sti chick Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 We are now the very proud owners of 12 girls. Heres some pics for you all to enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 They're lovely - how old are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Lovely! Are they Coral , Sussex and Warrens/Rangers ??? They look like they are settling in well and your run looks fantastic! Do they have names or not? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Aww, they're gorgeous . I love their little baby combs & wattles . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Aww, how cute are they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 They're lovely - how old are they? they are 16 weeks old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Lovely! Are they Coral , Sussex and Warrens/Rangers ??? They look like they are settling in well and your run looks fantastic! Do they have names or not? Tom yes got 3 sussex and 3 corals then 6 h&n Brown nicks and we have only named 1 (scooby) but are on the case for the rest! thank you for the comment on the run......my husband mark really did me proud building it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Congratulations - that is going to be a lot of eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Aaah! They are gorgeous - I remember when mine looked like that, it's amazing how quickly they mature. I don't know how you are going to tell them apart though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Aaah! They are gorgeous - I remember when mine looked like that, it's amazing how quickly they mature. I don't know how you are going to tell them apart though! telling them apart is going to be hard......i did say to my hubby that i would paint their legs different colours with nail varnish ........but i think leg rings would be best lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 They are lovely. Have they got names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Lovely pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 They are lovely. Have they got names? thank you only 1 has a name so far, as its the only one that we can recognise and she is my son's hen and he has called her scooby( shown in 3rd picture ). lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 They're lovely! You're going to have mountains of lovely eggs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 They are lovely, congratulations. You are going to have fun thinking of a dozen names for them too! They look to have settled in already. Happy Days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Lovely girls- the light sussex are my favourites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Your white hens are so white! That, of course, will all change once they are free-ranging! Can't wait to get my Honeysuckle into a bath, but its pointless at the moment....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 my sugar is a dirt muffin!, she looks like an amber star at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 They are lovely Scooby is a good name and very original Be prepared to do no housework in the next few weeks it will go to rack & ruin whilst you spend hours watching them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 My white Splash Leghorn Pearl is very 'Splashed' at the moment too. Seems to always find a not-so-dry dirt bath every time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I know they love getting mucky!, mine were so mucky yesterday they were walking over the leaves picking them up on their feet as they went, I just wish I had had a camera to hand I had to clean their feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Ahhh they are so gorgeous...... i have na empty eglu and it was going to be a spare but I cant decide whether to rescue some more exbatts or get some really different hens. i would love a blue egg layer... Anyone know which breed that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 hybrid - Skyline/columbine pure breed - cream legbar theres more I am sure, but I cant think off the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Gorgeous girlies. I had forgotten how narrow their bodies are when they are that young, my girls are so buxom now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackgold Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 it is funny how we forget. Was looking at the first day pics from our omlet hens, how the have changed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
