[Floss16]

Hi, This weekend I have just built out chicken coop and now awaiting new tenants, my daughter has choosen a Sussex Lady and my son Blue, does any one have some info on Blue (breed) as I can't seem to find any

[joyfull]

it may be a bluebelle  .

[viettaclark]

I recently got a Blue Ranger (never heard of it!!) which looks very similar to my Bluebelle with attractive grey/blue/brown markings but a darker brown, longer neck.

[Rita]

hi i got a bluebell.

[Floss16]

Thank you for your replies, we are getting our 2 new chickens at the weekend and are very excited.

[GrannieAnnie]

The Blue Ranger and the Bluebelle are the same cross.  Different breeders and rearers give them different names though.  Our Shaver blacks were the same basic cross as the Black Rocks, and the Bovans Nera are also the same cross, just different names.  And the black rock is trade marked as such.

This extract is from the Poshchicks website.

"One of the larger of the hybrids, the Blue Ranger is very docile and friendly. A cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Cuckoo Maran, this hybrid is characterized by blue and grey markings and is a prolific layer, producing around 250 brown eggs in the first year.bluebelle-chicken"