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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Big Jen on August 03, 2008, 15:50

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: Big Jen on August 03, 2008, 15:50

Going to get my bantams at t time, all excited. :lol:
Kept chickens a few years ago and have missed them very much, used to free range them but Mr Fox soon put paid to that :cry:
The pen that was given me has been decorated, a new floor put in and wire netting repaired. Looks lovely thanks to my OH. This has a run attached and is big enough for 3/4 birds.
They are wyndotte banties but dont know what colour I am having yet.
Will post some photos soon

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: Big Jen on August 03, 2008, 19:46

Here are my gorgeous new babies, decided on lemon fluffy ones instead :lol:

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh16/BigFatJen/GardenAug08043.jpg)

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh16/BigFatJen/GardenAug08042.jpg)

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh16/BigFatJen/GardenAug08040.jpg)

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh16/BigFatJen/GardenAug08033.jpg)

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh16/BigFatJen/GardenAug08039.jpg)

3 girls and a boy, I hope!

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: agapanthus on August 03, 2008, 19:59

They are beautiful!!!! :)

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: blulagoo on August 03, 2008, 20:23

BJ
Did you get them from Feathered Friends - they look lovely. Well done you!

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: mickwood on August 03, 2008, 20:39

They're lovely birds! Oh no....I can feel temptation coming again!! lol!

Where did you get them from?

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: Porffor on August 03, 2008, 20:43

oh they are beautiful! :) and your terrier acts just like mine when a new chook comes to stay! lol

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: Big Jen on August 03, 2008, 21:39

Yes, I got them from Feathered Friends. I was adamant I did not want chickens with hairy feet- and came back with these- just could not resist. These were born on May 24th, so very young and as you can see the grass is taller than the chickens!
I have ordered some partridge wynedotes (spelling!) that wiil be ready in a few weeks. Oh is going to build me another pen. :lol:

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: nettynoodles1 on August 03, 2008, 22:53

lovelyyyyy i want them lol. looks like you have got a boy in with them,  i was gonna say did ya know lol.

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: Big Jen on August 03, 2008, 23:01

Yes I wanted a boy. The man at feathered friends promised to exchange if there turned out to be more than 1 boy.
Particularly wanted a noisy boy to get my own back on my noisy neighbours :roll:

Title: New banties feeding
Post by: Consolsbob on August 04, 2008, 09:07

Lovely birds. We collected our new banties yesterday. Two partridge pekins and two dutch silver to go with our dutch bantie cockerel.

Thier first day and they are not used to eating corn. I just hopw they are eating the growers pellets. Would any of you feed them something else?

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: Roughlee Handled on August 04, 2008, 09:15

They look lovely.

Title: New Bantams coming today!! Pics added
Post by: compostqueen on August 04, 2008, 11:08

they're gorgeous  :D

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Post by: NormandyMary on August 04, 2008, 13:11

Oooooh...Im getting broody again. Get thee behind me Satan!