Nacktschnecken omlet Cube

[Henhathnofury]

My goodness - yesterday we went up to Yorkshire to buy two of these. Today they have been the perfect zen chickens. One black, one white - quite large with lovely u-shaped bodies and eyes like beady teddy bear's eyes. They have eaten, drunk, scratched around in their segregated section of our aviary. I have picked them both up and cuddled them - not much resistance. They are quiet.

 

My girls on the other hand, have screamed and squawked for the WHOLE day. At 6am we had to put them in the shed with food and water because we were worried about the neighbours.

 

But what a lovely breed. I am in love!!

 

Thanks to the very lovely Shelley Rogerson, Chairwoman of the Croad Society and from whom we bought them.

[Henhathnofury]

PS We only left them in the shed until a reasonable hour!

[chicken bark]

They are lovely birds and should lay nice plum coloured eggs.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Err, where are the photos ?

[coco]

There is a lady that breeds Croads not far from me. They are definately on my wish list, lovely birds.

[Henhathnofury]

I know I know....must get my act together.

 

We are going to have some pretty eggs - our speckled sussex lays china white ones and our light sussex does a deep brown. Apparently the white doesn't lay a plum egg but of course the black will. So probably four different coloured eggs - our first present probably to our poor neighbours!

[laurmurf]

Shelley is the Farm Manager at Temple Newsam in Leeds, of whom i've posted about before. She's FAB, isn't she? She knows her Croads and they are so lovely! she usually sells a few at the York Rare Breeds Auction too - a chance to pick up really good quality birds.

 

Another very important point about Shelley - for all the nay-sayers out there - She LOVES Naked Necks too! (i'm talking to you PLUM!)

[Henhathnofury]

Shelley is so lovely - such an animal person.

 

Second day of introductions and lots of squawking this morning. But I went out this morning with the two groups segregated by wire. They seem calmer now and our old girls keep eyeballing the new girls but they look quite keen.

 

We are not going to rush things but today we got eggs from everyone!

[daxigirl]

I've just bought some eggs for the incubator. They look lovely birds. Hope they hatch ok so I can keep one.

 

When you say the eggs are plum coloured, you mean a dark purply colour?

[chicken bark]

I think plum is more pinky. You'll know it when you see it.

 

I must get over to Temple Newsam. Live so close and never been.

[Henhathnofury]

Poor loves - although they look calm their poor eggs were small and wonky, although not soft-shelled. Pink and powdery.

 

I cannot stop looking into their eyes. I love chicken's eyes as it is but they do have the most beautiful look about them - so soulful....