The Dogmother Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well, as well as being a glorious day, it was my first 5-egg-day since they started laying again after the winter. Even Ruby graced us with one of her torpedo eggs, although you can't see the shape properly in the picture below.. Clockwise from the blue egg at top left...Dolly 44g, Betty 35g, Sadie 41g, Ruby (torpedo egg) 28g, Fleur 33g. You can't really see the shape of Ruby's egg here, but it's another long thin one. They are all nestling on my antique Bakelite egg weighing gadget. Phil has been coming down to my house in the day and teaching the hens some tricks; aided by a bowl of corn! Ruby and Betty are the most inquisitive and stomach-led out of all of them. Betty will often land on your shoulders and perch there for quite a while, peering round into your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 They are beautiful Which ones the browns one? and what type is she? I so need a cube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Your hens are just beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Congratulations Clare I bet you were very excited when you saw all those eggs it is worth the long winter wait when they start to lay again.............. Phil looks happy training the chooks they will do anything for sweetcorn.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 What lovely hens you have Clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggy Bread Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 They look rather yummy! The black and white hen has lovely markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Those pics are sooooo cute Clare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I agree they are beautiful hens and grwat looking eggs...i could do with one of them now,have run out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Your hens are very pretty Clare The other day i walked into the run with a scoop full of corn to scatter for the girls and Polly jumped onto my arm to get to the corn before the others. She has always been the most timid but since we built the girls the new run, Polly has become the most adventurous. Now i just have to go in, hold my arm out and call her and up she jumps, most of the time anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thanks guys. Bron - the brown one is Betty the barnevelder bantam - she was hatched last year from a clutch of eggs that Lesley 'lent' us. There's a long story attached to these Barnevelders that Lesley and Carl have...they used to belong to Pearl, my chicken lady and I always coveted them, but they were never for sale. When she retired and sold up, L & C bought her trio; when we were hatching, I asked whether I could keep a female, so that's how I got Betty. The black and white one is Ruby, she's one of my original birds and is now over two years old. She's a silver laced wyandotte bantam. Ruby Tuesday was very poorly the first winter after I had her and I ended up having to inject her with Baytril twice daily. The resp. infection that she had left its mark on her egg laying tackle and since then she's laid fewer eggs, and they've been torpedo shaped. But she's such a lovely girl that I can forgive her anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 They look lovely Clare - my little silver-laced chicks have gone from penguin to zebra - can't wait till they look like yours . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 They'll be gorgeous Fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Wonderful pictures Claret - really made me smile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 CONGRATULATIONS on the eggs !! I LOVE your hens. Silver laced Wyandottes are my favourites and are next on my chicken shopping list !! Hope you get many more good egg days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thanks Chelsea Your wishes obviously worked because I had two more 5 egg days, but we only had two today and Rosie managed to break both of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_chickie Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 oh...me want...anyone know if you can get them in australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
