helenmb Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 It's a few weeks since I took some photos of the girlies but I braved the wind this morning to take some shots and am amazed how much they have changed. There are loads more pictures here in my gallery album with some good close-ups of heads, plumage and my other 3 slightly older girls taken also today . The 4 younger girls are now about 26 weeks, only one has started to lay and it is Marigold (the smallest of ALL the girls) who is a Buff Mottled Leghorn so she layed a lovely white egg to boot (see my current avatar) . Here are the before and after shots:- Marigold - Buff Mottled Leghorn Before After Dorabella - Speckled Sussex (she's a really big girl now) Before After Pearl - Splash Leghorn (in her favourite pose!) Before After Evadne - Cream Legbar (the slowest to mature I think) Before After Hopefully we will get some eggs from them soon now that Marigold has shown them the way. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Wow, what a transformation . Can't believe how big their combs & wattles are . Lovely looking girls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Aww, they're lovely. You should get eggs soon! My young ones I had from a similar age came into lay in late Feb at the age of about 30weekish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Well, they were stunners then and even more stunning now! Really beautiful especially Marigold I am planning to go to Pear Tree Farm for my next lot (its about 400 yards away!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Lovely photo's & gorgeous looking girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 oh what beautiful girls I am so envious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 They are gorgeous girls. I love the colouring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbluebadger Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Wow what lovely girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 what lovely girls, they are gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Lovely girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 How beautiful are those girls, Marigold is my favourite, I love her colourful plumage and floppy comb, she is so cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 How beautiful are those girls, Marigold is my favourite, I love her colourful plumage and floppy comb, she is so cute. She is becoming quite a character, I must admit I have a very soft spot for her too. She is also getting much tamer which I'm glad about as she can fly so well, could easily could clear 6ft! I think the egg laying has calmed her down a lot too. Thanks everyone for your kind words. My DH said when he saw the pictures earlier when I was posting what a colourful flock I'd got and how much he likes them. His favourite I think is Evadne as he likes her fluffy little hat . Hx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 beautiful chickens, where did you get them from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Wow....they are so pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 beautiful chickens, where did you get them from? I got them from Pear Tree Farm near Towcester in Northamptonshire (if you use Firefox you might find that the page doesn't load correctly so I had to revert to IE7). They are not professional breeders just enthusiastic poultry keepers, they do lots of showing I think and have loads of really amazing bantams. My other 3 girls I bought from Cambridge Poultry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 thanks i tried Pear Tree farm lol on firefox and had to use IE to open it, i couldn't see any prices on there , looks about 1 1/2 hrs away so would need to ring really first see what they have. Mine came from cambridge poultry too lovely people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 I emailed them at the time to find out exactly what pullets they had available. I think they were around £20. I totally agree about Cambridge Poultry they are the best, so much so I asked Barbara to add them to the Omlet Breeders Supplier list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I just wish they did a blue/green egg layer, as I would be there in a shot!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 they have a white egg layer!! white leghorn ready to buy 24th of this month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 white leghorns are too flighty for me, my brother has them plus I have a white girlie, ok she lays cream eggs, but I think her cream eggs are lovely He's a really nice man at Cambridge Poultry though, and when I first looked there (when I first set out getting chickens) he didn't do bluebelles!, which was why I got mine eleswhere, and then turned I up to get my chickens and all the bluebelles had all been reserved without them realising I wanted a bluebelle amyway.. so I just got Cocoa and Sugar. I will get one this time though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
