Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Martin B]

No that's the legbar.

[Paola]

No that's the legbar.

 

Thank you Martin

[Martin B]

I want one too!

[Paola]

They are gorgeous. I have added them to my wish list

[Martin B]

Mum has said I can have another chook in January but I'll blag to her it is safer to get 2.

[Paola]

Mum has said I can have another chook in January but I'll blag to her it is safer to get 2.

 

Of course they only come in pairs

[Martin B]

I agree 100%

[Lesley]

[Martin B]

I also want to hatch chicks and rescue hens!

[The Dogmother]

Another update and pictures - sorry that it's taken me so long, but things are hectic at the moment

 

Herbert is enormous now and has a darker feather on one wing; I wonder what his colouring will end up like He is very assertive and likes his food. Fleur has been picking on him because she thinks that she should be the only stunning white chicken around, but he is much bigger than her and holds his corner well. I think he is ready to go back to Lesley's any time now.

 

The barnies are getting really big now. One of them now has a definite comb and some wattles, so I think that'll be the male, it's colouring is the same as the other one, but the experts on the pekinbantams.com forum assure me that is normal and that he'll get his male feathers through soon. The other barnie is the same size, but has a much less noticeable comb and no wattles, and a longer tail, I think this will be a pullet, if it is, then Rosie has called it Betty Spaghetti.

 

Lavinia is looking a bit sorry for herself, she is moulting quite badly, and isn't her usual big fat cushion of feathers. But she's done a great job of rearing her lovely brood - they are all big and strong.

 

They all freerange with the biggies all day now and there doesn't seem to have been any problem with bullying apart from the usual sniping.

 

What fine boys we are...

 

Herbert enjoying the last of the sun

 

Male Barnie chick

 

Lavinia with two of her chicks

 

Invading the big girls run... what a mess!

 

Can you see me?

[Louise]

I want Herbert

 

Don't think my neighbours would be too impressed though

 

They are all gorgeous Clare Lavinia has done a wonderful job for you

[Guest]

I can't recognise them now Clare

 

They have grown so much

 

They are lovely

[The Dogmother]

Thanks Guys, I love them all to bits, well, maybe except for Herbert, who gave me a very firm peck when I offered him some corn at lunchtime to get him in the run

[Paola]

Great pics as always Clare Sounds like it is time to stick Herbert in a cab to Lesleys

[The Dogmother]

I'll pack his little cardboard suitcase and book it now Paola

 

I plan to hang onto the 'barnie two' until I am certain what sex they are.

[chocchick]

I think he's lost enough cute fluffiness that I won't have to do a midnight rescue attempt.

He could make a nice trio with Louise's white chickens though...

[The Dogmother]

That's what I though Choccster - they could hunt in a pack

[Martin B]

They look beautiful. I can't believe how big Herbert is!

[Lesley]

Herbert will be a beautiful cockerel Louise - are you sure your girls don't want company?

[The Dogmother]

They could probably do without him 'bothering' them

[Snowy]

Well done Clare, they are so gorgeous! Even Herbert, despite not being cute and fluffy anymore! You really do need to pack him off to Leslie's or there may well be a chooknapping!

[Louise]

Much as I would love him Lesley my neighbours would go mad

 

I promised them when I first got the girls I wouldn't get a cockerel

[Lesley]

Oh!

[Louise]

Just don't tell me when he goes for the chop

[Lesley]

Thought you might like to see the rest of the family!

 

A very bad photo of our remaining 2 barnevelder chicks - I had to point and shoot through the run door as i can't get down to Eglu level

You can see the difference between them - one has a brown head and one has a very dark, almost black, head.

 

This is our bantam Mum with Herbert's brother

 

Herbert's sister - Sherbert and the 2 Cream Legbar chicks (1 hen 1 cock)

 

This is what Herbert will grow up to be - this is his Dad, Nelson, minus a few tail feathers.