Mrs

[chickenlicken72]

I thought I would share my addiction - the equivalent of alcoholics anonymous for those of us with morehens disease.

 

I lost my first omlet hen Trinny in September to Peritonitis and was facing a winter without eggs (thanks to another gingernut ranger in retirement and a lovely collection of moulting purebreeds) so I went to purchase a couple more (2 at most) hens... heres what I came home with.....

 

 

Rula - the smallest goldstar hybird - who laid within an hour of getting to my house. Here she is saying hello to the big girls.

 

 

Moosie - a gold laced orp who looks like she's been boil washed. Shes just started laying...

 

The next two snuck in the boxes when I was not looking (Ok that is not quite true.... they had their own boxes)...

 

 

Noodle - the sweetest buff sussex

 

 

 

Lola the showgirl

 

The WIR is now full (but not full to bursting )

 

Enjoy!

Edited October 19, 2010 by Guest

[poachedegg]

They look lovely!

[green]

Gorgeous girls!

[beach chick]

gorgeous, I particularly love Noodle (*adds Buff Sussex to chicken shopping list for future*)

[chickenlicken72]

Little noodle is lovely - very sweet natured. But still very young so only makes a 'chirup' noise.. I am just hoping her big girl voice is not a loud honk!

[beach chick]

she will grow into a BIG girl though! Shirley, one of my sussexes (not sure what type she is) is absolutely massive. I have a light sussex who I think is developmentally delayed, and Chardonnay - top chook and oldest - is a pretty hefty silver sussex. I like the sussex breed they seem to be good at just getting on with life!

[chickenlicken72]

She (Noodle) is currently 2nd to bottom in the pecking order - but I can tell she has aspirations. It is the Orps who seem a bit developmentally challenged - especially the blue one. Bless her. My boss, who is Austrian, told me today about a famous Austrian proverb: ' A blind chicken will often find an ear of corn'. I am afraid in the case of the blue orp - even with 2 perfectly working eyes - if she did find the ear of corn in time, she would not be allowed near it (buts its OK she gets special extra's when the others aren't looking!).

[Chortle Chook]

Chickenlicken, I see that you live near Wendover. Is your source for these lovely chooks near you? I am not so far away and would really like to wend my way to what must be a super Moorhens source.

[chickenlicken72]

I ended up going to Widgits near Reading. There are suppliers more local to me (mill house farm) but they only sell hybrids, which is fine, but I quite like a mixture (and I had been let down by them in the past). Rachael at Widgits has a really nice set up with lovely birds, a good selection and you can see the mummys and daddys too. She also put up with my less that speedy decision making, if I could have bought another 4, I would have done She also happened to have some spare boxes to use when the morehens disease tookover

[scarlettohara]

gorgeous, I particularly love Noodle (*adds Buff Sussex to chicken shopping list for future*)

 

Yes me too Lovely girls

[Powerlady]

They are beautiful!!

[Chortle Chook]

I ended up going to Widgits near Reading. ... She also happened to have some spare boxes to use when the morehens disease tookover

Hmm near Reading that is even nearer to me. Oops I feel a bout ouf morehens disease may be about to strike.