Snowy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 My babies are all grown up - although no sign of any eggs yet! The hybrids are laying like mad, but not these little ladies. Good job they are cute, eh? We started with their eglu and the run on the lawn, but as the winter progressed and the ground got wetter, they spent more and more time in the eglu Obviously didn't suit them. So I partitioned off the walk in run and moved the eglu into there. Much better! And of course they have been eyeball to eyeball with the big girls all winter So today I gave them their freedom: At first they stayed in the big run, but a bit of Kippensnoep sprinkled about aroused their curiosity. Ping was out first, closely followed by Mimi, while Lulu hid behind the post: Just a little peep out to see if the big girls are still watching: Oooh, they are still there, better hide: Mean Stanley chased them back in again: But as soon as her back is turned, out for some more yummy Kippensnoep. Lulu stays by the eglu and pretends that it really is not the tastiest thing she has ever had: Getting brave and standing their ground (well, all except Lulu who is still hiding): Brave girls: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Lovely little fluff balls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Very nice girls , and a great photo story , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Oooh they are seriously gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adelochick Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Snowy, they are beautiful pekins, and your other chickens in the pics are lovely too. Can I just ask what is 'kippensnoep' ? Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubababe Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Post by Adelochick » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:19 amSnowy, they are beautiful pekins, and your other chickens in the pics are lovely too. Can I just ask what is 'kippensnoep' ? Jx Yep I have the same They are gorgeous. Really beautiful story as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Great photo's and very amusing commentary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Oooh cute little girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Beautiful! And brave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Beautiful girls, great story . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Can I just ask what is 'kippensnoep' ? Jx Chicken snacks (although that is probably not an accurate translation) made by Garvo, contains grains and dried insects - they love it! My pekins are fussy and refuse to eat normal treats (pasta, porridge etc) but they go mad for stuff you can scatter on the ground, especially this! Edited to add - brilliant, just used Google translate and it comes up as Chicken Candy! How appropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 They look lovely Snowy Do you intend to keep them seperate in the WIR from the big girls or will you try to merge them together in the end? Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I intend to merge them Chrissie - they all went to bed in their correct places last night and I did debate leaving the partition open, but will give it a bit longer. They are not laying yet, but are crouching and getting a bit more confident. At the moment they are still a bit wary and I am not confident that they would stand up for themselves if the biggys did launch an attack! I could leave them as they are, but if one does go broody, I will need the dividing mesh panels to make a broody run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzieLloyd Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Aww so jealous! A lavendar pekin is on my wishlist but my local breeder wont have any at POL until April. Makes me want one even more now - they are gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Lovely pics and story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Those Pekins are seriously beautiful! I particuarly like the millfleur but the mix of the three different colours is stunning!! (Loved the commentary too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Snowy what kind ie colour description is Ping I ask because my sikie X baby looks as though ping could be a relative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Ping is a Mille Fleur. Gorgeous colour isn't it? I'd always wanted one but when I got these they were only tiny and I couldn't tell what colour they were going to turn out. Am delighted with Pings colour obviously! Mimi is blue, rather than lavender, and Lulu is mottled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzy73 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Such pretty girls and so lovley to see them getting bigger and bigger oooooo I do love pekins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 So grown up now, they're lovely. Their legs are a lot more feathery than my crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very cute! Hatching plans already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very cute! Hatching plans already? Of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 They're alright, I suppose.... you know, if you like that kinda thing... They are lovely! They are such beautiful colours too. No wonder people find them addictive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
