MaggieMcHen Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I am starting over as my flock has diminished to a couple of bird. I given them to a friend and am now about to restock. I am thinking of two or three Creamy Legbar, a couple of bantams or Pekins and 4 Pure breeds. Anyone got any suggestions for breeds - I am off to the Wernlas Collection on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'd always make room for a couple of ex-bats. So rewarding to see them develop - and in my experience, very entertaining characters and good layers of large brown eggs. I have 4 of my original 7 that I adopted nearly 18 months ago and each lays an egg every day without fail. Then I'd get blue egg layers and some deep brown egg layers. I could go on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Brilliant Do give Wernlas a call before you go to check availability though as they are closing and having a huge sell off auction on 3rd Sept Some people have visited to try to get stock before the auction and found that the owners wont sell stock that is entered in to the auction (which is most of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I am starting over as my flock has diminished to a couple of bird. I given them to a friend and am now about to restock. I am thinking of two or three Creamy Legbar, a couple of bantams or Pekins and 4 Pure breeds. Anyone got any suggestions for breeds - I am off to the Wernlas Collection on Thursday. I would get a Salmon Favorelle as they are just wonderful girls, so pretty and so placid. Plus they lay lovely cream coloured eggs and do lay quite a bit through the Winter too, which some pure breeds don't. I find Cream Legbars to be a bit flighty, although could just be own experience of them. Hope you come home with lots of pretty girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMcHen Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Went to Wernlas and now the proud possessor of: 1 Welsummer 3 Cream Legbars 1 Welbar 1 Wernlas Olive 2 Buff Plymouth Rock bantams 1 Brown Leghorn all gorgeous and sweet and 8 - 10 weeks old - so plenty of time to get them seriously friendly. Lots of hand feeding and gazing in rapt delight. Have taken the bars out of the Eglu and put straw in. They are way too small for the cube at the moment. No names yet except - obviously - Olive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Smashing thats a great mix I do like buff Plymouth Rock bantams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Oh they do sound lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMcHen Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 9 Got a bit carried away They are getting used to me, Nutmeg (GS Guide Dog pup) and the grandchildren. Nutmeg thinks she isn't sure these count as hens so isn't really sure she needs to treat them as such - can't she just give chase a bit? All have grown already and some definite characters are coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
