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cootambear wrote: »soiunds like youi haVe a healthy sex life............
Lots of Sellotape then..............0 -
Our Welsummers are boring and go to bed no problem, whereas the Dorkings and Vorwerks tend to be much later, sitting on their windbreak and socialising if the weather is OK.
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Love these birds, got any pics? I'm planning on getting a hen house and about 6 birds soon. Any other suggestions as to breeds to get will be much appreciated.Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j0 -
Rubbish photo, but they are all in it:
Foreground and top right: Vorwerk
Above front Vorwerk: Silver Dorking
Middle: Two Welsummers.
As to breeds, I don't know enough about the whole range, but Vorwerks seem to have the most character out of these. You might consider hybrids for the best egg production.
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My 4 are all hybrids. I've noticed that the Bovan Nera is the boldest; she was the first out to see her new run and is always the first out in the mornings. She is also the first to go to bed - and when she goes the others follow usually (but not every time) in the following order 1. Bovan Nera, 2. Light Sussex, 3. Bluebell but always last is the Cuckoo Maran as she seems to be the dimmest chook in the coop!0
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Two of those aren't hybridsMy 4 are all hybrids. I've noticed that the Bovan Nera is the boldest; she was the first out to see her new run and is always the first out in the mornings. She is also the first to go to bed - and when she goes the others follow usually (but not every time) in the following order 1. Bovan Nera, 2. Light Sussex, 3. Bluebell but always last is the Cuckoo Maran as she seems to be the dimmest chook in the coop!
Not with the names you've given them anyway. Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
Lotus-eater wrote: »Two of those aren't hybrids Not with the names you've given them anyway.
Oh! That's what I was told. I'd orignally wanted bantams - either Pekin or Frizzle but decided larger birds might be safer with next doors 5 cats!0 -
Rubbish photo, but they are all in it:
Foreground and top right: Vorwerk
Above front Vorwerk: Silver Dorking
Middle: Two Welsummers.
As to breeds, I don't know enough about the whole range, but Vorwerks seem to have the most character out of these. You might consider hybrids for the best egg production.
I love these chooks, I want some Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j0 -
My 4 are all hybrids. I've noticed that the Bovan Nera is the boldest; she was the first out to see her new run and is always the first out in the mornings. She is also the first to go to bed - and when she goes the others follow usually (but not every time) in the following order 1. Bovan Nera, 2. Light Sussex, 3. Bluebell but always last is the Cuckoo Maran as she seems to be the dimmest chook in the coop!
piccies pleaseMortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j0 -
Love these birds, got any pics? I'm planning on getting a hen house and about 6 birds soon. Any other suggestions as to breeds to get will be much appreciated.
Depends what you want from the chickens!
Do you want purely an egg bird or do you aspire to hatch eggs in the future (in which case a dual purpose bird gives you meat too instead of killing boys for no useful reason
). Do you live some where dry or wet? North or south? (some breeds, like rose combs or buttercups are prone to frost damage in their combs) Will yours be free range or penned. Laid back birds are fine penned, the flightier breeds are more likely to peck each other and be unhappy. Are you interested in pure breeds or is egg production the main thing?
I LOVE my cochins. They are placid and friendly and beautiful. They do not suit very wet or muddy ground because of their superb fluffy legs. They are huge, and flightless, so wing clipping is never an issue as they can't fly, they aren't too fragile and I find little people find them easier to handle than flighty little birds. So for powdering and handling these rate very highly for me. They do however o broody more than any other bird I've had, so eggs need to be removed quickly if you don't want broody hens and personally, I like to let them rear a clutch a year if they are so inclined, though its not necessary. I also keep cream leg barrs and marans ATM. The marans are a great dual purpose bird (huge brown eggs and gourmet standard meat). They are meant to be friendly and inquisitive, I find them far less so that the others and somewhat flighty. My cream legbarrs are a mixed bunch. I find them more docile than their reputation, but FAST. One of them is the tamest and brightest of all my hens, but they are fast and an egg breed.
Its not just what they look like you see, the best fits are made on how well they fit different circumstances. 0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Depends what you want from the chickens!
++++++++ Loads of info++++++
Its not just what they look like you see, the best fits are made on how well they fit different circumstances.
See, I said I didn't know enough!:rotfl:0
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