Henny Penny Hatching Chicken Hatching
	Menu Home Contact Us Franchises for Sale Access to Instructions and Resources Parents FAQ Taking Chicks Home Galleries Enquiry Form Breeds Student Project Resources		The Henny Penny Hatching Programme uses 3 different types of chicks  Bond Brown, Bond White and Bond Blacks The Farmer has crossed the breeds, set out below, to produce the different colours of chicks that we have in our programme They are all from layer strains and are not meat chickens Information on different breeds of chickens may be obtained from www.backyardschickens.com (breeds) and www.poultrymad.co.uk both of these sites have some very good information Australorps From Orpington stock. Their black feathers shine with a green tint - a very pretty bird. Noted for their egg production producing a brown egg Temperament:-  Tame to shy White Leghorn Mostly hatched in incubators Prolific layers, approx 250 eggs per year Temperament:- Rarely become broody   Brown Leghorn Cockerel Originated in Italy Excellent feed to egg conversion ratio Their large floppy over combs and wattles and upward stance gives them a characteristic appearance Black Leghorn Tends not to lay as many eggs as a White Leghorn Produces White Eggs Temperament:- Particularly friendly, a good pet for children Rhode Island Red American breed Good producer of mid-brown eggs. Large chickens with deep burgundy /chestnut plumage Light  Sussex Originated in UK Hardy, will thrive in all weathers Large heavy bird soft feathers with distinctive marking		Venues Schools Childcare Nursing Homes Retail Other Welfare of Chickens Health Issues