Minty_76 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 After the sad loss of my bunny Shanty, I now have an empty eglu with a 3 metre run. So the question is what hens to fill it with. A bit of fun for you all - if you had a spare classic what breeds would you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Araucana, Ancona and Cream Legbar... and when they're integrated into the big run, some Sussexes in whatever colours I can get P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 It would make a deluxe residence for some lovely ex batt ladies Or a mixed bunch of bantams. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I must admit, I have really got to liking the pekin bantams with their posh slippers. I would go for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Some miniature silkies I think - although I would like some Barnevelders, Welsummers, Buff Sussex............the list is endless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Some lemon millefleur saplepoots and some silkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Millefleur Pekins or Owlbeard hens! They are on the I would love to own list. I also wouldn't say no to a Silkie or Burmese bantam! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Pekins. A goldy millefleur one, a lavener one, a lemon millefleur one and ooo, I don't know they come in so many delightful colours. Now if there was a spare Cube and WIR, I'd have a Barnvelder, a Buff Sussex, a light Sussex, a Croad Langshan (spelling?) a Scot's Dumpy and a Faverolle and, and, and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Definately millefleur pekins, or lavender! Pekins come in such lovely colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 either bantams of some description or possibly ex-bats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateH Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Pekins!!! A variety of colours but definitely a millefleur (I think the pekins are winning aren't they!?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Pekins I love my lemon set the male is soooo good to his girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayleybug Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 frizzles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 If I could also getaway from our nasty Scottish weather I would fill it with silkies but thats not going to happen so I'd have some more ex batts , except that you can't get them in Scotland now so I'd have............. pekins if I couldn't f/r them or some perfectly ordinary every day friendly hybrids and hope they live for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dance in the dark Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I'd get copper blue marans, blue laced wyandottes, modern game (any colour) black araucanas, chocolate orpingtons and appenzellers. Of course in my amended scenario I would have a spare eglu cube.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Forgot thuringians and I can't make up my mind whether I love or hate Yamato gunkei chickens. Really wishing I had a spare Eglu now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random_Girl66 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Ex-batts! It was always my intention to get ex-batts but I wanted to learn my chicken keeping skills with hybrids and then when "morehens" struck I fell for the bantams! Next time it has to be the ex-batts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 It was always my intention to get ex-batts but I wanted to learn my chicken keeping skills with hybrids and then when "morehens" struck I fell for the bantams! Next time it has to be the ex-batts I waited until I knew a bit about chicken keeping from the hybrids before I got some ex batts and then I hatched some bantams. I felt ex batts would have been too much of a challenge for a new chicken keeper but I know some who had ex batts first. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Forgot thuringians and I can't make up my mind whether I love or hate Yamato gunkei chickens. Really wishing I had a spare Eglu now! Thuringians used to be top of my wish list but I've only ever seen one so I kinda decided that they were beyond my reach. Actually I've learnt a lot about how difficult it is to get the chickens one sees in books. Lots of Pekins, but few millefleur or lavender ones; lots of Polands but mostly black with white heads rather then laced ones; lots of Silkies providing you don't mind if they don't have much of a pom pom and only want black or white ones; and lots of other exciting large breeds providing you want 2 identical girles and a boy Mind you I guess that has helped me keep numbers down. Now that I've found a really good supplier of pretty chickens . . . numbers may go up again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
