jomaxsmith Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Hi Daniele, I'm in a village near Biggleswade so very local to Thornes, luckily! I might meet you at the talk then (if I'm not chasing my new hens across farmland after underestimating their powers of flight!) Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlickin Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 Jo, have you decided what type you are getting? How many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 What date is the talk? I would like to come along and meet up too. I did go to one of the talks last year before we got chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 3 for now, the choice is from Maran Cuivre, Coral, Rhode Star and Columbine. I think we'll go for the first three as the columbine is getting mixed reviews in a message I posted on here and on another forum. It is also a fairly new breed for Thornes so they're not too sure of its temperament. The way they were racing about their pen in contrast to the quietness of the other hybrids made me a bit nervous! We've got a bit more preparation of the ground to do and need to locate somewhere that sells Hemcore (Frank doesn't rate it!) but will hopefully be able to pick them up this weekend Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlickin Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 I dont know what date the talk is. Perhaps Jo could ask at the weekend when she picks up her new hens. Very exciting. JO - Lets us know when you have your babies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 What date is the talk? I would like to come along and meet up too. November 18th. Don't know the time but will have a look when I'm there at the weekend. What types are your chooks? They look a lot like the ones I hope to get!! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlickin Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 You can buy Hemcore at a horse shop called Equisense in Maulden. (I used to have horses before chickens so know the place well). Our run is turning rather brown so was wondering whether to put some Hemcore down also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlickin Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 I have three Silver Nicks. They are absolutely fabulous and I love them to bits. It took two weeks to tame them and get them used to being picked up. I did this at night time when they were asleep. It does work. When they come into lay also helps because they automatically crouch down when you approach them or put your hand over their backs. My children love them. My daughter goes out to see them in the morning in her wellies and nightie. She is two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Thanks for that. I _think_ there is somewhere closer in the sticks between Baldock and Royston so I'll try there first. From what I've been reading on here Hemcore is a near miracle product - I'm almost as excited about it as about getting the chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 What date is the talk? I would like to come along and meet up too. November 18th. Don't know the time but will have a look when I'm there at the weekend. What types are your chooks? They look a lot like the ones I hope to get!! Jo Bobbi (the white one) is a memblesham amber Rae (the orange one) is a light sussex x rhode island red Cynthia (the black one) is a fenning black. Bobbi is definately the most handleable. She will let me give her cuddles for ages. I didn't get my girls from Thornes as I wanted them the first week of April as I had a week off work and I wanted to settle them in. Thornes didn't have any available till the end of April Instead I got them from Slip End Wildfowl Park. I get the mash, grit and wheat scratch from Thornes and I get my Hemcore from Cecil Sale in Sandon nr Buntingford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 My daughter goes out to see them in the morning in her wellies and nightie. She is two. Oh I do that and I'm nearly 42 BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatedog Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 3 for now, the choice is from Maran Cuivre, Coral, Rhode Star and Columbine. I think we'll go for the first three as the columbine is getting mixed reviews in a message I posted on here and on another forum. It is also a fairly new breed for Thornes so they're not too sure of its temperament. The way they were racing about their pen in contrast to the quietness of the other hybrids made me a bit nervous! We've got a bit more preparation of the ground to do and need to locate somewhere that sells Hemcore (Frank doesn't rate it!) but will hopefully be able to pick them up this weekend Jo One of our 3 is a Rhode Star and she is great - chatters away to me when she's out with me in the garden. She's also the one who makes the most noise trying to get my attention if I walk past their run without letting them out!!! She's also really inquisitive, and she's the only one I can pick up although she seems to tolerate it rather than enjoy it....... (She's usually just dying to get back to foraging!!!) BTW I would have loved a buff orpington but the eglu ain't big enough - we were originally going to get buffies, but the omlet people told us the eglu was really only big enough for 2 of them....and also when I found out they don't lay as many eggs, I didn't want the situation of having to go to the supermarket to buy eggs when I had my own chickens!! So we opted (this time round anyway!!!) for 3 hybrids........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 if your still having trouble rehoming i'll take them i have plenty of room and i live in letchworth Cor - loads of local chicken people - I've got my name down on Thornes list for some pure breeds - hopefully ready any day now! One of the reasons we moved here was the local chicken nursery - I can't think of a better way to spend a saturday afternoon (however DH thinks otherwise)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 What date is the talk? I would like to come along and meet up too. November 18th. Don't know the time but will have a look when I'm there at the weekend. Jo I sent Andyman in on the way home today. The talk is on November 18th at 2pm. It would be great to meet up with some Hertfordshire / Bedfordshire omleteers there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlickin Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Thanks everyone for your interest and comments. I have rehomed the two Buffs so am very pleased. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 My daughter goes out to see them in the morning in her wellies and nightie. She is two. Oh I do that and I'm nearly 42 BBx Me too at 38 and Ashley at 14. I hope to goodness the neighbours haven't spotted us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yay, i love my new chickens and they are toatlly adorable. lovely to cuddle and pretty colours. thankyou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I used to look after a buff orpington at the farm and he was gorgeous, definitely my favourite. Im so excited to be getting my own Orps really are the business. Mine are great. They are good tempered, lovely to look at, their feathers are all loose and riffle about when they run. The only thing mine won't do is eat out of my hand - which the Maran, North Holland blue and Evil Georgie (elderly Pepperpot) will do. My buff sussex are even more nervous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 theyve started eating out of my hand already. I think i must have some brave buffs. they were very scared at first but when they saw my bantams all running up to see me they came and had a loook too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlickin Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 Am glad to hear that they have both settled in well. If you have any piccies that would be great to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 finally got some pics I'd been keeping herro and the buffs seperate because i tried to introduce them and they just started attacking eachother straight away but today herro escaped from her pen whilst i was at college and when i found her they were all free ranging quite happily together and have become firm friends. im so happy it worked out well. im gonna see if they want to sleep together tonight also so here are some pics of them free ranging. herro, madame rosmerta and doris lay's behind. Herro, madame rosmerta and doris, eating. The girls free ranging together. The proud and "Ooops, word censored!"le herro with her new buff-buddies and heres a picture of my duckies crispy (foreground) and peking (behind) thought id add that in because no one has seen a pic of them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Fantastic pictures! The buffs are beautiful, i really want some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 They are smashing - I love the Orps, and they grow so big and fluffy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Sorry about this - having seen the piccies of your lovely hens, I just had to post some pictures of my Orps taken today. They aren't nice and buff coloured like yours, but I just adore Orpingtons - they really are fantastic. Mine are getting a lot darker around the neck and collar - especially Trinny and Arrietty. Its happened over the past week or so (they are around 25 weeks old). Trinny Arrietty Suzannah; can you believe a hen that big can get up in a tree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 They are gorgeous too Richard! What 'type' of Orp is Arrietty??? (i really want one)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
