Help sourcing pullets to lay colourful eggs

PrideandLuna

Just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of where I could source pullets or sexed chicks that would lay colourful eggs.
I am really interested in having a selection of different hens that lay different colour eggs. I know a lot of these are available as fertilised eggs but I have never incubated eggs and don’t have the equipment or a broody hen. That and I don’t want any cockerels. I would be open to other breeds if anyone has any other suggestions? But was particularly interested in the following: Green Egger hybrid of some kind, Cream Legbar, Mottled Java, Buff Orpingtons, Golden Spangled Appenzeller

I’m based in wicklow but am prepared to travel if needed.
Thanks in advance

ganmo

What do you mean by colourful?
My understanding of hens eggs is that you can get white or shades of brown

PrideandLuna

ganmo wrote: »

What do you mean by colourful?
My understanding of hens eggs is that you can get white or shades of brown

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2012/02/rainbow-of-egg-colors.html

No there are hens that have been bred over the years to produce different colours. For instance cream legbars and others will lay blue eggs and if they are bred with a rooster that produces brown eggs the hybrids lay green or even olive eggs.

BuboBubo

The only green egg layer I ever had was an Araucana cross. Olive green eggs!

Try the hen sale in Ballykeenan, Myshall, Co. Carlow - last Sunday morning of every month. It's in the former pet farm grounds. Loads of breeders and sellers there.

Legbars lay lovely light blue eggs too, as do Araucanas.

DBB

I may know just the person op! "Easter egger" hens that lay an olive green egg.
Will send you a pm

aonb

Big poultry sales at Larchill would be worth a visit

https://larchill.ie/poultry-sales-may-august-2018/

Marans lay lovely dark brown eggs - easy hens

Welsummers lay chocolate brown eggs - lovely hens

Buff Orpingtons - smashing hens,