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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Deano27 on April 01, 2008, 22:20

Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Deano27 on April 01, 2008, 22:20
no not the chickens, but i bought a new fatsia plant, potted it up yesterday.  came home today to find our newest chooks have been dining off it.  its now looking rather lean.  

damned little scamps! gotta love em though, these one are very affable (from warwickshire rare breed farm).  totally different from my year old hens, they don't like me coming anywhere near!
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 01, 2008, 22:28
What breed are they Deano ?
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Fat Hen on April 01, 2008, 22:35
Mine have demolished a heabie bush in last week, I really couldn't think of anything less palatable but hey ho. :lol:
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Deano27 on April 01, 2008, 22:38
i bought a suffolk blacktail, a pied suffolk and a mendelsham blue.  they're awesome, very docile considering i've only had them a week, and they're a little possie at the moment, you find them lurking in corners avoiding the other two.
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 01, 2008, 22:47
When I bought Emily I was told she is a Suffolk Blacktail.  Is she anything like yours ?

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff221/Aunt__Sally/Emily2.jpg)
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Deano27 on April 01, 2008, 22:52
yeah not too dissimilar really, she looks a touch more ginger in the body than mine, but each bird is different.  i'll see if i can get some get some pics up in the next few days.  i tried taking some at the weekend but couldn't encourage the little dudes out of the eglu run.  but they're braver now so will persevere.  

check the link below for how a suffolk blacktail should look

http://www.warwickshirerarebreedfarm.co.uk/hybrids.html
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Lost in France on April 02, 2008, 08:54
Oh Aunt Sally..Emily is lovely. Has she got clipped wing? Super photo too, as though she's posed for you!

Judi
Title: new purchase has been eaten!
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 02, 2008, 09:03
Quote from: "Lost in France"
Oh Aunt Sally..Emily is lovely. Has she got clipped wing? Super photo too, as though she's posed for you!

Judi


She is a lovely girl Judi  :D   Yes her left wing is clipped, she was a bit flighty when younger and I didn't want to have to scour the neighbours gardens for her  :wink: