White Star Hybrids

[HayleyB]

Star makes our Amber Links look dirty in comparison

A couple of our Amber Links lay white eggs again not sure who they are, pretty sure Dusty is one.......

[RichmondHens]

Gold legbars lay pure white eggs. They are a mix of leghorn and barred plymouth rock. I've not got any (yet) but a local breeder here does them. They are pretty too. Also autosexing at hatch.

[HayleyB]

I'm after Cream Legbars for blues at the moment, may consider Skylines - I think those are various pastel colours

[Lemon]

I'm after Cream Legbars for blues at the moment, may consider Skylines - I think those are various pastel colours

Kirsty @ Hens4homes (Happy Hens) does Skylines @ £20 and according to her website: Heritage Skyline - blue, green, peach or cream eggs

Araucana are your original blue egg layers - Cream Legbar have some Araucana blood in them so they get the blue eggs.
There's a place in Cambridge that have different Araucana's (ARCHIES LITTLE GEMS Home) No idea of prices though.


Sainsbury sell Old Cotswold Legbar eggs and they are blue-olive green and taste fantastic! I want a blue egg layer too! & maybe a dark brown one too!

[Snadger]

Silver grey Dorkings do white eggs

Got one......but she's only 2 months old at the mo!

[RichmondHens]

Hayley - I've hatched 3 cream legbar males and 2 females. I won't be needing the males as will get an unrelated one next year for putting with the girls.

My brother lives near St Neots so if you want a male I can bring one over when I'm visiting.

[timmyalex]

Thank you all,

The "little ballerina's" are now home and settling in suprisingly well considering the majority of comments on this thread. I will try to take some photo's. We now have:
1x pale brown egg (magpie hybred)
1x slightly darker brown egg (Sussex)
2x white eggs (white star)
1x blue egg (Aracuna)
2x Chocolate egg (Wellsummers)

Collection complete. (for now.......!?!)

[Flummery]

Till someone breeds a chicken that lays purple eggs. Then you're going to HAVE to have one of those aren't you?

[timmyalex]

i wouldn't be able to resist.

Having these It does make knowing who's laying and who's not a lot easier with the different coloured eggs.

[Flummery]

That's true. All mine look the same (eggs that is - the girls are very different if you know them well!)

[bluemoon]

Till someone breeds a chicken that lays purple eggs. Then you're going to HAVE to have one of those aren't you?

Croad Langshans lay pinkish/plum coloured eggs (sorry Timmyalex)

[MaureenHall]

So do Bluebelles

[timmyalex]

Thanks, I'm going to stick with what I've got for now. Their so addictive it's easy to say "Oh Go on we can fit another one in"

[Tiny1000]

Afternoon all,

Picking up a couple of POL White Star chickens tomorrow to complete our flock. Does anybody have these birds and if so what are they like to keep. Friendly ? Skitty ? etc etc

I have 4 (out of 6) White Star chickens from an ex-commercial flock, they go mad when I start to walk down the garden toward them, once the door is open they are all around my feet - they have never been skittish (as the 2 bantams I have are) they feed from my hand, like being stroked and love being picked up. I don't sure if they are like this because they were from a commercial flock or because of their breed but I wish I had brought 2 more of them (only £2.50 each) instead of the bantams!

[timmyalex]

Tiny, Tiny, Tiny, £2.50 !!?!! Mine were £14......

Still they are sweet little things who are fitting in very nicely given we have only had them a couple of days. I think they are going to be fine apart from trying to catch them if we need to. They are like a miniture road runner....