Chicken Shirl Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Need you ask Chicken Shirl? She's going for the lucky number. At great speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I have 11,started with three,then got 2 more,then got 4 ex-bats,and then sneakily bought 2 more(for my hubbys valentines pressie of course)!! NAMES: JUDY (AKA HOUDINI) SWEETY BETTY (AKA BETTY BOOP) SUSSEX MARGARET( AKA MAGGIE MAY) RANGER MAUD (AKA MAUDULUS) BLACK ROCK AGGIE (AKA BAGGY AGGIE) WHITE STAR THE CORRIE GIRLS (EX BATS) RITA ELSIE HILDA MAVIS THE SHAMELESS GIRLS (BLUEBELLS) LILLIAN MIMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Need you ask Chicken Shirl? She's going for the lucky number. At great speed. Sadly Shirl, until I can persuade OH that WIR2 is required (which is never going to happen), I will never reach the magic 22. 15 is the sensible limit for my set up, so I must and will stop now. In fairness, I would have stopped at Tegan and Dorothea if I hadn't have lost Polly and if Tegan didn't go through being bullied. Also Phil really wanted some Columbines, and my logic is if your husband wants a certain breed that its my duty as a good wife to let him have some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Oh Debs, thats a good one I must remember that. Always do as your told I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I am going crazy here, where are they! Is it me being in Tenerife and they have a long way to travel or something. Jumping up and sown now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessandra Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hi I have: franky and Benny 2 x ex batts Brenda brahma holly brahma x aracauna betty aracauna the Ginger one aracauna cheryl miss pepperpot = 7 2 lavender aracaunas arriving mid-end may and I'm currently fighting the urge to get a buff orp and a lavender orp they all live in a purple cube with 2 extensions and a wir which is about a quarter of my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 As of next Sunday when I pick up 3 ex-bats, I will have 11. For 18 months, I thought I had 3 White Crested Black Polish BANTAMS, (eggs ofd ebay, hatched by a school) then I got some REAL Polish Bantams - so much smaller. I'm just a slow learner...... Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I'm waiting for 3 ex bats, so I'll have 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figarogir1 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I have four and have only had them two weeks but already want more! I am trying to restrain myself so that I dont have a build up of old hens who arent laying and no room for new ones later on but I am not sure how long I will last - I may just have to buy another coup when I run out of room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Now you have started you will never stop wanting more and more and more. Welcome to our crazy world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debb11 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I have : 6 3 ex-batts- Korma, Balti and Tikka 2 Goldtops (silkie/light sussex cross) - Goldie and Popcorn 1 Gold Dutch Bantam -Judy I am planning/thinking of raising 2 Pekin chicks, but it's still just a thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 I have 3 - 2 Gingernuts and 1 Miss Pepperpot but next weekend I will be getting another 2 girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 1 Copper Blue Maran 1 Splash Maran 2 Cream Legbars 1 Columbian Blacktail I Double Laced Barnvelder 1 Welsummer 1 Sussex Light 1 Lemon Millefleur Sablepoot Bantam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Only 8 at the mo, but dreaming of the day I'll have many, many more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 1 Frizzle Polish 1 Fizzle Pekin 5 Pekins 1 Light Sussex 1 Wyandotte 1 Leghorn x 2 Warrens/Gingernut rangers =12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I was up to 49 but have just lost 5. I have 19 pekins 3 welsummers 2 cochins 6 brahmas 3 Orps 1 silkie 1 australorp 1 vorwerk 2 marans 6 hybrids 4 eglus 4 cubes 2 WIRs A very patient husband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 only 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodinparts Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) A paltry 3 atm as detailed below but with the beautiful sitting there waiting this situation will not last long into the New Year. Have my sights on a Faverolle, come what may, and either a Buff or Speckled Sussex to join my 3 in the cube and then 4 Pekins in the , Just havering over whether or not to allow Broody Brigid to sit on some eggs in the Spring. Would love a wheaten Maran... And 6 months ago not a hen about the place! Edited December 8, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodinparts Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 PS Janty - the one positive of your recent sad loss is that you're not so close to DEFRA stage...which means more girls in the spring, surely?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickyhazel Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 We have 11 5 Gingernut Rangers 2 Bluebelles 1 Cuckoo Maran 1 Black Copper Maran 1 Amber Star 1 Black Rock Getting 4 more in spring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Had 5 girls until Monday, now my 4 original ex batts are left. I reckon I could persuade hubby that we need a couple more ex batts in the spring - it's too cold for the poor mites to come out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Only 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Only 4. Had them for around 3 weeks and would love to home some more, but only have an eglu classic! Love them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 I'm stunned by this thread. What wonderful mixtures people have. I think I'd better hide this thread from my OH or he'll have a coronary! I only have 6: 4 x Silkies (one is a cockerel) 1x Poland Frizzle 1x other sort of Frizzle But what plans I now have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 We started with 3 then went up to six then gradually down to three now back up to six......... Snowy the Pekin Bromley the mini Orpington Bling the gold laced Wyandotte Meribel the grey French Custard the Amber Star Roobarb the Pied Suffolk LMW wants to get an Eglu and fill it with Pekins.............................. If only we had a big garden! We only have a very small garden about 20foot by 20foot....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
