[Deano27]

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!

[Aunt Sally]

What breed are they Deano ?

[Fat Hen]

Mine have demolished a heabie bush in last week, I really couldn't think of anything less palatable but hey ho.

[Deano27]

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.

[Aunt Sally]

When I bought Emily I was told she is a Suffolk Blacktail.  Is she anything like yours ?

[Deano27]

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

[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

[Aunt Sally]

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     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