Frequently asked questions

How many hens, where to buy them, when and on what budget: Elsanor's answers for starting a family flock of purebred hens.

Calm, hardy, good layer, coloured eggs: our answers to choose the hen breed suited to your garden and your expectations.

Age at first egg, peak, seasons, regularity: Elsanor's answers, backed by the laying rates measured on our farm, breed by breed.

Weight, colour, shell, storage, oddities: understanding the hen's egg with answers from a breeder-selector.

Growth, sexing, weaning, moving outdoors: Elsanor's answers on chicks and raising pullets to adulthood.

Fertility, incubation, hatching, the rooster's role: Elsanor's answers, backed by the rates measured on our farm.

Prevention, parasites, moulting, quarantine, biosecurity: Elsanor's answers to keep your hens healthy.

Coop, run, feeding, behaviour: Elsanor's answers for your hens' daily life in the garden.

Standard, purebred, judging, ringing, shows: a breeder-selector's answers about purebred hens.

Official ringing, diameter, age at fitting, judging: Elsanor's answers on hen leg rings and poultry shows.

Laying rate, fertility, hatching: how we measure and publish our farm data, and how to read it.