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Title: Name your breeds
Post by: min200 on January 17, 2011, 21:22

Ok then folks I thought it would be good to see how may different breeds we all keep!

It should be a long an interesting list so "Quote" the list and add yours in your reply.

I have:

Jubilee Orpingtons
Marsh Daisy
Polish Bantam
Warren

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Chrysalis on January 17, 2011, 21:29

We have Bluebelle -fat and proud! a bluebell, obviously
               Wilma the Warren
               Nesta - a blackrock
and         Olga - a speckeldy


Today we had three eggs for the first time in months.  They're just two years old and we love'em.

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: min200 on January 17, 2011, 21:30

Lets go for all poultry we may learn something!

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: GrannieAnnie on January 17, 2011, 21:30

Really down on birds at the moment.

Amberlinks
Goldlines
and new girls which were called Goldlines are now called Bovans Browns
RIR's
Welsummer
LS
Buff Orpington
Indian Game Cockerel
Barred Plymouth Rocks     and
silkies

No turkeys, they are in the freezer!

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: joyfull on January 17, 2011, 21:30

sablepoots, appenzellers, transylvanian naked neck, barbu d'anvers, araucanas (various colours), blackrock, bluebelle, cuckoo maran, speckled sussex, goldline, warrens, loads of silkie crosses and araucana crosses plus 3 guinea fowl  :D

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: trinamc on January 18, 2011, 09:56

Hi 

4 rescue hens

Buff Orpingtons

Russian Orlof

6 gold lace orpingtons in the inci

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Kelloggs on January 18, 2011, 09:57

 Brahmas (in 9 colours)
 Salmon Faverolles
 & Silkies

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Oliveview on January 18, 2011, 10:09

We have:

 11 Rhode Island Reds
  4 White leghorns
   3 grey/white speckly ones(?)
  3 black/brown sheen ones (?)
  1 female turkey (black one) she gives us an egg every other day :D
1 cockerel called Colin, he is an  Andalusian

Pamela

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: evie2 on January 18, 2011, 17:06

Lemon Millefluer Sablepoots - 8
Bantams -2, haven't a clue exact parentage

Amber Star - 3
Light Sussex - 1
Speckldy - 1

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Foghorn-Leghorn on January 18, 2011, 18:00

We have:

A columbine (Legbar x hybrid)
White leghorn derived hybrid
Pied Suffolk (hybrid)
Bluebelle
Warren
Black Rock
Cream Crested Legbar
Black Silkie
Speckled Sussex
Cuckoo Marans

(Next on the list has yet to be decided as sooo much choice out there!)

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: mr.mellow on January 18, 2011, 18:05

Just 4 Goldlines for now. ;)

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: min200 on January 18, 2011, 18:28

So already we have...

Jubilee Orpingtons
Marsh Daisy
Polish Bantam
Warren
silver dutch
gold dutch
pekins
black orpingtons
cream legbars
cuckoo marans
warrens
welsummers
Bluebelle-fat and proud! a bluebell, obviously                                                        Wilma the Warren
Nesta - a blackrock                                                                                               Olga - a speckeldy
Amberlinks
Goldlines
and new girls which were called Goldlines are now called Bovans Browns
RIR's
Welsummer
LS
Buff Orpington
Indian Game Cockerel
Barred Plymouth Rocks     and
silkies
sablepoots,
appenzellers,
transylvanian naked neck,
 barbu d'anvers,
 araucanas (various colours),
 blackrock,
 bluebelle,
cuckoo maran,
 speckled sussex,
 goldline,
 warrens,
loads of silkie crosses
 araucana crosses
 guinea fowl
norfolk black turkeys
embden geese
toulouse geese
white campbells
khaki campbells
white calls
pied calls
mandarins
guinea fowl
4 rescue hens

Buff Orpingtons

Russian Orlof
Brahmas (in 9 colours)
 Salmon Faverolles
 & Silkies
11 Rhode Island Reds
  4 White leghorns
   3 grey/white speckly ones(?)
  3 black/brown sheen ones (?)
  1 female turkey (black one) she gives us an egg every other day 
1 cockerel called Colin, he is an  Andalusian
Lemon Millefluer Sablepoots - 8
Bantams -2, haven't a clue exact parentage

Amber Star - 3
Light Sussex - 1
Speckldy - 1

A columbine (Legbar x hybrid)
White leghorn derived hybrid
Pied Suffolk (hybrid)
Bluebelle
Warren
Black Rock
Cream Crested Legbar
Black Silkie
Speckled Sussex
Cuckoo Marans
4 Goldlines


Blimey!! :blink: :blink:

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: sarah f on January 18, 2011, 18:55

i have
           serama
           silkies :lol:

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: wildfowler4 on January 18, 2011, 19:37

Cream Crested Legbar's x 3
RIR x 1
White Leghorn x1

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Junie on January 18, 2011, 20:28

Quote from: min200 on January 18, 2011, 18:28

So already we have...

