developoed from Malay Game and several English game breeds. Although they look a bit like a cross between a dinosaur and an emu, this large breed was originally considered to be an ideal farmer's fowl, expecially for the production of table poultry. They are a surprisingly docile and friendly breed.
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Brahma White – very rare
A gentle but hardy heavy soft-feathered breed who love to forage. Originally called Brahma-Pootras after the river which divides China & India, the hens lay tinted brown eggs and make great mothers.
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Croad Langshan
A huge bird and very gentle. The cocks can be as tall as 75cm and weigh up to 7kg - probably one of the largest breeds in Australia. The hens will lay up to 200 nice big eggs a year. The breed originated in the Langshan district on the Yangtse River in China. They were first brought to Britain in the early 1870’s by Major F.T. Croad, although it was the Major’s neice, Miss A. C. Croad, who developed the breed as we now know it.
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Hamburgs
The origins of this breed are something of a mystery, with the original stock thought to have come from Holland via Hamburg in Germany. It was first recorded as a distinctive breed in Yorkshire and Lancashire about 300 years ago, where they were known as Pheasants and Mooneys. Hamburgs were one of the first pure breeds to arrive in Australia, and were listed in the Royal Agricultural Society’s Sydney show in 1867.
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Plymouth Rock (NO EGGS AVAILABLE)
Some say this is one of the finest American dual-purpose breeds (for meat and eggs). It originated as a cross between Black Cochins and the Dominique, and was first exhibited as the Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts in 1869. It arrived in Australia in about the 1890, and has been a favourite with breeders ever since.
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Silkies
This ancient oriental breed was first recorded by Marco Polo in 1298. It has since remained one of the most popular curiosities of the poultry world with its near black skin, unique comb and hair-like plumage. Its tendency to broodiness makes it a reliable brooder for the eggs of other breeds. Silkies are usually classed as a light breed of large fowl rather than a bantam. Although they require a little more care (with dry housing and regular cleaning, especially around the feathered feet), they make wonderful pets.
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Transylvanian Naked Necks
This unusual fowl, with its neck almost completely bare of feathers, originated in Central Europe. Regarded as one of the most hardy and vigorous of all breeds, they require very little feed when roaming in open country. Naked Necks are a good example of the importance of rare breeds as their genetics have helped in the development of hybrid layers and ‘meat’ chickens in hotter areas.
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Bantams are miniature fowls usually one third the weight and size of the large breed they represents. True bantams, such as Japanese or Pekin Bantams, have no large counterpart. The enduring popularity of Bantams is because they are often challenging to breed, take up less space and generally consume less feed for the number of eggs they lay. They are excellent for larger aviaries and moveable pens in suburbia.
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Ancona Bantam
An exact miniature of their large fowl namesake, they are named after the province of Ancona in Italy. The breed has remained popular over the years because of its general usefulness as a layer and table bird.
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Aruacana Bantam
This breed has the same characteristics as the standard Aruacana breeds. They make great pets
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Gold-laced Wyandotte
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Hamburg Bantams
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Indian Game Bantam
With their enormously broad chests, Indian Games are sometimes known as the bulldogs of the barnyard and noted for their courage. The breed was originally developed in England from Old English Game and Malay breeds to produce a superior table fowl. No other breed can match its quantities of breast meat.
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Japanese Bantam
A true bantam of great antiquity and elegance, they have no large counterpart. They have been bred in Japan for hundreds of years for their low carriage, large upright tails and large combs. An ideal breed for the perfectionist. Although a beautiful bird, we have had real trouble hatching these eggs in the incubator.
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Modern Game Bantam
With the outlawing of public cockfighting in 1849, many game fowl breeds rapidly transformed into show breeds. It is said that within 30 years some breeds were unrecognizable, usually as a result of crossing with the newly fashionable Malay breeds. Modern Game became very fashionable and commanded fantastic prices in their heyday.
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Pekin Bantam
Another true bantam, the Pekin was introduced to Europe and Australia from China in the mid nineteenth century. The have always been popular among rare-breeders and show-bird fanciers due to their wealth of feathers.
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Rhode Island Bantam
These popular bantams are high quality birds and make great pets. Good layers and an ideal beginner bird for the backyard enthusiast. They are very calm and surprisingly intelligent.
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Transylvanian Naked Neck Bantam
Another miniature of their large rare-breed namesake, Naked Neck bantams are excellent layers, producing up to 250 large eggs a year. Good pets and very heat resistant
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Indian Runner Ducks
Many breeders say the Indian Runner is the best egg laying duck breed. In Asia they were originally kept in large flocks and herded through harvested rice paddies on the way to market, hence their keen herding instinct. An English sea captain to a small flock home in the 1860, and it has been one of the most popular duck breeds in Britain and Australia ever since.
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Guinea Fowl We always like to keep a small flock of Guinea Fowl around the nursery and orchard because they are so good at keeping ticks and small snakes at bay. But they are hard to breed in our climate. If you have fertile eggs or chicks we may be interested in swapping or purchasing them.
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