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[ISCA]

I took a few evening shots of the chooks and thought I'd share as I do enjoy seeing all the photos on this forum.

 

Barbara

 

Lulu

 

Marjorie

 

Meep Meep

 

Daphne

 

Mariette

 

Daphne

 

Mariette

Edited June 22, 2010 by Guest

[ISCA]

I have noticed whenever I use photobucket to post ics on here they always appear off-centre and I have no idea why. Any one any ideas why this happens and how to avoid it?

[chickenlady]

Fab photo's...great names

[sparkysmum]

what great foties & such lovely ladies. Well done.

[Plum]

Barbara is rather special

 

Thanks for posting all those lovely pics

[jennydavies]

I agree with Plum, they are all very beautiful but Barbara is my favourite

[ISCA]

She is wonderful, very large and wonderful

 

Edited June 22, 2010 by Guest

[bridgy chooks]

Lovely pics - never seen a Barbara before... I want one!

[Plum]

She has a fan club

[Lavenders_Blue]

Lovely photos Did you glue your hens in position? I can't get mine to stay still long enough for a decent photo

 

All your girls are beautiful but I think Meep Meep is extra lovely

[scarlettohara]

All lovely but have to agree about Meep Meep

[ISCA]

 

Lavendars_Blue: no they don't keep still at all!. It took many, many attempts to get a decent shot! Sneaky, sneaky does it! Though once the flash goes off they become mesmorised by it, so a career on the poultry cat walk may be in store for some of them

 

I see Barbara and Meep Meep have some competition for their affections I of course have no favourites but do have a soft spot currently for Marjorie who is the baby and still finding her way in the flock, although she is wily enough to make sure she gets what she wants

 

Glad you like the pics.

[skye]

What beautiful girls! I want to cuddle Barbara

 

skye x

[fantasticjudyann]

Lovely photos-what photogenic girlies

I've just had a wonderful couple of hours I've had my large WIR for about 4 months and the chooks haven't been out for safety reasons ( I do make sure they are extremely well cared for when they are confined ) BUT!!! today's weather here was gorgeous and we were all on the patio.

i.e. me and DH ,retired and DD, post exams. SO I let the girlies out . I took my chair up by the run with my glass of wine and watched!. I was entranced. They were so lovely foraging in the hedgerows and generally having a whale of a time. They did trash my bark path but hey

 

They did not stray far from each other or me and the cats just watched them. It was a super 2 hours and I loved every minute Sorry no pictures to show but hoping for more lovely weather to repeat the experience

[ISCA]

Great to hear you had a fun afternoon Judy The forecast is looking good for more sunny free-ranging days

[reneepren]

Hello from Arizona....your ladies are lovely. Is Meep Meep the Marans? I have one also, about 7 to 8 weeks old and was concerned she might be he due to the comb and wattle development. But seeing Meep Meep gives me hope. Meep Meep is a hen? How can you be sure? Thanks.

 

Renee

[reneepren]

My Marans looks much like Meep Meep, and had been concerned mine might be a roo. Only 7 to 8 weeks old now, but comb and wattle developed like Meep Meep. How can you be sure they are female at this age? Thanks.

 

Renee

[ISCA]

Hello Renee over there in Arizona! It is great to see some international members on here

 

Meep Meep is a Cream Legbar, a pure breed that has some Aracuana blood in there from when they were first bred in the 1930s here in England. There is some info about them in the Omlet breeds section:

 

http://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Chickens&breed=Cream+Legbar

 

The Cream Legbar is an autosexing breed. It is possible to identify males from females straight away at hatching as they look different from each other. So Meep Meep is most definately a female.

 

My Marans is Mariette. She is a Cuckoo Marans.

 

http://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Chickens&breed=Maran

 

Hope that helps

[reneepren]

Thanks. Actually the one who looks like Meep Meep may be a Welsummer. The question is, he or she. Her comb and wattles and markings look remarkably like Meep Meep's.

 

Renee