Luvachicken Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) With all of my attention lavished on Queenie the last few days, I hadn't got round to telling you all that I got some new girls on Saturday. I chose 2 lavender pekins - which I have been after for ages, a millefleur pekin and a lemon cuckoo pekin. The 2 lavenders seem to be best friends and follow each other everywhere. If I remember right they are about 12 weeks old. And the other 2 are friends too and again if I remember are about 16 weeks old - but do look bigger than my original pekins Hubby has split the run in half for me and made them a lot of perches, which they love. They are all very pretty and still make little chick noises I will take pictures soon when I'm not so busy with Queenie. Edited November 30, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Congrats on the new girls. Looking forward to seeing them. My pair of Pekins do everything together - it's so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 I haven't chosen their names yet but the 2 lavenders have been nicknamed The Twins - sadly though I can't tell them apart - but I have got them some nice leg rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Wow congratulations, looking forward to seeing pictures, espeically the lemon cuckoo. Love pekins, they are so cute and friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Congrats! Of course we require pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixieDust Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Ooooh congrats. I seriously wanted Lavender Pekins to begin with but in the end we stuck with hybrids. I think it was because my mum's friend told my OH that they trash the garden, so he sort of drove me away from them. Can't wait for pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pekins do less damage to your garden pixiedust than hybrids their only small fluffballs leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Whoever told you that there is a chicken that doesn't demolish your garden, hasn't kept chickens... Any chicken will do it's utmost best to do at least a little bit of gentle landscaping. As gentle as a blind rhino trying to plant a few daisies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Oh nothing better than new girls just before Christmas . They sound very posh and i look forward to seeing what names you choose for them. As its so close to Christmas maybe nice themed names:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixieDust Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Ooh yes. Jingle and Belle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 ...and Holly and Ivy? I reckon you'll be able to distinguish between the twins soon enough by their personalities. PixieDust - Pekins DEFINITELY do less damage even than other bantams and way less than hybrids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Yes, I think I got myself some early Christmas presents and that I needed them after feeling poorly for such a while They did manage to find their bedroom tonight so that was good Still haven't decided on names though - we have only come up with silly names like puddle and custard. I need some nice girly names. I did think about Holly and Ivy but I don't really like the name Ivy. And pixiedust .... you could always get pekins next time ..... they are small, fluffy puffballs and very easy to tame. Mind you, one of my new ones shouts so loudly once she realises you are trying to pick her up. Never heard anything quite like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 What about Holly and Berry? Like Mary Berry! And Paul HOLLYwood! And the other two could be Sue and Mel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 You can't have the name custard luvachicken leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeshen Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Pekins rule! Love your choice of colours luvachicken. I'm fancying a porcelain at some point - I think they're a cross between lavender and millefleur, very pretty. How about Zoe and Chloe for the twins and Claudia and Tess for the other two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Star, angel, Beth(lehem), tinsel, eve? I could go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 My xmas ex-batts were Holly, Berry and Mistletoe, if that helps. They were heading for being Jolly, Merry and Tiddly, but my nephew persuaded me out of that. Also in the running at the time - Present, Past and Future, or Peace, Prayer and Wish - but then I put the bottle back in the fridge and went for a little lie down ... I had totally different names in mind for these two, but Myrtle just looked like a Myrtle, and Marguerite fitted with Myrtle. Names will probably happen when you least expect it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Mine were all names beginning with A and my next group will begin with B. I also decided that I would choose quite old-fashioned names and names of elderly Aunts from my past My three were Agatha, Annie and Agnes. Agnes is the only one still with us and has enjoyed over 3 and 1/2 years of freedom. I hope to get some more ex batts in the new year now that my chicken numbers have dropped recently. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 If I can ever find out how to get pics on here I could show you my porcelains jeshens they are sort of white with lavender and peachy mottling but all come out differently marked my experiment for next year is porcelain frizzles so watch this space leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeshen Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ooh, they sound gorgeous, Leanne. Wd love to see your porcelain pics when they're available. Do you have a millefleur cockerel and lavender hen or vice versa - or doesn't it matter? I called my lavender pekin Lavinia.(To my great surprise, at the age of 22 weeks she's just started laying every other day. I'd thought they all stopped in the winter.) A porcelain might be Portia....or maybe Pauline. Or Priscilla.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 It doesn't work like that if you cross a lavender with a milliefleur you will just get black with a gold neckband normally genetics muddle my brain lol you have to have a complete porcelain group I have 2 boys with 5 girls and you put a light millie to porcelain to try and get a better marked bird so I have kept back 4 lovely millie frizzles to go with Rupert 1 next year I have porcelain eggs under broodys due next week lol leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Porcelains next time You can't have the name custard luvachicken leanne Why not ??? The lemon one just reminds me of a big blob of custard - in the nicest possible way Anyway, I love the suggestion of Zoe and Chloe for the twins, so thanks for that jeshen and we came up with Polly for the millefleur ( she squawks like a parrot when you try to catch her ) and Tilly for the lemon cuckoo. Will post pictures soon once we have sorted which twin is which It will probably have to Monday as MIL is coming to stay for the w'end and she doesn't do chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I think you know why not or have you forgotten leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 I think you know why not or have you forgotten leanne I think I have forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeshen Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ooh, luvachicken, I'm chuffed you like the names Zoe and Chloe. 2 lots of pics to look forward to now - your 4 new girls and Leanne's porcelains. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
