Our Promise
“Every single bird we sell is fully vaccinated and bred by us. We are breeders not dealers and we promise to never sell a bird that isn’t traced back directly to one of our breeding pens. It’s hard work but it’s worth it to produce quality, healthy and traceable hens.”
Our Breeds
Large Fowl
Orpingtons - Buff, White, Lavender, Lavender mottled, Cuckoo, Gold laced, Silver Laced, Chocolate Mottled
Cream Legbars
Marans - Cuckoo, Copper Black, Silver
Araucana - Lavender
Leghorns - Brown, Crele, Barred, Lavender, Isabella
Sussex - Light, Buff, Speckled
Cochins - White, Black, Buff, Cuckoo, Gold Partridge
Rhode Island Red
Bantams
Pekins - Lavender, Millefleur, Porcelain, Mottled, Columbian, Lemon Cuckoo
Silkies - various colours
Old English Game
Fresian
Sablepoots
Let us help
Alex has a vast amount of knowledge on all things poultry and he can help you decide on what breed is most suitable for you. Whether you want loads of eggs, something pretty or something friendly for the kids, Alex can help you choose which breed is best suited to you.
The Hermitage Farm Difference
Pure Breed
We don’t do hybrids - we see the value in quality and stunning pure and heritage breeds. We are passionate about preserving these breeds and offering them to people as living pieces of art as well as egg layers and pets.
Vaccinated
We follow a commercial level vaccine programme which means our birds are stronger, healthier and go onto lay more eggs. It’s a lot of work and requires skill and dedication but we are strong on the principle that it produces stronger, healthier and therefore happier hens.
Bred by us
The easy way to sell poultry is to buy in a truck load and pretend they were bred by you. This isn’t how we do it and we believe it’s the right way. Every single bird is traceable back to its parent stock and we can guarantee the welfare, health and origins of every single bird we sell.