Guest Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 (edited) We collected our new girls this evening from the most wonderful place near Leatherhead. We came home with a Bluebelle called Lieblich a Speckledy called Mixture a Sussex Hybrid called Vox and an Amber Star called Piccolo They are absolutely gorgeous and we are all thrilled to bits. Can't wait for the morning! Edited September 14, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 They are gorgeous too, Ginette! Congratulations! Hope they settle in nicely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 What beautiful hens - I thought mine were pretty but yours are lovely! (Sorry to my girlies - I love you really!) Welcome to the forum. I've only had my three for 5 1/2 days so am very new but have learnt so much from everyone on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pearsons Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Lovely girlies. My DH says we could do with a couple more hens and I fancy a Bluebelle and maybe a brown hen of some type. Helen in Hume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Thank you all! They are so lovely. My older 3 were really upset and very frightened. At one point they hid under the rose bush with their faces against the wall. They didn't stop shouting and were too frightened to venture across the run to their own blue eglu. The new girls also had trouble getting to bed. Vox was brilliant and just went in, Lieblich kept going in and out and couldn't settle, Piccolo got quite upset and seemed to be mewing and poor Mixture clearly wanted to jump UP to roost. I put her in the eglu through the eggport but she just came out of the front again. In the end I shut the eglu door with the first two hens inside and fed the other two frightened girls through the eggport. The mewing continued but I hope they're all asleep now! Sorry about the pictures. I tried to resize them but that was clearly a mistake since photobucket doesn't seem to change its mind too easily! I have spent hours trying to get these pictures here - so I'm really you like the girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 They are lovely! Cool names too Ginette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Do you know what they are yet? (in my best Australian accent of course!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 aww they are some truly pretty chickens with very lovely feathers. i wish my poor little mrs. weasly was as picturesque. shes not got quite so many feathers. i love her all the same though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Beautiful girls Ginette! I'm really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Lovely photo and fab names karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Do you know what they are yet? (in my best Australian accent of course!) I wondered if there was a theme! I'm racking my brains (what's left of them) but nothings happening. Tell me tell me!! Aussie wines?? (no) choral theme?? Got to be a music link with vox and piccolo but can't get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Has the link as it got something to do with say.....a Mighty Wurlitzer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Just realised I've welcomed you to the forum and you've got millions of posts already Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 They are beauties Ginette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Has the link as it got something to do with say.....a Mighty Wurlitzer? Oh well done Egluntine! But I reckon church organ stops thinking of Ginette's 'hobby'. Come on Ginette - have we got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Has the link as it got something to do with say.....a Mighty Wurlitzer? Oh well done Egluntine! But I reckon church organ stops thinking of Ginette's 'hobby'. Come on Ginette - have we got it? What is Ginette's "Hobby"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 It's an um pa pa hand organ thing I think - what is the real word for them......yes that's it I think she plays the Accordion!!!!!!! AM I right? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 No, she sings in a church choir But I think it's a proper 'Choir', not a few school children in robes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Are you Australian, Ginette? i think the link is Peter & the Wolf. edit- I forgot to say what lovely chooks *slaps own wrists* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 The Sound Of Music? Gorgeous girlies,Ginette. I would really love another Bluebell, & an Amber star, as well as the others I already have on my wish list have a happy weekend with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost-sheep Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 omg... we bought a white star and a light sussex too!!... are we likelinked in the mind?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Hi all! I am not Australian. That was my extremely poor attempt to mimic Rolf Harris! (Do you know what it is yet?) Wurlitzer is very close. The names are all from Church Organ stops (pipe organs). We have a Vox Angelica but DD3 just liked Vox. Also a Lieblich Gedeckt shortened to Lieblich. The best bit is that there are over a thousand organ stop names, so we can go on for ever! Choosing these four was such an exciting experience. I really didn't expect it to be but it was and I've got the bug! We're tempted to go back today and get a Skyline as well! Our three were shouting again at 6:30am. They are really very unnerved and I wasn't prepared for that either. They have been out in the garden all morning in order to give them some happy feelings! The other 4 have ventured out of the Omlet run for the first time. They are quite nervous too but OK when we hold them. They have already jumped up onto the Omlet run and over the Omlet fencing into the other half of our big run! Fun times ahead methinks! I do run a choir - with 13 juniors, 7 young adults and 8 proper adults. It's amazing how much we pick up about each other isn't it? We have a church orchestra too and I'm also an examiner for the RSCM. Gosh, I want MORE chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Just out of interest (honestly!) where did you get your gorgeous new girls from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Southmead, in Fetcham www.southmead.dsl.pipex.com The lady there started out with two chickens and now breeds and sells them as well as ducks. I am so impressed with it and she says most of her customers are from recommendations. Her garden is immaculate with carefully laid out pens and at the end there are several 'sheds' for the chickens which were also immaculate. The yard they faced onto was equally clean and well swept. The chickens which she brought out after we had selected them all seemed very happy to be held and stroked and are in beautiful condition. I would certainly recommend this lady to anyone and everyone. I can't wait to go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Has the link as it got something to do with say.....a Mighty Wurlitzer? Oh well done Egluntine! But I reckon church organ stops thinking of Ginette's 'hobby'. Come on Ginette - have we got it? We did discuss this on another thread I reckon- and you did actually go for mixture, I didn't think you would. You've obviously pulled out all the stops to name your chickens (groan groan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
