Needwood Blackails are hybrids with a Rhode Island Red father and a hybrid mother of two strains of Light Sussex. They are medium sized hardy birds coping well with the heat of the summer and the mud and rain of winter. They are friendly, easy to manage and suit a small garden group or a larger free-ranging flock

Temperament – Friendly. Inquisitive. An exceptionally good layer. Hardy.

Eggs – They are a layer of mid-brown eggs and can lay up to approximately 300 in their first year of lay.