[Roughlee Handled]

FCG   http://www.gardenpoultry.cwc.net/  have a  which is a hybrid Sussex? As you know they are good supplier.

[sarahc]

Thanks for the replys everyone (and contact details) I cant travel  far as i dont drive and rely on lifts from my family. I didnt even think to look in the ad trader! I'd love some really young ones/point of lay age - i dont have an incubator or anything like that so unfortunatly can do the whole chick thing. My original plans where to maybe get a silkie as i heard they were really broody. I had read that you can let them sit on eggs and potentially swap the egg for day old chicks and they would raise them as there own. I dont know how true this is (and cant remember where i heard it from) so decided against it.
The birds i was going to get where lohmann brown, i am assuming its another name for the gingernut type?
I will have to take into concideration all the suggestions that you have all made on here as i only want 2-3 chooks! I love them to be pretty, but more than anything tame, and good egg layers come 2nd.
Maybe i should start a pole on here - it might make it easier for me!!!

[kimT]

I have to say my two cheeky girls (Light Sussex X RIR) are really friendly and are good layers too.

They were both sat on top of my head the other evening :roll:

AND WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS. YOU KNOW IT IS THE LAW ROUND HERE.

Although not on my head my O/H took this pic last night as I was trying to get them to bed!

[Roughlee Handled]

Very good.  I will wait for the one on the head though  
I wont end this post by asking for head though.

[chickadee]

i got 3 warrens less than a week ago and already they take food from our hands and are incredibly quiet and follow us round, first time as an adult keeping chucks but am already hooked and reaping the benifits of having chucks as pets with one of them (madeline) laying and am sure marmite and margo are not far away

[Roughlee Handled]

i got 3 warrens less than a week ago ..............

AND WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS. YOU KNOW IT IS THE LAW ROUND HERE.

[chickadee]

here they are again

[Roughlee Handled]

Thankyou for the photos.  

[compostqueen]

Aw lovely hens     Nothing like your own eggs is there  

[Bodger]

Where did you get your light sussex from Bodger? Would i be able to get a bird from them?

I got two sittings of eggs from a local breeder. They are the same ones that I fixed Natures Paradise up with. A sitting of eggs shouldn't be a problem, if thats any good to you.

For egg laying, tameness and reasonable price, I think that the Warren hybrids are very hard to beat.

[Aunt Sally]

I've re-sized your lovely pictures so stop them pushing the page off the edge of the screen chickadee.

Can I remind everyone not to post big pictures.

640 pixels wide is just the right size.

If you need help resizing pictures you can find information here: http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=19476

[woodburner]

My original plans where to maybe get a silkie as i heard they were really broody. I had read that you can let them sit on eggs and potentially swap the egg for day old chicks and they would raise them as there own. I dont know how true this is (and cant remember where i heard it from) so decided against it.

Been there got the T-shirt. Last batch of eggs none hatched, so dashed around and got chicks for her instead, it worked a treat

[Jo-n-Neil]

We have ten Warrens. You can practically cuddle them they are so docile and friendly. They run to the gate when they someone coming as well. So funny to watch.