Janty Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I have two buff columbian pekins that were crossed with silver partridge. As they are growing up the partridge markings are starting to come through and they are lovely. On my wish list I have : More brahmas (of course) - light, dark, lemon pyle, etc, etc. Maybe a mini buff columbian. It could be mini me to Buffy. Frizzle cochins - how funky are they! My frizzle pekins are cool but bigger balls of frizzle fluff. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hubby has just made a really stupid comment. He asked how I can still have a list with 45 chickens in the garden. I said how could I not have a list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poached Egg Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Surely you misheard each other! Surely he said 'How can you not have a list with only 45 chickens in the garden' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Surely you misheard each other! Surely he said 'How can you not have a list with only 45 chickens in the garden' I've just put your theory to him and he went 'MMmmmmmm'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 I have just seen a Millfleur pekin on the Norfolk GardensWebsite. Talk about 'I want' Luckily Norfolk would be a pretty long cross country journey for me. The Chamois Polands on here are also stunning. I just love that colouring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Over the past few years I have had many breeds but the one that I still long for are Polish Bantams Never had any and would love to own some, maybe this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 On my List are.. Cream Legbar Bahrama and until yesterday, Salmon Faverolles, but I saw 2 yesterday and bought them (ruddy morehens disease) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Modern Game - blue and blue duckwing Indian Game - I have dark bantams atm but would love Jubilee and Blue Laced - LF and Bantam Malay - LF - **Flutters eyes at Larmurf** Anyone else spot a theme here!? I just spotted this Falkor and I do appreciate your choices! I've got baby Malays in the garden at the moment and they are just so lurvely! They're huge but cheeping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodinparts Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Blue-DiamondChick07 - faverolles How lovely....My (horribly brief) experience of owning a faverolles proved to me that they are absolutely THE chicken for me...Can we have pics of your new girls? Pretty please.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 hey goodinparts.... i've just got Barbu d'anvers eggs to put under a broody (along with some naked necks too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Erm, first time I've seen this thread. I didn't realise there was a shortlist for chickens! Mine is getting ever longer. Croad Langshan is at the top I think they are called blue silver pencilled wyandottes Faverolles Araucanas with tails Brahmas Barbie duccles (yes I spelt it wrong but that's what I call them) More pekins. Japanese ones are sooooo pretty. Pine cones (frizzles). Plymouth rock Fayoumi Kraienkoppe Sicilian buttercup - because I like the name and the hens are pretty! Dorking because it's an old breed. And one that lays really dark reddy brown eggs. Or the purpley brown eggs. On the not on your nellie ever again - orpies noisy whingers (still love mine though however irritating) and silkies (not broody AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 That's not a shortlist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I know - but there are so many more I haven't mentioned! See I said it was impossible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 Looking back at my original post at the top of this thread I realise how changeable I am Now I'm a bit more down to earth and would like Banty Orpington (as my OH and I have seen one recently and my OH said he'd love one like that when we have room ) Banty Brahma (they looked so stately at the Reading show) Dorking (because it is an old breed) Vorwerk (can't sepll it but I love the colour) And I'd still like a Scotts Dumpy. That's my real want. The daxy of the chook world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFeatheredFiend Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 We were very lucky when we went hen shopping an managed to get almost everything on our shortlist (see sig) The only one we're missing is a Silver-Laced Wyandotte because the breeder won't have any ready until August (My birthday's in August!) Also, since browsing this forum, the hubby now wants a black naked neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Blast! Forgot Vorwerk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Quick knit a scarf i would love to have; silkies blue cochins light sussex lavender orpington the list could go on and on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benaberry Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I love the girls I've got (am a sucker for the fluffy ones!) and silkies were on my shortlist until a couple of weekends ago, but still have a hankering for a couple of pekins - love the partridge and mottled ones especially. Also love the look of the barnevelders, would like a cuckoo marans for the dark eggs, and faverolles sound so sweet and chilled. Plus i still have a slightly odd 'marmite' not sure if I love or hate attraction to naked necks! Had to be persuaded to leave our usual chicken place at the weekend - they had a gorgeous POL splash Orpington... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Cheaky chook - like me! Vorwerk Scots Dumpy (which i had to resist getting when i saw one) Buff Sussex Frizzle Lakenvelder appenzeller spitzhauben Marsh Daisy New Hampshire Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodinparts Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 i've just got Barbu d'anvers eggs to put under a broody laurmurf - they are so lovely They weren't on my shortlist at all when I went to Reading, but they were looking at me in that "I am coming home with you like it or not" way that chickens sometimes have, - and they were so cheap it would have been rude to refuse...and they are the sweetest little birds. Ridiculously small - even the pekins look huge next to them - but real characters, with sweet voices and, because they've been hand reared, really friendly and receptive of cuddles. Prudence even lays eggs - almost every other day, bless her. Hope you get a good hatch - I'm completely won over <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
