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Produce => Kept Animals => Topic started by: Paulines7 on February 08, 2006, 11:53:46

Title: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Paulines7 on February 08, 2006, 11:53:46
It was so lovely outside this morning so I took the camera to capture some of the chickens.  Here is Wellington with some of his ladies.
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Jesse on February 08, 2006, 11:56:38
he is a handsome fella :)
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Heldi on February 09, 2006, 10:40:54
What a lovely looking chap Pauline. Really nice colours. Is he friendly? What breed is he?  My cockerel Dennis is a Light Sussex but he has very light gingery bits around his neck and on his saddle so I sometimes wonder if he has some other influences in his make up besides Light Sussex?! Not that it matters. Is Wellington named after the duke of or after the boots?
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Paulines7 on February 09, 2006, 11:54:59
He is a very good natured guy, Heldi and was incubated by one of my hens but not from her eggs as I didn't have a cockerel at the time.  I kept all the chicks for 4 months but then had to chose one of the cockerels to keep.  I chose Wellington because he always called the hens over when he found some food and didn't just grab it for himself as some of the others did.  He has also never shown any aggression. 

He is a Welsummer and I called him Wellington after the Duke.
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Heldi on February 09, 2006, 13:59:51
Aw he sounds like a real gent. Dennis isn't,he legs it  if he finds a tastey morsel. He allows the girls to clean his beak afterwards  :D  He is great with us though and can be picked up and carried about. He'll take a nap on my son's lap sometimes.

Must be lovely to raise them from an egg.
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Merlins Mum on February 09, 2006, 18:32:05
A really handsome boy  :)

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Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: kitty on February 09, 2006, 21:08:03
o hes lovely!
my diogenes(may he rest in piece...i think....)used to fly at my head when i collected eggs...he was only a banty but had the attitude of mike tyson after a few drinks...i rarely came away from egg collecting without a few scratches and bits of bantam stuck in my hair. :'(

ruined my natural beauty it did. ::)


blimey he was tough.....
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Merlins Mum on February 09, 2006, 21:12:47
I reckon it was your natural beauty that got him all in a dither in the first place  ;D

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Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: kitty on February 09, 2006, 21:26:33
you can cut that giggling outfer a start mm!
kitty
 ;D
Title: Re: Wellington with some of his ladies
Post by: Merlins Mum on February 09, 2006, 21:28:54
sorry but I had this picture of you with bits of bantam in your hair  ;)

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