BizzyMomma Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I had planned this trip for this Saturday coming, but having seen the horrific long range weather forecast I decided there was no time like the present, the new coop and huge run (4M) are ready and the new hybrids had arrived @ Newlands, so after doing the horses I turned my trusty 4x4 towards the motorway and off I went! I apologise for there only being the 1 pic but it was freezing cold and it was hard enough deciding which hens I was having as well as getting piccies So... what did I get?? I got, Poppy (Columbine) she's a little bit older by about 2 weeks, very sweet indeed, came up to us straight away, very inquisitive indeed. Amber (Amber) sorry for the un-original name but it actually suits her, she's a lovely girl, smallest of the bunch, and unusually (or so I'm told) has a lot of brown on her wings, again a sweet natured girl indeed. Cloudy (Light Sussex) my YD has been asking me to get her one for a while and again an inquisitive young girl indeed. Jet (Rhode Rock) bought in memory of my late Ebony, I was going to name her Ebony 2, but it didn't feel right when it came to it, she's going to be a nice sized girlie when she's done growing! Henriet` (Speckeldy) she has a dark grey colour rather then the really dark colour, an unusual looking girl indeed and currently the apple of my OD's eye!! Quick pic here now Poppy in the foreground, then anti-clockwise behind her, Amber, Cloudy, Jet (you can just see her head ) and Henriet`......... This was taken just as it was getting dark, they'd been subjected to Sunny telling them the house rules for 3 hours and we were just about to show them where they needed to go to get to bed!! Oh, and not sure if I mentioned it or not, but I "rescued" a pair of Warrens last week too, Betzy & Ditzy, they haven't laid as yet and Betzy is obviously older than Ditzy, they are quite happy in their right now and once they, Sunny & Eva have finished their worming next week, the plan is to free range them and finally have them in with Sunny & Eva. That's it, NO more chooks for a while now I think Got to finish off the WIR (which now needs extending already! ) but hubby refuses to do any more until the cold snap is over, can't blame him really, it's brass monkeys out there right now! Sorry for the essay, more pics to follow soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 They are lovely babies very pretty. Nice that Poppy is so tame already as I thought they were flighty when young. Love her little quiff. You're going to have loads of fun. Congratulations on your warrens as well. Quite a flock now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Lovely! It's lovely being able to put a hen to the name Okay so no guessing what you'll be doing tomorrow... watching newbies maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Lovely! It's lovely being able to put a hen to the name Okay so no guessing what you'll be doing tomorrow... watching newbies maybe? Yep, but not until lunchtime, got the blacksmith in the morning plus my mate's home from her hols so LOTS of coffee to get drunk and stories to be told!! hoping that Poppy will be a layer and can't wait for Henriet` to lay too, should be an interesting job collecting this lot's eggs in the future I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 They are lovely babies very pretty. Nice that Poppy is so tame already as I thought they were flighty when young. Love her little quiff. You're going to have loads of fun. Congratulations on your warrens as well. Quite a flock now Yes she's seems nice and calm already, they reckon she may be a couple of weeks older than the others, but she came straight over to us and she's just sooo pretty! for now, but it doesn't matter what colour they are to be honest!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Whatever colour egg you get from your columbine, it'll be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Well, I think you were very, very wise to buy some more chooks before the poorer weather sets in. (wish I'd thought of that as a reason to get some more ) They are gorgeous! Haven't seen a Columbine before, but your Poppy is very like my Cream Legbar, Fogherty. Have a wonderful coffee fuelled morning with your friend today and a chook-watching-wee-wee-dash relay this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 at Mum Congratulations! Your new girls look lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Well, I think you were very, very wise to buy some more chooks before the poorer weather sets in. (wish I'd thought of that as a reason to get some more ) They are gorgeous! Haven't seen a Columbine before, but your Poppy is very like my Cream Legbar, Fogherty. Have a wonderful coffee fuelled morning with your friend today and a chook-watching-wee-wee-dash relay this afternoon I can always find an excuse for a roadtrip Mum!! The Columbine is a relatively new hybrid based on the Legbar, they can be flighty but Poppy is proving to be inquisitive and the leader of the group so far, she was first out this morning and has spent a lot of time in and out of the coop all day, they thought she was a week or 2 older than the others, but time will tell I suppose! Great morning spent with my mate freezing ourselves solid waiting for the blacksmith to shoe our horses..Brrr! She's just back from the Maldives and was telling me all about going swimming with Manta Rays,gawd from her description they are MASSIVE!! Babies have been very good and had put themselves to bed by the time I went out to them again this evening, all cosied up in the nesting boxes! Will try and get some decent pics over the week-end of them all, they look so strange with their stubby little pale pink combs and wattles, so used to my other girls "headgear" now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 at Mum Congratulations! Your new girls look lovely Aww Thank You Cheeky!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 There are quite a few of us with columbines on the forum. We're suckers for pretty eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Manta rays may well be "massive" ... but ... do they lay edible EGGS!? If not, doesn't matter how big they are Legbars are known to be "flighty" too, so your Columbines have clearly inherited *that* gene but, adorable nonetheless So, do tell ... which ones of your chooks are being re-shoed???? Bet that is a sight to behold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 So, do tell ... which ones of your chooks are being re-shoed???? Bet that is a sight to behold Ummm, this one Mum, new breed Welsh Part Bred, commonly known as JC to his friends..... ...and this one too, another Welsh Breed, known as a Section D and known as Erica to her friends...and YES that is me on her!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mum Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 And you were .... 9yrs old then????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Gawd that pic of Erica 'n me was HUGE!! Try this one instead, she does have back legs folks honest!! Aww, that was when I very first bought her, Gawgus girlie indeed, MUCH love for this pony, even when I fell off her last summer and fractured my tailbone NOT recommended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizzyMomma Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 And you were .... 9yrs old then????? Yes indeed!! I was a child bride too, must have been to have had 4 kids and look like that afterwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 You look "Gawjus!" Hoping your tail bone is fully recovered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Sweet, I love welshies they are lovely ponies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennym Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Oops, and lovely new chooks too! Congrats on the new arrivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have Columbines and a Cream Legbar, there is a theory that the darkest coloured columbines are more likely to lay green eggs, I got the darkest two when I got mine and they both lay green My CLB lays beautiful blue eggs, as does my legbar x leghorn. Glad your Columbine isn't too flighty and is friendly... My CLB is the same, a total sweetheart. You mentioned a WIR, as you currently have your set up in three separate coops, make sure you introduce them carefully if they are all going to be combined in the one run. Loads of good advice on here about intros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mine lays green eggs too SC, although she is such a wimp, a scatty thing but I do love her. Oh my, I remember all those questions regarding housing when I first started out. How many? What Eglu? I remember returning bark because I needed chip, I researched layers pellets. ...And I'm still the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
