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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: chuckmum on April 21, 2010, 18:37

Title: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: chuckmum on April 21, 2010, 18:37

My partridge Pekin is broody she was the last to come into lay and the first to be broody!  :nowink:
I don't have a cockerel but would quite like to put a few eggs under her and see what happens! Could anyone suggest somewhere where I can get fertile bantams from - ideally pure breeds?

Title: Re: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: treacleminer on April 21, 2010, 18:48

Try poultry swap pages here - or check the poultry breeders lists - some of them list hatching eggs or I have this page bookmarked as a just in case

http://www.freewebs.com/hatchingeggsonline/hatchingeggsforsale.htm

Or fleabay!

Title: Re: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on April 21, 2010, 18:57

Melton Mowbray livestock market have loads too!!!!

Title: Re: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: chuckmum on April 21, 2010, 19:10

I live very near Melton, but I work on Tuesday so I can't go then, the next Saturday auction isn't until May 3rd and she may have stopped being broody by then. I'll have a look at the sites you have suggested - thank you :)

Title: Re: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: Big Jen on April 21, 2010, 20:42

I have Dutch and Belgian D'anver eggs. Not too far away from you either.

Jenny

Title: Re: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: themagicaltoad1 on April 21, 2010, 21:31

I bought mine off e*ay. 4 out of 6 hatched.

Title: Re: Broody pekin - where can I get fertile eggs from?
Post by: joyfull on April 22, 2010, 07:36

I can let you have a few araucana eggs (have proved to be 100% fertile this year) if you want  :)