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Brockhamhurst Bantams
Welcome to our ‘Brockhamhurst Bantams’ page.
These little feathery friends are much admired by our visitors and very much a part of ‘the family’, that we felt it was time they had they own introduction and page on our site.
The bantam family mainly comprises of Belgium Bantams called ‘Barb Du D’Uccles’. These come in a multitude of colours and we are always seeking some new colours to add to our flock. Currently in resident are the lovely ‘Millefleurs’, the Porcelains, and the Black Mottled Varieties. These are all the same breeding just colour variations.
HATCHING EGGS AND YOUNG BIRDS NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL COLOURS
A Young Millefleur |
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An Older Millie |
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As you can see they go whiter with age almost like ‘Christmas puddings’ dusted with snow!
All the colours go ‘whiter’ with age. |
A Porcelain Hen |
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These are examples of cockerels in the above colours
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This breed of bantam is indeed a very friendly little bird, extremely addictive, ideal for those with young families and is absolutely perfect for the immaculate gardener as they create very little mess.
They are relatively easy to keep but do feel the cold and rain so require adequate shelter in these conditions.
Such is the demand for our birds it is hard to keep up the supply! We constantly have requests for birds and just to help those who are harbouring an itch to have a couple in their back garden here are some tips:-
They lay according to the light and seasons. - Therefore Christmas until March is not a good time to request hatching eggs.
We find they lay between mid March and mid October with time off in between to recoup the batteries!
We always have an incubator full with eggs throughout the season as they are notoriously bad at sitting on their eggs full term. - It takes approximately 19-21 days to hatch a batch. |
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We have birds available from approximately 9 weeks of age throughout the summer (starting in May)
By about Mid October we rarely have any birds left to sell and hatching eggs are probably a no no – until March the following year. PLEASE EMAIL ONLY ANY REQUESTS BETWEEN OCT & MARCH, AS THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY ’NONE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OR MAY’!!
An Idea of Cost:
£ 1.00 per hatching egg plus £2.50 p&p
£15 upwards per pullet depending on age. |
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