moochoo Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Today we decided to go to Cotswold chickens to get a heat lamp for our brooder. The only thing we didn't have in order to be prepared for when we'd done the dispatch course in Sheffield. We had no plans on getting any chicks as we thought Jude was waiting for her next delivery. While we were talking to her she said she'd had her delivery and the chicks were 3 days old. It would have been rude not to take a few home on Easter Sunday, wouldn't it? So we now have 6 little dinners happily stuffing their little beaks. They are apparently all County Golds but 3 are very light yellow and the other 3 are bronze. The learning begins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hurrah! We have the same ones, the bronze ones are faster growing then the yellow, I think the bronze ones are the Country Gold birds We are pleased with ours, they are growing well and looking very tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Here they are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 They are very cute! awwww. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 aww. You can't eat them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Luckily they get very ugly very quickly. Its like having something from jurassic park stomping around here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hmm. I will have to be strong, as I presume my light sussex boys will look cute They are destined to be dinners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 They look really cute, but I'm sure it won't last long. Are they having names? or did I just ask a ridiculous question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 No, we're not naming them. Although one has been called Gobby already! I think it's one of the boys and he loves to stand up tall and shout...very amusing. They're just being collectively known as "the dinners". It's our first time having chicks of any sort and it's been so interesting seeing them do chickeny behaviour at such a young age. The wing/leg stretch is very cute when they're this tiny. Just got to focus on the end result.....yummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Nooooo, they are too cute! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 We always call ours Dinner as well - they look very cute! We were going to go to Jude's today - just as well we didn't I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 I think you've got enough little ones to deal with at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
