Chortle Chook Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) I was at the Berkshire show near Newbury yesterday and could scarecely be dragged from the poultry tent. What lovely chickens were there The one I liked best was a beautiful standard, salmon faverolle. The pictures I've seen of these chickens in books have always made them, to my eyes, a little odd looking, but the one I saw yesterday, was so very pretty. Want one now . . . except I'm not allowed big chooks. On the small chook front, however, there were also some really gorgeous blue Silkies, like your's mollyripkin. I've taken the address of their breeder together with the address of the breeder who did the chamois Polands . . . the latter just happens to live on my doorstep and I think 8 chooks really ought to be rounded up to 10 Edited September 26, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 what about a bantam faverolles (or 2?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I've just been told I can have the little Chamois Poland who won a first prize. I'm so excited I pick her up on Sunday. I can hardly wait and am smiling from ear to ear. Now I just need to source a blue Silkie and then I'll have all I want I need a girly name beginning with 'D' as all our chooks have D names after my OH said the arrival of the first lot hit our garden like the D day landings. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 How about Darcey for a fluffy bottom'd bird..as in Darcey Bussle (not that the svelte Ballerina has a large behind but because of the Bussel!) or Dolly or Parton for a big breasted girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 lindafw Darcey as in 'Darcey Bussle' is a great idea. Now I'm undecided. I might keep that for my blue Silkie, when I find one, as I think they have bigger bums. OH is already saying cautiously "you have rather a lot of chickens don't you, and only a small garden" "I'll stop at 10, I promise" say I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 How about a diana? Or dame silkie? We have a Dora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I'll stop at 10, I promise" say I yeah right! like I believe you! I reply in my best teenagereeze or perhaps in adult speak...I would like to suggest that is unlikely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 OH is already saying cautiously "you have rather a lot of chickens don't you, and only a small garden" "I'll stop at 10, I promise" say I Quite right, I was forced to stop at 8 but I snuck a few more in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I have a blue silkie and a Darcy but not the same hen. My blue silkie is called Buffy, she is lovely but a bit daft. Darcy is a 20 week old Gold Laced Bantam Orpington. I also have a Daisy, Dotty and did have a Della but she wassold with her brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachachecha Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 How about one of these: Davina, Deirdre, Darlina, or Dagmar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Did you get your Poland? Wish I,d remembered that show was on as it's not too far for us and I was disappointed there were no poulty at the new forest show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 My little Poland did indeed arrive yesterday afternoon and she is just adorable. I'm amazed at quite how tame she is. She's like a mini parrot and happily sits up on my shouler. Also I have had no problems at all with intros. I introduced her to my little cockerel first, yesterday evening just before they all went to bed. Then she met a couple of the others one at a time. At one point I had a bit of a fright when she flew onto the top of the hen house and seemed to be looking at our neighbour's very green garden. None of my others can fly at all. However she was quite happy to be lifted down and put into the coop. Then I just let the others all trundle in. Far from being put upon she had the odd peck at a couple of my Frizzles but my little cockerel stood between her and the others and now she is scratching about in the garden with the others as if she has always been here. I do appreciate that had, I not known her owner and seen how clean all her chooks were, I would have had to keep her in quaranteen for a bit, but this did not seem necessary this time round. Here she is looking about her this morning when I opened up the chook house. She has already had a host of names particularly 'Darcey' as she is a bit like a little ballerina, but I just can't get my head around that not being a guy's name as I was so in love with Darcey in my teens. Then she has been Dawn but not being a cockerel she was still fast asleep at 7.00 this morning. Then she was Deirdre which I really like as she has the same colouring as someone I used to know by that name. Finally, to be PC, I let OH choose her name and now she is 'Dorothy'. I may shorten that to Do Do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
