Emmalouise8 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Hi everyone!I've just upgraded my wooden coop to an eglu cube with a 3m run. I currently have 3 small pekin bantams but the cube looks a bit sp***** and I'd love to add a couple of additional hens from another breed. I wanted some advice on a breed that would go well with my current flock. Would be nice if the new girls had an interesting trait, such as coloured eggs or larger eggs etc..Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Araucana and Welsummer bantams would give you blue and dark brown eggs. Do you have an isolation coop for the introductions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmalouise8 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks Dogmother, I do still have the old coop and its run, I've got to do some research on the introductions.. any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Have a read through this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I’d go for a couple of araucana bantams. They’re quite small but lay lovely blue eggs. The ones I had got on fine with pekins. Or maybe a couple of Dutch bantams. They don’t have an interesting feature as such but they’re little. I wouldn’t want anything much bigger than a pekin because although there’s loads of room in the Cube you won’t want too much more in your run. Keep us posted 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Did someone say Dutch bantam??? 18 minutes ago, mullethunter said: Or maybe a couple of Dutch bantams. They don’t have an interesting feature as such but they’re little. Hmpf! Don’t let Merel hear it!!! My Dutchies have been the most friendly chickens so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 We had some Dutchies over the years - here's Lucille - she was Rosie's pocket chicken... she used to pop her under her arm while wandering around the garden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 That’s funny DM because I’ve never seen Dutchies the same colour as mine before!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 They are quite rare and I only got her because she wasn't up to show standards. They get more speckles as they get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Is it described as Millefleur DM? Edited April 28, 2020 by mullethunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Lemon millefleur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I think the only chickens that go with Pekins are MORE Pekins - sorry, I know that's not at all helpful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 1 hour ago, mullethunter said: Is it described as Millefleur DM? 1 hour ago, Cat tails said: Lemon millefleur! The (show) breeder described her as lemon porcelain and her colouring wasn't nearly so dark as my millefleur pekin for instance. Lucille's colours did darken slightly as she aged though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Dogmother said: The (show) breeder described her as lemon porcelain and her colouring wasn't nearly so dark as my millefleur pekin for instance. Lucille's colours did darken slightly as she aged though. The Dutch name is citroenporselein, which is lemon porcelain. Edited April 29, 2020 by Cat tails 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
