Solitary chicken - need advice

[Janty]

CookieMonster's OH collected something from ours last Saturday and dropped off the red eglu (Anfield) that is now home to the hooligan Duckiquacks.

 

Whilst he was walking through the garden, he saw the babies and asked what they were. I said to CookieMonster that he was quite taken with them and I didn't think she would have much resistance if she was to ask for some.

 

Here are the photos of :

 

P & J, the black and mottled pekins

Nessie, the blue bearded silkie

Rafa Henitas, the miniature Vorwerk

Dalglish, the amazingly over-friendly LF Australorp

 

Please excuse the ducks...they have grown up free ranging around the babies' eglu and now they think that they are friends. Trouble is, they want to preen the babies and they are having none of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Patricia W]

I love them all ! The ducks look so huge at the side of the chickens. So sweet..

 

Tricia

[Space Chick]

They are all gorgeous Janty (including the Ducks!)

[chick wiggle]

Oh they are beautiful Janty! I love the little pekins Go for it Cookie, Debs has already worked out the chicken maths for you re space

[dippy bird]

Ooooooohhhhhhh they are soooooooooo cute!!! Love the ducks as well!! I want ducks but my OH won't hear of it - he said that they poo even more than chickens!

[Janty]

My OH wasn't so keen at first and we were only looking after them for the in-laws but they have grown on him and he spent the weekend re-arranging the garden to include a ducky area.

 

[dippy bird]

Don't tempt me! Am just getting 4 more girls on Sat which will make my total 9 (I was only ever going to have 3 !), but did just say that maybe 5 would be better as it's an even number - he said he was going to put his foot down with a firm hand. Bless - he will give in when he sees those poor little ex bats.

[Cooks]

awww look at them I just showed him the pictures and he's got a soppy smile on his face, he really does like them

 

 

Is there a blue egg laying pekin???

[poachedegg]

Lovely pictures!

[Falkor]

awww look at them I just showed him the pictures and he's got a soppy smile on his face, he really does like them

 

 

Is there a blue egg laying pekin???

 

 

Yes Cookie, Janty has some of those too!

 

Although it took a couple of trys as if I recall correctly it was the blue egg layers that keep becoming boys

 

Not that i have is bookmarked or anything but this is the breeder http://mulberrymillstud.homestead.com/Smallfowl.html

 

WOW Jan, the duckiequwaks are HOOOOGEEE! Gorgeous though! Chooks too of course!

Edited October 5, 2009 by Guest

[Redwing]

They are all lovely Janty

[Fur 'n' Feathers]

Mmmmh! Is that a wool pompom?

Seriously, they are beautiful! Lucky you having ducks too!

[Plum]

Love the ducks

 

I want ducks, I want ducks, I want ducks

[Cooks]

Thanks Em, I will check that website out.

[Chickvic]

They're all lovely

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Don't tempt me! Am just getting 4 more girls on Sat which will make my total 9 (I was only ever going to have 3 !), but did just say that maybe 5 would be better as it's an even number - he said he was going to put his foot down with a firm hand. Bless - he will give in when he sees those poor little ex bats.

 

I was only going to have 3 as well......now I have 21 Dh always gives in as far as chooks are concerned...he tries to play the part of Prudence, but doesn't have a firm enough hand .......mind you his hand is very firm if I suggest a new baby............

 

Janty, what beauties, no wonder Mr CM was smitten ...she does have that "emergency" now...and it's a shame to have it empty.........

 

Oh CM, are you here too , I have a "bitza" bantam that I am hoping is going to produce blue eggs, she's my Araucana x Jasmine.......fingers crossed she'll lay sometime soon, she's about 18 weeks now & her brood sisters are very red in the face now especially Clover who looks a bit like she could have some mottled Pekin in her from Janty's pics.

 

Sha x

[Cooks]

awww she sounds lovely Sha

[Chook n Boo Mum]

awww she sounds lovely Sha

 

Once I've cleared some of the pics off my camera memory stick.....there are about 400 on it and only about 12 don't have feathers , I'll get some uptodate pics of all the other girls.

 

Sha x

[sparkysmum]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, they are beautiful My 15 yr old son just loves frizzles and can't wait to have his own.....................will have a very long wait tho'

[Chicken Shirl]

They are delightful. Loving the duckies how cute are they:clap:

 

Please stop posting piccies. I should be doing my Spanish Homework

[Lewis]

awww she sounds lovely Sha

 

Once I've cleared some of the pics off my camera memory stick.....there are about 400 on it and only about 12 don't have feathers , I'll get some uptodate pics of all the other girls.

 

Sha x

... and the 12 are just of the eglus and cubes?

 

Great photos Janty

 

I think I spotted some blue egg laying bantams on P.P.

[ClaireG]

They're fantastic Janty

[Chook n Boo Mum]

awww she sounds lovely Sha

 

Once I've cleared some of the pics off my camera memory stick.....there are about 400 on it and only about 12 don't have feathers , I'll get some uptodate pics of all the other girls.

 

Sha x

... and the 12 are just of the eglus and cubes?

 

No, even those have chooks in them somewhere !! I was trying to find a pic of my two children on there the other day & went about 100 in before I found one of my son & grandson

 

Obsessed....................just a bit !

 

Sha x