Topic: Three new chickens part 2

[beanie3]

I had a few comments that pictures were needed - so today i got out my camera.  Top three photos are the new ladies (after that some of their friends!)





Here is one of our one and only cockerel - who has only started crowing - and sounds like he has a sore throat lol!



And my other ladies.....

[jonny211]

Lovely chooks, I remember when my cuckoo maran was that size... now she's huge and still has only ever laid a couple of eggs!

[sunloving]

Brilliant photos I love the lavendar hen action shot!
What an assortment of different colours and kinds.

what kind is your cockeral those are lovely feather markings :)

x sunloving

[Jayb]

You have a lovely selection of birds, real beauties. Thanks for the photos
Is their run fully enclosed?

[beanie3]

Yes the run is fully enclosed.  But every other year we move the enclosure to another patch.  I then grow veg on this patch - it works really well as the ground is so well fertilised.

I am sorry i have no idea what types they are.  We had a broody hen and are farmer gave us a selection of eggs for sitting on and we kept the chicks.  I must ask him what type they are.

[Morris]

Lovely photos, they look pampered ladies!

[Sparkly]

Very cute!!  ;D

[Plot69]

I am sorry i have no idea what types they are.  We had a broody hen and are farmer gave us a selection of eggs for sitting on and we kept the chicks.  I must ask him what type they are.

The light bird in the foreground, second to last photo looks very Araucana to me. Lays bright blue eggs.

[elvis2003]

they are so lovely! thanks for sharing,big chicken envy here!

[cocopops]

What lovely birds, some great colours there.  I would love to keep some more unusual breeds but as we keep getting ex-bats foc we rather seem to be sticking with the ASA browns.

[beanie3]

There is nothing wrong with ex pats - they are still lovely and have there own characters and beleive me you are probably still getting some eggs - havent had eggs for months lol!

[goodlife]

The grey with whitish 'spots' is cockoo maran and is type of breed that should lay dark brown eggs sometimes with odd spot on too...generally good quantity of eggs too..

[beanie3]

Good news - i look forward to when she starts : )