Thank you for your interest in Lay Me A Rainbow eggs.
The 2026 breeding season is NOW OPEN.
All breeds have reached peak fertility, thanks to our small 5-hen breeding groups. Lay rates are now good and increasing with each extra minute of daylight.
Preorders for our Black Copper Marans and Cream Legbars are currently being dispatched in the order placed.
— If you have not heard from me already, please check your spam folder. Eggs will not be sent without a response to my email checking the proposed date suits —
Currently plentiful and available for near-immediate dispatch (within 1-2 weeks) are:
- Our signature dozen The Paintbox including Black Copper Marans, Welsummers and Olives + sometimes isobel Araucanas and blue-laying Frizzles
- Olives — producing some of our prettiest eggs this season, including both first generation olives + deeper generations, with speckling
For your chicken fix, you may enjoy listening to season 1 of CHOOK, the podcast I host for chicken keepers and serious breeders on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen here.
Official Marans egg colour charts are in stock, from France, sent in rigid mailers.
We express post Australia-wide each Monday, in carefully packed Eggspress Safe foam. You will always receive pictures of your exact eggs and a tracking code on the day they’re sent.
Farm gate pick-up is available in-season, by appointment.
IMPORTANT By ordering, you agree to our Terms & Conditions, so we ask that you read them carefully and seek any clarification now. We want you to be happy but please understand fertilised eggs do not come with a guarantee. If you are not comfortable with the risks and variable hatch rates associated with incubating eggs that have been transported, either by Australia Post or by you, please don’t purchase.
A note on egg colour: Eggs are photographed for the website at the start of the season, when shells are darkest. For current egg colour, please ask or see our latest social media posts. Prior to packaging, you will receive a photograph and video of your exact eggs.
