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Local smallholders have been great for supplying wonderfully healthy "traditional farmyard" chickens - no particular breed but not commercial strains. I generally find them on local Facebook groups. I see signs of what might be Faverolles, Orpington, Sussex and Araucana in those hens (not the...

Good luck with your hatchings!

I was looking for La Gournay chicks. Our local co-op was only advertising commercial hybrids, but I found a breeder online, advertising on Le Bon Coin. I was thinking of hatching some under a broody when our old cock passed away. But as life is, there are always chickens looking for homes, so I...

We have so much rain in Normandy most of the time! Great for lush green grass and for some plants. The chickens cope, but the goats need extra care to keep dry and healthy. A typical day is windy with rainy and sunny spells. The strange thing is how mild it has been this winter. February was...

Hi I'm in north-west France (Normandy/Pays de la Loire border). British, but I've been living here for 8 years. I have elderly mixed-breed chickens (they were young in the avatar picture), and I want to start raising some local heritage breed youngsters. I have 3 young hens who are crosses of...