Single hen

[smudgley]

How many chickens has everyone got?

 

Are yours pure bred / what sort do you keep?

 

We are thinking about getting some more chickens & unsure what sort / how many to get. We don't have any now, but have previously kept chickens & ducks.

[Nicola O]

SIX !!!

 

Started off with three in April last year - the original GNR's from Omlet, but after a few months I contracted Chickenitis, the main symtom being a strong desire for more chickens .

 

At the begining of 2007 I got a second hand eglu on e-bay and last month collected three rescued ex-battery hens.

 

Nicola.

[AnnieP]

I have 3 at present: A Gingernut Ranger (from Omlet), An Amber Star and a Black Star (both Meadowsweet girls).

In two more weekends we will be getting 6 ex battery hens though!

[chickenlass]

I have just got 3 exbattery hens a coupke of weeks ago! Have never kept chickens before but love these 3 to bits.

[beach chick]

2 Bluebelles and 2 Silver Sussexes... chosen on looks and a kind of Little Britain "AH WANT THAT ONE" basis!

[theherd123]

7 magnificant ex-battery babes!

[The Dogmother]

8 pure breed bantam babes:

 

Silver laced wyandotte

Silver pencilled wyandotte

Lavender pekin

Black pekin

White japanese bantam

Lemon porcelain Dutch bantam

Barnevelder

Poland/araucana cross (not really a miniature or bantam, but lays beautiful blue eggs)

[Edgeman]

3 GINGER LADIES

[jan_novice_chicken_keeper]

A gingernut ranger, a Miss Pepperpot and a Speckledy.

 

They are lovely.

 

Jan

[buffie]

We love our:

 

Original (3 in December)

pekins x 2

Araucana/laced wyandotte

Cochin/brahma

Cobar

Cochin

Brahma

 

I was only allowed 2 at first but we now have 8

 

BBx

Edited May 31, 2007 by Guest

[snaps]

We've got two, Clover and Lupin. They are Light Sussex and lay wonderful eggs.

 

Occasionally we think about getting a third so that if one dies the other isn't left alone but have been told this breed lives for several years.

[chocchick]

Gingernut from meadowsweet poultry, amber star, welsummer and rhode island red.

[Jules.]

Two Gingernut Rangers.

[Aunty e]

erm, billions.

 

one black rock

one calder ranger

one blue comet

one amber comet

one sussex star

one welsummer

one cuckoo maran

one cream legbar

one silky

FOUR pekins...but they only count as two real hens as far as persuading OH was concerned

[chelsea]

2 hybrid chickens

 

Rescued from death....literally

 

Both runts...not particularly fancy/pretty (but mummy loves them just as they are )

 

Ella is a faux Buff Orpington

Sam is a faux Leghorn

 

[Snowy]

2 Gingernuts

1 Gold duckwing araucana

1 Gold campine

 

All equally gorgeous, friendly egg machines!

[bridgy chooks]

We've got a light sussex and a speckled sussex. Both real characters and lay lovely eggs. People say that pure breeds don't lay as well but our light sussex particularly is very productive