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Lemon Mille Fleur
« on: July 08, 2011, 22:10 »
Hi I have just been given some of these eggs for my broody m=ehn and wondered if anyone had any experience with them?  Have had a look on kine and they are very pretty  :) Someone mentioned that they are very freindly and don't tend to go broody very readily so fingers crossed.  We only got one chick out of her last lot of eggs but hopefully this time.... ::)  Also wondered how long you would expect a hybrid brown hen to live?  Gloria stopped laying a few months ago and it is 3 years since we got her. wondered how long she would carry on after stopping laying.  She still seems very healthy and is at the top of the food chain.

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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2011, 22:15 »
what breed of lemon millefleur are they? There are several breeds that have this colourway. I have sabelpoot lemon millefleur bantams and these are lovely. They live quite happily with my large fowl chickens but in winter they can need a little bit of extra care.
Staffies are softer than you think.

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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2011, 22:36 »
To be honest I am not sure, got them from a freind of a freind.  He has writte on the box that they are lemon mille fleur booted bantam ans that is all I know.  He gave me eight eggs but I think 6 may be as much as she can keep warm.

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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2011, 08:17 »
booted bantams are sabelpoots (Dutch booted bantams) - you will love them and will find that quite a few of us on here are big fans of them - and they come in lots of colours but the lemon millefleur is the most popular  :D Their eggs are small so she will cope with all 8 ok. They should start to hatch around day 19 (remember the day you put the eggs under is day 0). Good luck with these.
Here are some of mine:-
black and mottled buff.jpg

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Re: Lemon Mille Fleur
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2011, 08:24 »
here are 2 more colourways that I have recently hatched - one silver millefleur and lavender:-

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Re: Lemon Mille Fleur
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2011, 17:41 »
Your lavenders look less like raptors than mine joyfull ::) love your black and buff :D

I can guarantee you'll fall in love with them newbie :D
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Re: Lemon Mille Fleur
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2011, 17:44 »
when they are a little bigger you can have some if you want Evie xx

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Re: Lemon Mille Fleur
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2011, 18:50 »
 Ooo thank you joyfull:D

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Re: Lemon Mille Fleur
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2011, 23:34 »
well I do owe you a couple  :).


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