[bracken1]

New and enthusiastic member... please help!
Having successfully incubated 15 newbies (Polish, Scots Greys, Bantams...) with my neighbour, my friend has had a request to rear some Fentons for a family friend.  Does anybody know where these little darlings can be found? I can find very little information on the breed.  Also, although 50 chickens seemed a lifetime away, it is possible that we may have 50 birds more rapidly than expected (although not too many more even though we have a large orchard for them...).  Has everyone registered with DEFRA/Scottish & Welsh counterparts/?  Would it be an expensive mistake if forgotten (between sales etc.)?  I'm wondering whether it would be worthwhile pre-registering...

[Caralou]

I've moved this to henhouse and I'm sure one of the many keepers will be able to help. I'm no where near 50 (yet.....) so don't know the answer myself 

[Roughlee Handled]

Why do they want Fentons? is it the blue eggs? If it is try "cream legbars".
http://www.fentonpoultry.co.uk/fenton_blue.htm

[bracken1]

I believe they were interested in Fentons due to the fact that they had reared them before & were keen to obtain the same variety... but I can find nothing on them (I didn't even know it was a blue egg, & I'm keen to only rear 'what I know'!!!)

[raeburg]

Looking at their site they only sell them as POL.  Yoou could try contacting them for some hatching eggs though.  They look very similar to Cream Legbars.

[peanut]

We only have 10 hens, (15 at highest) but as we are a school I felt it would be a good idea to register with DEFRA Poultry register anyway - this was to allay any "oh my god, won't my kids catch bird flu?" fears for parents.

It didn't cost us anything.

[matilda duck]

I've registered with DEFRA  It's slightly confusing to fill in ,but nothing major.  We only have 9 chickens and 4 ducks!  actually better re-update as 2 ducklings as well