Leighton Buzzard Chickens

We are a group of urban chickens living in a small garden in a Bedfordshire town.  We have two humans and two cat friends.

 

We’re different from your ordinary chickens

We are layers of award-winning eggs, we like to introduce technology into our coop and we enjoy collecting and analysing statistics about the eggs we lay.

Chicken Profiles

Henerys Targaryhen II
Henerys Targaryhen
Miss Moneyhenny
Maranda
Princess Layer
Ella
Sam
Repecka
Pepper
Chilli
Henerys Targaryhen II

Henerys Targaryhen II

Leghorn

Henerys (Stormborn, of house Targaryhen, second of her name) arrived after the sad departure of Henerys.  Frankly it was such a great name we couldn’t afford to let it go, and it’s a fitting tribute to the original Henerys who brought much joy in her short time with us.

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Henerys Targaryhen

Henerys Targaryhen

Leghorn

Henerys was one of the first trio of chickens to enter the second coop and run, alongside Miss Moneyhenny and Maranda.  She’s a Leghorn who lays pure white eggs.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t very well and was replaced by Henerys II just over two weeks after she arrived.

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Miss Moneyhenny

Miss Moneyhenny

Hybrid blue egg layer

Miss Moneyhenny was one of the first trio of chickens to enter the second coop and run, alongside Maranda and Henerys Targaryen.  She’s a hybrid blue egg layer, with Araucana and Leghorn blood.

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Maranda

Maranda

Maran

Maranda was one of the first trio of chickens to enter the second coop and run, alongside Miss Moneyhenny and Henerys Targaryhen.  She’s a Maran, hence the name, who lays lovely dark eggs.

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Princess Layer

Princess Layer

Rhode Island Red x Light Sussex

Princess Layer joined us in August 2015.  She lays the largest eggs, she lays at an astonishing rate and her eggs have won multiple awards at poultry shows, and boy does she let us know about it all!  She’s quite the diva but we wouldn’t change that for the world.  She’s also the friendliest hen and doesn’t mind hopping up on the humans’ laps.

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Ella

Ella

Columbine

Sam ‘n’ Ella arrived in April 2014 after Chilli passed away.  Ella is the least prolific layer of all the hens however she makes up for this by laying beautiful blue/green shelled eggs.  She’s quite introverted, enjoying the company of the other chickens but not all that keen on human interaction.

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Sam

Sam

Silver Amber Link

Sam ‘n’ Ella arrived in April 2014 after Chilli passed away.  Sam was chosen as she was the same breed as Chilli, who had a lovely temperament.  Sam laid 199 eggs in her 210 days with us.

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Repecka

Repecka

Hipswell Ranger

Repecka joined the flock in November 2011 and quickly established herself as the mother hen, a role she relished during her last couple of years after her laying days ended after producing 658 eggs.  Her egg-laying partnership with Chilli is unrivalled in the flock.

Like most hens, Repecka would do almost anything for mealworms.

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Pepper

Pepper

Hipswell Coucou

Pepper, along with Chilli, was one of the two founding chickens of Leighton Buzzard chickens.  They started the flock in September 2011 after a visit to a garden centre during a chilli festival, hence the names.

Sadly Pepper wasn’t around for very long as she passed away after only 40 days, but she laid 10 lovely eggs during that time.

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Chilli

Chilli

Silver Amber Link

Chilli, along with Pepper, was one of the two founding chickens of Leighton Buzzard chickens.  They were purchased in September 2011 after a visit to a local garden centre during a chilli festival, hence the names.

Chilli laid 436 brown eggs during her time with us.

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Awards

CategoryChicken(s)Result
2018 Henley Show
6 large or bantamHenerys II
3 AOC largePrincess Layer
6 large or bantamPrincess Layer
Decorated eggs (over 16)n/a
2 distinct colours largePrincess Layer / Miss Moneyhenny
Single large eggHenerys II
3 AOC largeHenerys II4th
2 distinct colours largePrincess Layer / Henerys II4th
2018 Northampton & District Poultry Club Egg Show
6 large any colourHenerys II
3 large white/creamHenerys II
1 large white/creamHenerys II
1 large AOCMiss Moneyhenny
Large contentsHenerys II
3 large light brownPrincess Layer
1 large light brownPrincess Layer
3 large distinct coloursPrincess Layer / Henerys II / Miss Moneyhenny
1 large AOCElla
6 large any colourPrincess Layer
2018 High Wycombe & District Poultry Society Egg Show
3 large brown eggsPrincess Layer
6 large or bantam eggsMiss Moneyhenny
3 large eggs AOCMiss Moneyhenny
Single large eggPrincess Layer
Large ContentsHenerys II
6 large or bantam eggsHenerys II
3 large eggs AOCHenerys II
2 distinct colours largePrincess Layer / Henerys II
Large ContentsMiss Moneyhenny
2018 Billington Poultry Club Spring Show
1 large light brownPrincess Layer
1 large whiteHenerys II
1 large dark brownMaranda
6 any colour largeMiss Moneyhenny
* Princess Layer's 1 large light brown egg won the Best Single Egg tankard
2018 Northampton & District Poultry Club Spring Show
3 large distinct coloursHenerys II / Miss Moneyhenny / Princess Layer
3 large white/creamHenerys II
3 large light brownPrincess Layer
3 large any other colourMiss Moneyhenny
1 large white/creamHenerys II
1 large light brownPrincess Layer
1 large any other colourMiss Moneyhenny
6 large any colourMiss Moneyhenny
Large contentsMiss Moneyhenny
2017 Billington Poultry Club Autumn Show
6 any colour largeHenerys II
Large contentsHenerys II
3 distinct coloursHenerys II / Miss Moneyhenny / Princess Layer
3 any colour largeHenerys II
1 large blueMiss Moneyhenny
1 large whiteHenerys II
2017 High Wycombe & District Poultry Society Open Show
6 large or bantamHenerys II
2 distinct colours, largeHenerys II / Miss Moneyhenny
3 large of any other colourHenerys II
Single large eggPrincess Layer
Large ContentsPrincess Layer
3 dark brown largePrincess Layer
2017 Henley Show
3 large eggs, any other colourPrincess Layer
Single large eggPrincess Layer
Large contentsPrincess Layer
2 distinct colours, largePrincess Layer / Henerys
2017 Northampton & District Poultry Club Egg Show
6 large brown eggsPrincess Layer
3 large brown eggsPrincess Layer
Single large brown eggPrincess Layer
Single large egg of any other colourElla
3 large of any other colourElla
2016 Northampton & District Poultry Club Egg Show
3 large brown eggsPrincess Layer
6 large brown eggsPrincess Layer
Single large egg of any other colourElla
3 large eggs of any other colourElla
Single large brown egg
Princess Layer
2015 Northampton & District Poultry Club Egg Show
Single large egg of any other colourElla
Egg contentsElla

 

 

 

 

 

Mathemateggs

Since 13th September 2011 we’ve laid 3897 eggs at an average of 62.9g.

Largest egg laid was 95.3g, laid by Princess Layer on 6th April 2016.

Smallest egg laid was 11.0g, laid by Ella on 20th April 2017.

Latest egg was logged on 6th May 2020.

Visit www.lbchickens.co.uk/mathemateggs for a more comprehensive data table.

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