Jubilee Orpingtons
Marsh Daisy
Polish Bantam
Warren
silver dutch
gold dutch
pekins
black orpingtons
cream legbars
cuckoo marans
warrens
welsummers
Bluebelle-fat and proud! a bluebell, obviously                                                        Wilma the Warren
Nesta - a blackrock                                                                                               Olga - a speckeldy
Amberlinks
Goldlines
and new girls which were called Goldlines are now called Bovans Browns
RIR's
Welsummer
LS
Buff Orpington
Indian Game Cockerel
Barred Plymouth Rocks     and
silkies
sablepoots,
appenzellers,
transylvanian naked neck,
 barbu d'anvers,
 araucanas (various colours),
 blackrock,
 bluebelle,
cuckoo maran,
 speckled sussex,
 goldline,
 warrens,
loads of silkie crosses
 araucana crosses
 guinea fowl
norfolk black turkeys
embden geese
toulouse geese
white campbells
khaki campbells
white calls
pied calls
mandarins
guinea fowl
4 rescue hens

Buff Orpingtons

Russian Orlof
Brahmas (in 9 colours)
 Salmon Faverolles
 & Silkies
11 Rhode Island Reds
  4 White leghorns
   3 grey/white speckly ones(?)
  3 black/brown sheen ones (?)
  1 female turkey (black one) she gives us an egg every other day 
1 cockerel called Colin, he is an  Andalusian
Lemon Millefluer Sablepoots - 8
Bantams -2, haven't a clue exact parentage

Amber Star - 3
Light Sussex - 1
Speckldy - 1

A columbine (Legbar x hybrid)
White leghorn derived hybrid
Pied Suffolk (hybrid)
Bluebelle
Warren
Black Rock
Cream Crested Legbar
Black Silkie
Speckled Sussex
Cuckoo Marans
4 Goldlines


Blimey!! :blink: :blink:

To add mine that I know the breeds of
Light Sussex
1 Limousin ( like Maran I think)
5 Cou-Nu ( French "Rustique" as our neighbour calls them ) As near to dinosaurs as any chicken
1 small 5 toed chicken - with huge disney type eyes - not a clue on the breed though :D

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Pol on January 18, 2011, 22:58

Buff Orpington
Friesian
Barnevelder

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: D on January 19, 2011, 12:38

I have:
1 Light Sussex Bantam
1 Cream Legbar
1 Salmon Faverolle
1 Black Malay Bantam
1 Silver Sussex
1 Bluebell
1 Lavendar Aracauna Bantam
1 Silkie/Sussex Bantam
1 Cuckoo Maran cockerel
and 2 other bantams which we haven't been able to work out the breed for.

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Celtic Eagle on January 19, 2011, 12:51

2 Warrens - Star and Scarlet
Buff Silkie - Buffy
Black Rock - Roxy
Wyndotte - Winnie
Bluebelle - Belle
3 light Sussex - Matilda, Bex and Lacey
3 Pekin Bantams - Charlie (Chas), Little Boots, Big Feet

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: birmancats on January 19, 2011, 13:22

New Hampshire Red Banti and a Nankin with me.

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: inchhighfly on January 20, 2011, 14:46

Here's a couple that I have not on your list - Barnevelder and Croad Langshan

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: pekinpete on January 21, 2011, 12:31

three trios of pekin,one trio indian game, 14 indian runner ducks,3 fawn chinese geese,3 roman geese,and about 30cross breed birds, (would like more but can't afford a divorce)

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Catsmuvva on January 21, 2011, 15:43

4 ex batts    -  Aggie, Dixie Lee, Rosie & Afro
1 speckled sussex  -  Splish
1 copper black maran  -  Bobby
1 amber star  -  Twinkle
1 bluebell  -  Bella
1 skyline  -  PomPom

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Alby on January 21, 2011, 17:29

Hi we have 7 Bovan Gold Lines
                   5 ISA Browns
                   1Cream lgbar x ?
                   2 Cream legbar pullets
                   1 Amber link
                   1 Cucko Marran

  All still laying throughout the winter apart from the ones in moult  :)

  Alby

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: beekeeper on January 23, 2011, 15:57

In 1973 I kept
white leghorn
warren rangers
black marans.

the warrens were amongst the first hybrids which were rapidly becomming available.

