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I would love a BlueBelle...no room at the Inn though.
Maybe one day.....
Jules
I would love a BlueBelle...no room at the Inn though.
Maybe one day.....
Jules
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Children........ she coulda done it quietly
Actually it's a Red Rock CB
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You are kidding, right?!Originally posted by HayleyB View PostChildren........ she coulda done it quietly
Actually it's a Red Rock CB
My DD didn't come with volume control, but she's getting better with age!
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906 + my 6 = 912
(1 bluebelle, 1 amber, 1 rhode island, 1 black rock, 1 light sussex and 1 speckled (though I think they might have given us a magpie instead))
We had the first egg on Monday, and 3 yesterday!Last edited by ajpaterson; 10-06-2009, 10:54 AM.Comment
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hmmmmm just don't talk to me about egg-laying hens!!!!! still haven't got any
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Eggs....
Originally posted by MaureenHall View Posthmmmmm just don't talk to me about egg-laying hens!!!!! still haven't got any
The girlies (I must stop calling them that) are 18 weeks old, so allowing for resettling, when should we expect eggs? The Breeder said Hattie, the cream legbar, would be later to lay than the others.
I expect it all depends on a number of factors, but can anyone give me a rough estimate? (combs are a deep rose colour, but not really red)
JulesJules
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It does depend on a number of factors. Are the combs quite big now? Does the hen crouch when you put your hand on her back? (she's ready for the cockerel!!) Egg laying can start anywhere between 18 and 28 weeks. My Bluebelles are 18 weeks now and I don't expect them to start for another 5 or 6 weeks. The Welsummers are about 13-14 weeks and I think I'll be lucky if I get eggs before next year! They don't usually start laying till around 28 weeks and that takes us into October. The ex-batts I've got have small pink combs (pinking up a bit more since I got them) but they've just been through a moult and are getting lovely feathers now. Can't have everything - feathers or eggs? Just like the girls to be happy (but I'd like the occasional egg too )
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912+my3 = 915
three Pekin Bantams one black one lavender one speckledComment
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915 - the 2 I sold = 913 + the 2 hatched chicks = 915 again
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915 + 4 - 1 poor girl in coup in sky + 3 new girls We have= 921 chuks. This is fab.Comment
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921 plus a little Vorwerk chick = 922. Could be another by morning
Edited to add the other 2 Vorwerks that's hatched = 924Last edited by MaureenHall; 13-06-2009, 02:47 PM.My girls found their way into my heart and now they nest thereComment
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924-1 = 923
Got home today and Pippin one of my ex batts had died. She was looking a bit 'off' for a couple of months and had been laying soft shelled eggs.
She had a year out of the battery farm and I'd like to think she died a happy chicken!Last edited by vicky; 17-06-2009, 06:42 PM.Comment
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So sorry to hear about Pippin, she did end her days a happy free hen though didn't she. You did good xxxx
I've got to add my 2 Wellies that I took off last week - they'd been beating up the new owners other chooks (norty step for them!!!) and she asked if I'd have them back. No problem - it's open house for chooks here
So, the total is 923 + the 2 naughties = 925My girls found their way into my heart and now they nest thereComment
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Last edited by RedThorn; 17-06-2009, 07:58 PM.Never test the depth of the water with both feet
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
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I have four hybrids making : 4 + 925 = 929!!
Will be having 3 Pekins to add to the total soon!!
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