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Title: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: min200 on December 05, 2010, 11:12
I went to see a friend who was giving me a couple of marsh daisies this morning and what funny little things they are!

BUT.....I came back with 2 marsh daisies, 2 Orpingtons and a Polish bantam  ??? ??? :D :D :D

Well he did need homes for them  :D :D

I will post pics tomorrow as we are rushing out now for a family dinner but my flock has now just doubled lol
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: TeaPots on December 05, 2010, 11:39
  ...and so it begins!!!    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:  I started with 4, have over 100 now  :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: min200 on December 05, 2010, 11:49
LOL I already had four but I think I will go back and get a Turkey as well in the morning!
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Post by: New shoot on December 05, 2010, 14:42
You're on that slipperly slope Min  :ohmy:  I'd have loads more if OH would let me but he gives me hard stares when I mention another run  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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Post by: dennis on December 05, 2010, 18:35
 :)wow teapots you must have a lot of land :lol:
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Post by: ehs284 on December 05, 2010, 18:49
We've been there  ;)
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Post by: TeaPots on December 05, 2010, 20:31
:)wow teapots you must have a lot of land :lol:

I keep telling him theres room for a few more pens  ::)


Actually, its ME that says thats enough. He wants chookie chooks birdies too.
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: rach312 on December 05, 2010, 22:17
Hi im fairly new to keeping chickens,ive had them for about 6 months now and i never knew how many different wonderful breeds there were so once you get a couple and realised how much character they have then u want more lol   :tongue2:   Me and my partner wanted just a couple of chickens so we cud have fresh eggs so we went to look at some chicks and came away with 6 lol but they were all different colours lol i didnt want the normal brown laying ones.We now have 30 and 10 ducks lol 
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Post by: dennis on December 06, 2010, 11:18
rach 312 you sound like my daughter she went out too by half a dozen she now has( well the last i heard anyway she may come on and up date ) 15 hens 15 ducks she brought a bigger coop she now says to oh she needs more birds so they can  keep each other warm lol i think he fell for it  :)
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: min200 on December 06, 2010, 12:26
Well here are the new girls  :D

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/min200/Chickens/IMG276.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/min200/Chickens/IMG280.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/min200/Chickens/IMG278.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/min200/Chickens/IMG277.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/min200/Chickens/IMG282.jpg)
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: rach312 on December 06, 2010, 13:19
Hi Dennis,  :D  Its addictive i never thought it would be,everyone ive spoke to has said that they ended with more than what they wanted,i made the mistake also of going to a poulty auction so i was bidding against the butchers.  :mad:  i won most of them  :D
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Post by: Hayley'sHens on December 06, 2010, 14:55
rach 312 you sound like my daughter she went out too by half a dozen she now has( well the last i heard anyway she may come on and up date ) 15 hens 15 ducks she brought a bigger coop she now says to oh she needs more birds so they can  keep each other warm lol i think he fell for it  :)

I DID have 15 ducks, A fox got 5 of them last night / early am  :( :( :(
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Post by: Hayley'sHens on December 06, 2010, 14:56
Your new girls are beautiful Min  :)
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Post by: Springlands on December 06, 2010, 15:53
Love the first one with the fancy haircut.
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Post by: rach312 on December 06, 2010, 16:06
Im sorry to hear about your ducks Hayley, :( :( :(
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Post by: min200 on December 06, 2010, 16:09
Love the first one with the fancy haircut.

The polish bantam is most odd looking :D :D :D :D   Thanks I think they are all quite colourful!
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Post by: Casey76 on December 06, 2010, 18:08
Are you SURE they're all girls?  The polish had a decidedly spikey 'do for a girl  ???
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Post by: min200 on December 06, 2010, 18:26
Are you SURE they're all girls?  The polish had a decidedly spikey 'do for a girl  ???

I hope so!  Hey ho if its a boy it will get rehomed!
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Post by: dennis on December 06, 2010, 18:31
sorry to hear about the ducks are the hens ok i thought you locked them in at night or did it get into the duck house?
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Post by: Hayley'sHens on December 06, 2010, 18:45
Sorry for hyjacking your thread Min.

It got into the duck house Dennis, Luckly they wasnt all in their or it would of been much worse, The rest had gone into the chickens shed last night. 5 in duck house all gone  >:( :( :(
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: dennis on December 06, 2010, 18:57
rach312 be very careful with auctions i fel badly with a batch of worrens looked fine in the small pen they were in but 1died within a week had to put one down this morning and one has a bad hip 1 out of 4 was ok you can get bargains but buyer beware has always been the auction motto 
Title: Re: Well I went to collect a couple......
Post by: jinty1911 on December 06, 2010, 19:27
Sorry for hyjacking your thread Min.

It got into the duck house Dennis, Luckly they wasnt all in their or it would of been much worse, The rest had gone into the chickens shed last night. 5 in duck house all gone  >:( :( :(

Awww.  So sorry to hear your bad news. :(