welshchwcks Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Someone has brought me a new hen . We've called her Poppy. She is 16 weeks, brown and white flecked and so so tame already... she's been in the house this morning for a nosey! I've been told she is a 'light brown' but a light brown what? She was in a run with light sussex so is there a light brown sussex breed? She's supposed to lay approx 300 ? Here's a pic..can you have a look and see what you think please? Thanks Elaine x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 What a pretty girl! From that photo it looks like she's a Warren (aka bog standard brown hen). She has very pretty markings on her back Warrens are lovely birds - very friendly, follow you everywhere, very nosey too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevf1 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 yes i'd agree.. a warren .. we have two they are your bog standard hybrid... most free range farms have them.. the lay around 330 eggs a year once in lay.. they will be as i like to call them supermarket brown... but they are generally quite friendly and as most women nosey.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 She could be something along the Amber star/Amber lee line. Both of mine are coloured & marked very much like your hen & are both lovely girls There are lighter variations,but I picked both my hens for their wonderful honey coloured feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 if she's a warren / gingernut ranger, she'll be a really friendly, inquisitive hen! she looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevf1 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) my two both slightly different colours but very similar to yours mine are a couple of years old.. picture not very good Edited March 14, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 congrats she's lovely i think she's a warren aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Very pretty girl - looks quite like my Ena, who, I think, is a Lohman Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 She is lovey and similar to my girls who are hybrids called Bovans Goldline which you can see an example of on this webpage ; http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://landbasepoultry.co.uk/images/Goldline-small.JPG&imgrefurl=http://landbasepoultry.co.uk/chickens_2.html&usg=__iCsbLldnEQn1x9vGlx8e9M_VDuo=&h=262&w=300&sz=19&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=3y6rRN6OslwZuM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbovans%2Bgoldline%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=_A1-TdS7M9OChQfqoMj2Bg Or google it and click images and see. I think that there are several names for pretty much the same brown hybrid hen produced for high rates of egg laying. I' ve yet to photograph mine but will post piccys at some point. Poppy is a gem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 She is really pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshchwcks Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yeah I think she might be a warren now Yey...plenty of eggs then eventually! She is so tame and only had her a few days....love her already ha ha! Thanks guys x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Very pretty girl - looks quite like my Ena, who, I think, is a Lohman Brown. Yes i have two Lohman Browns one light ginger one dark ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickyhazel Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I swear all the warrens, gingernut rangers, calder rangers, lohman browns and goldlines look exactly the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I swear all the warrens, gingernut rangers, calder rangers, lohman browns and goldlines look exactly the same... Because they are all exactly the same, all different names for the same type of hens, I've also heard them called ISA browns. Its like the courgette/zucchini of the chicken world Lovely little brown hen you have there very cheeky and friendly are warrens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hy line i collected at the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hy-line.... another one to add to the list of 'little brown hen' names! Is that one of your girls from the free range farm, Sammiboo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hy-line.... another one to add to the list of 'little brown hen' names! Is that one of your girls from the free range farm, Sammiboo? yes she is ... this is Dorothy - bit scraggy but very happy think it would be easier if we called them "bown 'uns" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshchwcks Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Well, whatever she is she is so cute and I hope she lays as fast as yours have done Sammiboo!! I'm startin to think we're gonna have to wait til at least easter for an egg! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 She's very cute whatever she is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
