Redwing Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Must not get attached, must not get attached, must not get attached.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 oh dear, they look awfully cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 They do don't they? Don't name them you may find it easier to eat them then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 They look great, which breed are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Very appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 They are SO cute! Be strong Redwing! (although I bet you are already attached aren`t you? Just a little bit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 They look great, which breed are they? They are called Country Gold chickens and they are from the brill Cotswold Chickens http://www.cotswoldchickens.com/table.htm They are slow growing ones My husband says I am in BIG trouble if I get to the course in April and find out I don't have the stomach for this as we will have purchased our second batch by then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That's great, we want to buy our meat birds from there. It'll be interesting to see how you get on with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrie Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 This is an idea I am also thinking about. Before we had our chickens (last September) I did buy free range eggs but wasn't too bothered about where my meat came from. But since having the chickens and watching Hugh's chicken run it is now a real consideration. We have now given up non free range chicken meat for Lent,( to give me time to pursuade husband) I have talked about the idea of our own chicks for meat, initially it was a deffinate NO from the children, but today I have shown them some photo's on the main chicken forum of someone's rescued ex bats (bald and very sad looking) and they were horrified and can now see where I am coming from. Please do let us all know how you get on, I agree don't name them or pick them up much. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Awwww. I wish you well with the new venture. We can't do it here, but next house . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Ooh, Redwing, how lovely! Hope you don't get too attached. Our table bitds are being hatched for us; we'll be getting them at 6 weeks old, so we think we have seven or eight weeks to get everything sorted. DH and his friend have been clearing the allotment (it was in a terrible state), and we'll be ready just about it in time. I wanted to go to Cotswold chickens and get the breed you did, but DH and his friend have arranged to get some dual purpose french breed They know someone locally who hatches chicks for the table and thats what he buys, so he is getting the eggs in. He's going to be raising his on the same allotment site as us, but on another plot. We'll see how these turn out and then decide what to do for the next batch. Assuming there is a second batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I hope it goes well - our first 4 came from there - however it turned out only one was a County Gold, the other 3 were an even slower growing type! Good luck, Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Very cute redwing, lets hope they grow out of that soon . Glad they are healthy and thriving well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I know I can't say this but they look very cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Ahh, so you've been visiting Jude then! Did you get to cuddle the puppies? I was cuddling those chicks the other day - they won't be so cute in a few weeks time Tasha and you'll not be worried about despatching them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
