Lavender Hens...

Lavender represents beauty, softness, a fragrant scent, and now a genetic strain of chickens, developed to be tinted with sweet lavender and grey. The two most popular breeds offered in Lavender are Ameraucana and Orpingtons. Somewhere between blue and silver these soft tinted birds are a unique variation on the breeds themselves. Still laying the breed distinct egg colour, yet more showy with it's lavender plumage.

Once you've added lavender hen's to your flock, why not take the theme further by planting lavender around your coop, it's chicken proof, drought tolerant, attracts bees, and deters pests, not to mention it smells great, and one shake of the plant is a great way to perfume the entrance of your coop. In southern France, lavender bouquets are used to deter scorpions and spiders from entering by the windows. Lavender is a great herb, with a bounty of uses, why not plan to plant some with your chickens this spring?

Go pick up some seed or plants this spring from your local garden center, and enjoy the smells and benefits of lavender. Can't wait for spring!

Lavender Ameraucana & Orpington Chicks Available this Summer 2013.
Limited Availability.