Why buy off us?
We are REALLY passionate about poultry at Happy Chicks. A 'happy chick' is brought up differently here to anywhere else. Sarah. working with our vet, personally administers all vaccinations. From the earliest age possible (depending on the time of year, usually 6 weeks) the hens are able to free range at all times. They are all fed ad-lib exactly the feeds they should be at each step of their growth, giving them the best start ensuring a long laying life'
Very importantly all these put together mean we do NOT NEED TO TRIM BEAKS, something only necessary where the hens are kept in stressful unnatural circumstances.
The difference really shows in the hens!!
Latest Availabilty and Prices
For an up to date pricelist and availablity just email sarah_holden@btconnect.com with the subject as 'prices' and you will recieve a reply email within the hour with our full availability.
We also have Guinea Fowl, Toulouse Geese, Emden Geese and Peacocks for sale
Transport of Hens
Hens travel perfectly well in a car. If you do not have a pet carrier or poultry crate bring a cardboard box or boxes. Hens are like babies and will sleep on the journey home!
If you struggle for a pet carrier or box we sell eco friendly pet carriers here for £2.50. Each one will hold 3 hens.
Day old Chicks
We always have day olds here please call for more info and what breeds are available at this time
We currently have silkies, lavender aracana, welsummer, maran, polish and cream legbar.
We also have bluebelles, speckledy and blackrocks which we can guarantee are girls!!!
Prices start at 5.00
AMBER STAR
AMBER STAR This bird is a real star, laying around the 320 eggs a year mark. A lovely white bird with red markings, very placid and quite a 'chunky chick.'
Prices 10.00
BLUE Ranger
Our BLUE Ranger lays around 260 brown eggs a year. She is a very placid, pale grey bird.
Prices 10.00
SUSSEX STAR
A lovely old fashioned style bird, white with black markings around her neck and tail. Lays brown eggs. approximately 260 per year
Prices 10.00
WHITE STAR
WHITE STAR This bird is a real star, laying around the 320 eggs a year mark. A lovely white bird with red markings, very placid and quite a 'chunky chick.'
Prices 10.00
BLACKROCK / RHODE ROCK HENS
The Blackrock is a prolific layer of large to extra large brown eggs. They are docile birds and easy to handle so make wonderful pets. They are ideal for free ranging but can be just as happy kept in a run. They are also very hardy birds and can cope with most weather conditions and are disease resistant.
Prices 10.00
SPECKELDY
The Speckledy is a docile, easily handled bird. They are excellent and reliable layers of dark chestnut brown eggs which are usually speckled. The eggshells are particularly strong and the yolks deep yellow. They are well suited to free ranging and enjoy foraging. Their feathers are silky soft and abundant. 300 eggs per year
Price £10.00
Maran
Marans can be lazy birds. They will get fat very easily if allowed to therefore it is best to keep them as free range as possible to prevent this. Marans are easy to look after and if given the space will be active. They are a disease resistant breed. Marans will produce deep brown eggs and are quite placid in nature.
Price £22.00
Welsummer Point of lay hens
Price £25.00
Cream Legbar
The Cream Legbar is a crested chicken which is a true autosexing breed which means that you can tell the sex of the chicks by the colour of the feathers. These hens make the most adorable layers, laying a beautiful GREEN egg!! Average egg numbers are 240-275 a year!
Price £35.00
Silkies
Silkies do tend towards broodiness and make wonderful mothers despite being rather poor layers. They are calm, friendly, trusting and rather lively birds which are unable to fly so can be kept with very low fencing and they also do very little damage to the garden. They begin laying around Christmas when the hen will happily sit on a clutch of eggs and will still go broody even if her eggs are removed! Silkies are frequently used as foster mothers for other hen\'s eggs. They stop laying altogether during the summer months. They don\'t have waterproof feathers so they need to be kept in dry conditions but require little room so can be kept in smaller runs.
Price £40.00
Ancona
Anconas are small attractive birds which are not prone to broodiness. In fact, they are non-sitters and will produce a large number of medium size white eggs. Chicks are vigorous and mature quickly. They are alert, busy little birds and are happiest foraging in the open air. They are not happy kept in confined spaces and they also fly well so high fencing is necessary. With good care and kind treatment, they can become quite trusting and may become tame if handled from a young age. With every moult, the white spots on their plumage become bigger so the older the bird, the whiter the feathering. They are very hardy and a cock will weigh in at around 6lbs while a hen weighs approximately 4½lbs. They have an average lifespan of around 8 years.
Price 45.00
Campine
The breed is a lively one that prefers to be out and about free ranging most of the time (though we do keep our breeding stock in a small pen and they are very happy!). The birds are very alert and inquisitive. Real Characters!
Price £45.00
Polish / Poland Hens
The Poland is an unusual and beautiful bird. They do look rather strange with their big hair do! These are my daughters favorite and are very commical just pottering around the garden. They lay quite a few little white eggs (150 per year) - very tasty!! But egg laying is not their priority in the morning!! They have got their hair to do!
Sorry its not the best picture - i cant go into their pen without them running at me wanting a cuddle!! (Poiish are always next to your feet!) We have many colours of Polish hens please call for details
Price £45.00
Orpingtons
Orpingtons are birds which like to be free range. They have a very strong tendency to go broody and therefore make great mothers.
They are VERY large birds and make excellent pets for children
Prices 45.00
We DELIVER Poultry
After turning people away for a long time we have now found a company we can use to deliver our hens. We have several phone calls a day asking for delivery thorughout the uk and now finally have the confidence the to send them. This new company has been transporting birds for many years and have the experience that is needed is hens are making a long journey.
There is a charge of £45.00 for up to 3 hens and £2 per hen after that. Please call us to arrange this rather than going through the website so we can arrange delivery. Tel 01253 813178
Trade Enquiries
We welcome trade enquiries, please contact Richard on 01253 813178