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Bonniebean on January 23, 2011, 16:34

I have:- Buff Columbian Wyandotte, Brown porcelain wyandotte, Blue orpington bantam, Gold chocolate partridge wyandotte bantam and Cream chocolate partridge wyandotte bantam.

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: CluckyChicken on January 23, 2011, 16:36

3 lav araucanas, light sussex, maran, 2 bantam brahmas, 1 LF brahma and 2 faverolles and 1 araucana in the incy today!  :D

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: peeppeeps on January 26, 2011, 09:27

Quote from: min200 on January 18, 2011, 18:28

So already we have...

Jubilee Orpingtons
Marsh Daisy
Polish Bantam
Warren
silver dutch
gold dutch
pekins
black orpingtons
cream legbars
cuckoo marans
warrens
welsummers
Bluebelle-fat and proud! a bluebell, obviously                                                        Wilma the Warren
Nesta - a blackrock                                                                                               Olga - a speckeldy
Amberlinks
Goldlines
and new girls which were called Goldlines are now called Bovans Browns
RIR's
Welsummer
LS
Buff Orpington
Indian Game Cockerel
Barred Plymouth Rocks     and
silkies
sablepoots,
appenzellers,
transylvanian naked neck,
 barbu d'anvers,
 araucanas (various colours),
 blackrock,
 bluebelle,
cuckoo maran,
 speckled sussex,
 goldline,
 warrens,
loads of silkie crosses
 araucana crosses
 guinea fowl
norfolk black turkeys
embden geese
toulouse geese
white campbells
khaki campbells
white calls
pied calls
mandarins
guinea fowl
4 rescue hens

Buff Orpingtons

Russian Orlof
Brahmas (in 9 colours)
 Salmon Faverolles
 & Silkies
11 Rhode Island Reds
  4 White leghorns
   3 grey/white speckly ones(?)
  3 black/brown sheen ones (?)
  1 female turkey (black one) she gives us an egg every other day 
1 cockerel called Colin, he is an  Andalusian
Lemon Millefluer Sablepoots - 8
Bantams -2, haven't a clue exact parentage

Amber Star - 3
Light Sussex - 1
Speckldy - 1

A columbine (Legbar x hybrid)
White leghorn derived hybrid
Pied Suffolk (hybrid)
Bluebelle
Warren
Black Rock
Cream Crested Legbar
Black Silkie
Speckled Sussex
Cuckoo Marans
4 Goldlines


Blimey!! :blink: :blink:

white crested black polish
Columbine
blackrock Hen
Rhode Island Red x Buff Orpington
columbian blacktail
barnevelder
Silver Laced Wyandotte
lavender araucana
copper black maran
Copper Black
Amber
welsummer
australorp
blue orpington
Golden Laced Poland
crested cream legbar
Burford Brown

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: viper on February 01, 2011, 19:19

gersey giants

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: LittleRedHen on February 02, 2011, 09:17

"The Girls"

Black Rock - Repecka
Light Sussex - Henrietta
Caulder Ranger (Columbian Black Tail) Tilly
CouCou Maran - Molly

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: Jae Dawn on February 02, 2011, 13:40

  Well I feel a bit pathetic since I only have one breed but to make my message a bit longer will put the colours.... :D

2 Poland Chamois one frizzle and one smooth Cocks (Edward & Henry)
1 Poland frizzled Silverlaced (Mary)
1 Poland smooth Blue (Jane)
1 Poland frizzle Goldlaced (Victoria)
1 Poland frizzle Self White (Elizabeth)

Once I tell hubby how pathetic we look to everyone else on the forum he will agree to move house so that I can have more  :unsure:

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: francais on February 06, 2011, 12:33

I have:

3 x light sussex
1 x silver laced wydnotte (Bantam)
1 x gold partridge wyndotte (bantam)
1 x ISA
1 X Silver dutch wing bantam
1 x bluebell
1 x black rock cross

Title: Re: Name your breeds
Post by: tiptopchickendon on February 07, 2011, 14:20

1 x Bluebelle - Bluebelle
1 x Suffork Noir - Tolly
1 x White Leghorn - Lilly
2 x common Brown Chickens - Mandy & Biscuit
1 x Bitza ( not a clue on parentage) - Betty

1 x Bantam - Pekin/Dutch - Pearl
1 x Bantam ( not a clue on parentage - lovely looking though ) - Pepper

6 Black Pekin Bantam Eggs under the 2 Bantams... :)