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[Janty]

Well, Posh and Baby did turn out to be Jamie and Robbie. It was obvious when we got to the farm and saw the other cockerels. I was sobbing...poor woman at Suffolk Pure Breeds must have thought that I was mad. They are now going to be stud birds with several gold brahma hens each. Husband says, 'What a life!'

 

I have brought home a blue partridge brahma hen, a buff columbian brahma hen and (couldn't resist) a gold brahma miniature who is a feisty little madam. I had all three roaming around the fruit cage earlier and the miniature was ruling the roost, sorting out the others. Therefore, I have decided to put her in the cube with the big girls rather than in the eglu with the littlies. I have put them all in to roost together tonight...I'm up at 6ish so I can keep them all in the run tomorrow and keep an eye on things.

 

The lady at Suffolk Pure Breeds did still charge me £20 per bird and so I have talked to Karen at MerrydalePoultry where we bought the birds and she has offered a full refund. However, we are travelling to Merrydale in the Spring for two more cochins and so I have said that we are happy to wait and have the refund taken off the cost of the two cochins instead.

 

I will post pictures tomorrow. Haven't had time today what with travelling, crying, sorting out the ex-batts we collected yesterday and integrating the three new girls.

 

At least I know that my boys wil be happy.

[Snowy]

Oh dear, what a day it sounds! Sorry about the boys, but it does sound like they will have a wonderful life! And the new girls sound gorgeous - especially the feisty little one! Can't wait to see pictures AND new cochins in the spring! AND ex-batts! (how many can you fit in altogether or is the sky the limit?)

[Janty]

Can't fit any more in after the Spring. We have a cube at the moment with a standard run and two extensions. In a week or sos time we are picking up another cube with the same amount of extensions. We also have an eglu for the bantams. Next year we are having a large run built for the bantams so that when they grow a bit, they won't be cramped in the eglu run. Then everybody should be happy. The ex-batts are currently living in a large run that we have put into the polytunnel. We have wrapped a large blanket around the run and they are toasty.

[Jules.]

I'm pleased that things are finally getting sorted... and i like the new names you gave to your cockrerel "girls!"

[Egluntyne]

Congratulations.

 

What a menagerie you are building up!

 

Shame about Jamie and Robbie though.

[Janty]

It is a shame but I know deep down that it was the right thing to do. I also know from looking around the farm that they will be happy.

[Karen & co.]

I'm glad your boys are now going to be happy little souls and the replacements will soon settle in

 

I have a black cochin, who is a real sweetie, she is so funny when she tries to run and keep up with the others

 

karen x

[Janty]

I have a blue cochin and a splash cochin. They are lovely. We have ordered a cuckoo cochin and a mottled cochin for next year. If they do not have any cuckoos then we may get a white frizzle cochin. I do love the cochins and brahmas.

[little chickadee]

Sorry to hear we were all right, but glad that you've managed to give them away to live the life of Riley and you've managed to get some new girls too. Have fun with them Janty

[Janty]

Thanks