AvGen Suppliers of Imported and Rare Breeds

Importers of rare breeds in 2014 & 2015 0417 000 713 [email protected] PO Box 49, Mudgee NSW 2850 www.avgenpoultry.com.au About AvGen Our Breeds

We are a small family Our breeding stock was sourced from some of the owned and operated best breeders in the UK, and we are incredibly grateful business that successfully they supported this endeavour. A number of the breeds imported rare breeds imported in 2014 and 2015 were from the stock originally sourced for of from the ARPIS. Almost all of the breeds in our 2016 importation are from entirely United Kingdom (UK) new stock sourced from UK breeders in 2015. We have over 27 colour into Australia in 2014 and varieties in 19 imported breeds available and more planned in 2016. 2015. The AvGen imports were the first successful Breeds of the 2014 importation Breeds of the 2015 importation importations of pure bred chicken breeds since • Black Crèvecœur • Buff Cochin the early 1950s. We are • Derbyshire Red Cap • Buff Orpington undertaking our final and • Dark • Dark Cuckoo English largest importation of • Gold and Yellow Dutch Marans (Dark Egg Strains) rare chicken breeds and • La Flèche colour varieties in 2016. • Campine in Silver, Gold • Lakenvelder and Citrus • Chocolate Orpington Possibly the largest rare • White Bantam breed preservation • French Marans in Black • Platinum Orpington project of its kind, in the Copper, Blue Copper, Bantam world. We are excited Wheaten, Blue Wheaten • Vorwerk to help make Australian and Clay • Welsummer poultry fancier’s dreams • Old English Pheasant (Dark Egg Strains) a reality. We hope these Fowl in Gold breeds are embraced by • We also supply a top laying strain both the enthusiast and • Sumatra in Black, Blue of white leghorns, quality large conservationist alike. and Splash fowl Australorp and some other Some of the imported non-imported poultry breeds. breeds and strains are rare in their own country of origin and we now have the responsibility to ensure that their future is secured.

Ask us for an expression of interest form today! The Importations

Our importations were the successful culmination of a ‘rescue mission’ to salvage what remained of the very unfortunate failed

A selection of the breeds importation attempt of and colour varieties planned the Australian Rare Poultry for the 2016 importation Importation Syndicate (ARPIS). After hearing • Appenzeller in Gold • Leghorn Brown PB and about the syndicate’s and Silver Silver Duckwing decision to discontinue • Brahma in Blue Partridge, • Light Sussex (Fred Hams’ with the project and Blue Silver, Dark, Gold Utility Strain) the subsequent rapid and Red Pyle • Nankin dispersal of the source • Dark Dorking • New Hampshire Red flocks in the UK breeding • Fayoumi in Silver & Citrus • facility; Jan Sparks and • Friesian Fowl • Phoenix in Gold Duckwing, Lyn Campbell were able • Hamburg Bantam in Partridge and Silver to halt the flock dispersal Gold Pencilled and Silver Duckwing and closure of the facility Pencilled • Bantam in before it was complete. • Hamburg in Black, Gold Black and Cuckoo Pencilled, Gold Spangled, • Scots Dumpy in Black Just a few breeds remained Silver Pencilled, Citrus and Cuckoo in the UK breeding facility Pencilled and Silver • White Siciliana and we set about funding Spangled • Transylvanian Naked the facility and staff to • Mottled Houdan Neck in Black continue operations, and • (Cream/Cotswold) began sourcing more breeds and varieties for future imports. This project wouldn’t have been possible without the valuable efforts of the UK team; Dr David Spackman, Mr Rob Gauld and Mr Stuart Wilson.

In partnership with Jan and Geoff Sparks we have continued to facilitate the running of the UK breeding facility and are undertaking one last importation of purebred chicken breeds and varieties in 2016. Place your order for an imported breed Our prices start from just $50 per bird

Buying Imported Breeds

If you are interested in purchasing any of the imported breeds or would like more information please contact us via email [email protected], phone 0417 000 713, by post PO Box 49, Mudgee NSW 2850 or visit our website www.avgenpoultry.com.au.

Credits: P1: Yellow Dutch Bantam Male, owned by Simon York, photo Rupert Stephenson. P2: Dark Dorking female, photo Rupert Stephenson; Vorwerk Male, owned by Alison Wells and Robert Harrison, photo Luke Price; Lakenvelder male, photo Jed Dwight. P3: Crevecœur male, bred by AvGen, photo Mike Fidler; Gold Brahma Hen, owned by Alison Wells and Robert Harrison, photo Luke Price; Welsummer - Dark Egg Strain, owned by Kevin Bowkett, photo Luke Price; Two Welsummer eggs from our imported dark egg strain pullets, photo Lyn Campbell; Buff Orpington Male, photo Jed Dwight. P4: Dark Cuckoo English Marans pair - Dark Egg Strain, owned by Kevin Bowkett, photo Luke Price; Imported Redcap male, photo Mike Fidler; chicks bred from imported stock, photo Lyn Campbell; Vorwerk female, photo Jed Dwight; Sumatra male, photo Rupert Stephenson.

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