Lewis Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I was expecting some sort of hybrid too Debs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Watch you don't slip on all that chicken poo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Gosh I was expecting them to have Warrens, not Orpingtons (however there again, it is South London ) That's not an Orpie in the 3rd one down .....roundest beak I've ever seen if it is Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Gosh I was expecting them to have Warrens, not Orpingtons (however there again, it is South London ) That's not an Orpie in the 3rd one down .....roundest beak I've ever seen if it is Sha x And there's a little black chicken in with the orps in the 2nd photo down. It only seems to have one neck feather Is it actually a naked neck, or is it some other kind of chook that has a naked neck for some reason? Or do my eyes need testing?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 That's a naked neck LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Thanks Tom It looks so tiny compared to those huuuuuge orps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Transylvanian naked neck Lewis wants ... father said no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 dont blame him , I think they look ugleeeeee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Ah those pics are so much better than the ones I took! I was quite shocked at the sight of the Naked Neck - I thought it had been abused/was an ex-batt of sorts! It was actually quite cute though and sat in my arms for quite a long fuss - didn't poo on me either! I think there might have been more chooks planned originally but Mudchute Farm had a fox attack and lost quite a few - including their Frizzle females, so I can't have one from them now One of the women there said that the Orpington branch of PAH should be opening soon, and hopefully they will have an event too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 The Orpingtons look lovely, I've never seen one in real life. I'll keep an eye out for the Orpington branch opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Kate Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 the Orps were VAST - I had no idea. and the little black naked things were most peculiar looking but then incredibly charming (i want them now). their black Hitler-esque hair dos made me laugh. It was a lot of fun and we ended up spending an hour in PAH and missing Argos, Staples and the toy store that we also needed to go to ( ) but i couldn't see why PAH had done it. it was a bit like a nice profile raiser for Mudchute farm and the charities but you'd have thought that with chicken gear to sell PAH would have wanted to be encouraging people to keep chickens. And lovely though the naked fellas were, I can see that your man on the clapham omnibus wouldn't be tempted... and the orps were just so big.... would have been nice to have some ex batts there and someone saying how easy it all is ( ) to encourage people to just do it. but then, I guess it was nice they just laid on some free entertainment with no agenda. good for them really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 For all those local to the new Orpington PAH apparently soon Ruxley Garden Centre is going to be stocking chickens! Had a lovely chat with the men in the pet bit this morning and some of them are going off on a course on chicken keeping so I'll be able to get my new girls from in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Oohh Lovely, I spend most weekend at Ruxley, so even more reason to drag OH there, mind you they do do a very good breakfast, so quite easy to bribe him. +WIR Lavender Mable Marjorie Violet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I like going there too, always with a visit to Cyril's for coffee and pastrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 For all those local to the new Orpington PAH apparently soon Ruxley Garden Centre is going to be stocking chickens! Had a lovely chat with the men in the pet bit this morning and some of them are going off on a course on chicken keeping so I'll be able to get my new girls from in there. Did they say when they would have chickens in will be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I'm a bit vague on when but within the next couple of months I'm so excited, I've got plans to get a couple of new girls as mine are 2 years and don't always lay every day. I'll keep going up there and checking. They are going to have them out the back where all the fencing type stuff is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I've just been up to Ruxley this morning for a tortoise lighitbulb and they have the chicken coops up and they are expecting the chickens to be delivered today!! The chap seemed a bit vague on the breeds they will have apart from saying they were hybrids and some are speckeldy I'm going to go back during the Easter holiday to have a look, okay I will probably be buying some during the holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Our Pests at Home seems to have soem very flimsy looking coops out front no news so far as I have heard of them stocking chooks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I didn't get a close look at the ones at Ruxley but they seemed really, really tall but with not much floor space. I'll have a better look when I next go back. They were very busy and it was quite early so didn't like to pry too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Our store had them outside when I drove past yesterday evening, I stopped to have a look... cheap Chinese imports of the sort that'll last one winter if you're lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
