The Poultry Keeper

jimydee · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Ireland

Hi,

Has anyone any fertilised eggs for sale from a hybrid layer that lays WHITE eggs (not browne)? I was looking at White Star hybrids, but cannot seem to but fertilised eggs. I live in Ireland so buying birds is not an option.

Could you PM me if you can help please.

Thanks in advance.

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3540 Location: Monmouthshire

You can't get hybrid eggs. The breeders will sell day olds, but not eggs. If somebody has some white star running with a white egg breed cock, that is the nearest you'll get I'm afraid. They're based on white leghorn, so you might be able to get hatching eggs for those.

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1219 Location: Cornwall

You could get a Light Sussex or White Leghorn cockerel to run with your girls.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

henwife there is one company that now does hybred eggs ,s and t poultry do i think it was them ,not sure if they do a white egg layer though
think this is the number ,they do hybred meat birds as well , s and t poultry
phone number is 01945 5856 18
haven't got time to find the cataloge now ,but i think that's them

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3540 Location: Monmouthshire

I've just fossicked through their website & they seem to do only meat birds. I might see what type of Nudies they have though!

debbie26pet · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 124 Location: lancs

im same as u would love a hybird that lays white eggs is there one?
if u find any eggs will u let me know please?

Hen-Gen · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject:

I reckon that because the Mediterranean breeds have had broodiness bred out of them and lay white eggs then there has not been a lot of incentive for the commercial boys to develop one. Good White Leghorns would be hard to beat.

debbie26pet · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 124 Location: lancs

been told about this bird
Look at this http://www.glencroftpoultry.co.uk/hen_house.htm
Scroll down to Fenning white - and they barely miss a day laying!

also known as WHITE STAR

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

sorry,wrong one it's country poultry (knew i should have got the cat out )
078704365 94 or email countrypoultry@aol.com
not sure if they are still going they do several different sorts though
mind you saying that i do like my leghorns Wink

jimydee · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Ireland

Thanks for all your replies. I will keep searching, and will PM if I succeed.