Sarelis Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) So this is my coop & run that was destined for the bonfire : And this is it now resplendent with chickens : I'm very happy with both the set up & the girls P.S. If anyone has any idea what sort of hens I have I would be gqld to hear your thoughts - currently they are 'the grey ones', 'the ginger ones' and 'the cream ones' Edited October 27, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 That's looking really good I'm sure your girls will enjoy exploring such a huge garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Seems your having the same problem with photo bucket that I have. What do we do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Seems your having the same problem with photo bucket that I have. What do we do now? Use imgBB! Very easy and works perfectly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Just set it up, too 2 mins. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarelis Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Thanks, pics were displaying fine when I posted so not sure what happened! I'll give the other wotsit a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 They were there when I looked yesterday and now they have disappeared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 They were there when I looked yesterday and now they have disappeared And here we were thinking you have superpowers! That's Photobucket for you, breaking all our photo's just because they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAB Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 My newbie guess is your striped chickens are probably Barred Rocks. Very common chickens. I have 2 and they are quite friendly and the one is my first layer. She makes a pretty, medium colored brown egg. She has laid 7 eggs in 8 days, so a good layer! The other striped chickens that I have heard of are a Dominique. I have never seen one. Everyone around me has Barred Rocks as they are hearty, good with kids and good layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 They were there when I looked yesterday and now they have disappeared And here we were thinking you have superpowers! I do, I just didn't like to say Great to see the photos again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Yep looks like the grey ones are barred rocks. The ginger ones look like columbaian blac tails ( fantastic layers ). Jury out on the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Think the others are what Omlet would call Gingernut ranger, also have lots of other names ( Warrens, ISA Browns) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarelis Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Thanks for the input, I was just sold them as 'various hybrids' so it's nice to have an idea of what they might be, good to hear that the might be potentially good layers! They we pretty cheap also, it's no-nonsense farm feed store that I got them from. Today's mission is to run a length of chicken wire along the inside of the hedge line as there are a few gaps that they can pop through, then they can spend all day out in the beautiful sunshine that we are having Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Yep looks like the grey ones are barred rocks. The ginger ones look like columbaian blac tails ( fantastic layers ). Jury out on the others Think the others are what Omlet would call Gingernut ranger, also have lots of other names ( Warrens, ISA Browns) X 2 Except ( fantastic layers ) they do lay well but they lay in strange places and they get broody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Yes Mars I can agree with the laying in strange places. Mine have gone broody, but not too much. I couldn’t find one of them for about a week this year. When I did she was sitting on 12 non-fertile eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarelis Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Broodiness will be a whole new experience for me, I have only ever had a couple of very elderly bantams many years ago that I inherited when the lady I worked for died. That is my sole previous chicken keeping experience! Today the girls have had a great time, they free ranged all day yesterday and today, but this afternoon they plucked up the courage to explore the garden much more, even coming down to the house. Before this they have stayed near to the coop in a sheltered corner where they have dug a fairly impressive crater to dust bathe in. I am now slightly worried that they might sod off over the side gate as it's only about 4' high. Or come in through the cat flap lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...