Chicken Breed Focus - Norfolk grey

[DiYMama540]

Another great breed information article by @sumi !! Beautiful birds!

 

[Perris]

Do you own Norfolk Greys? Are you a Norfolk Grey breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:

· What made you decide to get this breed?
· Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?
· What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?
· Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc!

Update now that the girls are all grown up: this is Eve

she laid 139 eggs in 2019, between going broody 3 times; I broke her once and let her hatch small clutches twice, so she also raised 5 chicks for me within the flock. She was a good broody, if verging on the overly-ferocious defender of her chicks. Her sibling Lily didn't go broody at all and laid 165 eggs through the year; I induced her to stop laying when she had a prolapse in November. The prolapse healed by itself and she went into molt. She hasn't resumed laying yet but is nearly fully feathered again. Both laid light brown eggs in the 57-63 g range (medium/large borderline here).
I chose this very rare breed to support the breeder trying to conserve them; I keep them for eggs and the entertainment that all chickens provide; and their best characteristic in my view is their foraging abilities (they are great hunters).

 

[Jedstar]

Anyone in Australia have this breed.

 

[N F C]

Beautiful breed, thanks for the focus thread on them @sumi!

@Perris great to hear from someone that actually has some of these, love the picture

 

[Perris]

thanks Debby; they move a bit too quickly for my camera to do them justice, which is a shame because they do look fabulous with their nice new feathers. Eve's mum was a show winner, and she's inherited elegance as well as looks.

 

[N F C]

thanks Debby; they move a bit too quickly for my camera to do them justice, which is a shame because they do look fabulous with their nice new feathers. Eve's mum was a show winner, and she's inherited elegance as well as looks.

With my picture taking abilities, a sitting bird moves too quickly

Very cool that the mum was a show winner!

 

[Perris]

 

[MaryJanet]

Anyone in Australia have this breed.

There was one pullet for sale in Adelaide recently. She sold in 10 minutes for $150!

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Great breed focus Sumi, thanks, I had never heard of them prior to today...

 

[Perris]

There was one pullet for sale in Adelaide recently. She sold in 10 minutes for $150!

I got mine (as 8-week olds) for £10 each! I can give you the name of the breeder if you want to investigate import options...