BarbaraJ Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I went to thornes today to have a look see what they had. they had some lovely columbines. Does anyone have these? blue egg layers apparently some had tufty heads Only thing they didn't have Bluebells, i really would like a Bluebell and they have them in Cambridge so i can see us having a trip to cambridge for a bluebell then back to Thornes for some others good job i have a obliging taxi service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 We've got a columbine "Matilda". She lays white eggs, but some lay blue or green too. Apparently it depends on the colour of their ears as to what colour eggs they will lay. So make sure you pick one with blue or green ears, not what we did! Having said that she's our fav chook! She's going through a moult at the moment so she's a bit grumpy and not laying! She'll get over it though and hopefully she'll be back to normal soon. Good luck with whatever you choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I went to thornes today to have a look see what they had. they had some lovely columbines. Does anyone have these? blue egg layers apparently some had tufty heads Only thing they didn't have Bluebells, i really would like a Bluebell and they have them in Cambridge so i can see us having a trip to cambridge for a bluebell then back to Thornes for some others good job i have a obliging taxi service If you are coming to Cambridge pop in mine for a tea/coffee I am about 3 miles from the breeder in Bottisham.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Maisie, my Columbine, is a real character and is the friendliest of my three. She lays green eggs - her earlobes are slightly greeny (see photo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Maisie, my Columbine, is a real character and is the friendliest of my three. She lays green eggs - her earlobes are slightly greeny She's a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 she's beautiful ANH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 She is lovely they were lots of variants of the colours in the columbines as there usually is in most hybrids. thanks for the offer loopyloo, will let you know if i get time though i doubt hubby will want to hang around with 2 places to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Our columbine is a grey colour with the ginger colour on her neck. They are pretty girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 thanks for the offer loopyloo, will let you know if i get time though i doubt hubby will want to hang around with 2 places to go! that's true and I also might be at work :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 ANH that is one beautiful chook, you should send that second photo to Omlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 She's beautiful ANH! I particularly like the tufty hairdo behind her comb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 My Columbine Freya ought to start laying any day now. She's been crouching for a couple of weeks and I check the nestbox about three billion times a day but so far nothing from her. I got excited earlier because she was noisily hanging around the coop but she eventually wandered off. She's such a lovely girl, very friendly now and very cheeky! I think she'll lay green eggs, her ears look more green than blue in my opinion. We did buy two Columbines but our other one, Catherine, died after just a month. She was totally a different colour to Freya but still ever so beautiful. I love their punky hair so much so that I've got Cream Legbar eggs in my incubator in the hope of adding more punky haired girls to my flock. Beautiful Catherine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Here's a photo of my Columbine Bumble with her two friends. She's pretty easy going most of the time and doesn't seem to mind being carried round by an 8 year old ( who then feeds her sultanas). She normally lays lovely green eggs but she's on strike at the moment, she moulted in October / November so I am assuming that she will start again soon. http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg311/Mrswebmuppet/New_chucks2_s.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I think she'll lay green eggs, her ears look more green than blue in my opinion. I think you're right, they look the same colour as my Maisie's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 How funny, I came over here to ask about ear colour and found this thread. I have a Jasmine and her ear colour looks yellowish green so I'm hoping for lovely green coloured eggs although I would have preferred blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I have three columbines/skylines two of which look just like Maisie (above). One is more black and white. Two lay blue eggs and one lays green, very pretty. They are the biggest and most unfriendly of all our chooks though. They dominate the flock and Hazel who is chief hen looks like a cockerel but lays eggs. She is a she-he who jumps on all the others!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I have 2, one lays blue & one lays green Super hens, but rather skittish - photos in my gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I have 2, one lays blue & one lays green Eggcellent! They certainly are beautiful everyone who has posted pictures of them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheik Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Our columbine came from Thorne's too. She's laid blue-green eggs very reliably all year. She was very affectionate as a pullet but once she started laying she became very nervous and flighty, she's our hardest chicken to handle, she is even wary of eating from our hands . If you search this forum for Luna you will find more pics, but here are some new ones: /\dam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 /\dam - she's lovely too. Great pics as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi, I've had 2 columbines / skylines from Thornes. Toast and Marmalade - Toast lays greeny eggs,a nd Marmaldae a lovely blue egg. Marmalade crouches and I can get hold of her - Toast on the other hand I can;t get anywhere near. I got them at the same time as my bluebelle - Bella, who is starting to get a bit big for her boots. Now I know Thornes has more columbines - I may have to pay them yet anopther visit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi, I've had 2 columbines / skylines from Thornes. Toast and Marmalade - Toast lays greeny eggs,a nd Marmaldae a lovely blue egg. Marmalade crouches and I can get hold of her - Toast on the other hand I can;t get anywhere near. I got them at the same time as my bluebelle - Bella, who is starting to get a bit big for her boots. Now I know Thornes has more columbines - I may have to pay them yet anopther visit..... lol i was worried about mentioning it as thought everyone would go snap them up before i am ready for them beautiful birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Barbara the man up the road from me has one skyline left at £15 edited... and bluebelles come to mention it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
