Livestock Thread

[bosshogg]

I think we need a chicken thread were we can natter about chickens we have, want, auctions and hatching eggs

I have

three Old English Pheasant Fowl a rare breed verdict is out on the sexes we thought all were female to one decided to crow this week

1:2 Cream Crested Legbars

2:2 Buff Orpingtons

1:1 Bantam Sultan

1:0 Maran

2:2 Bourbon Red Turkey

1:1 Bronze Turkey

1:1 Black Turkey

0:5 Silver Appleyard ducks

1:1: geese

lots of Muscovy, lots of cross breed chickens, all but the Old English Pheasant Fowl and soon the Cream crested Legbars are at home the rest are at my friends farm.....

[Pimperella]

lol
I have a flock of 23 laying hens, mix of pure welsummers, Silver sussex, RIR X's, meat chickens, Pekin x Silkie broody hen. Partrigde and silver laced Wyandotte Bantams, RIR bantam.
I have in breeding pens at present for this season

Trio of Buff Orpingtons (Generel and his ladies)
Trio of Double Laced Barnevelders
Trio of Chamois Frizzle Polish
Quad of Cuckoo Marans
Quad of LF Cream Crested Legbars
2 Pairs of Bantam Cream Crested Legbars
and next friday Pair of Lavender Orpingtons (Priscilla Middleton line)

after this weekends collections
I'll have
2 pairs of Blue Laced Barnevelders
Quad of LF Brown Leghorns
poss pair of brassy black OEG
maybe some Buff Orpington Bantams (undecided yet)

and awaiting cocks
3 black bantam leghorns
1 Blue red Rosecomb
1 Black Araucana
1 RIR Bantam

awaiting hens
2 Stunning show quality Buff Orpington Boys. Sarg and Officer


Next year or later in the season

2:5 Silver Gret Dorkings
1:1 Lakenvelders
1:1 Blue/Lavender Bantam Leghorns
white bantam silkies
Goldlaced Orpingtons (work in progress, 2 buff x goldlaced girls and hoping the chick I hatched is a cock lol Improvment on size and type)
Light Sussex

Incubating
Vorwerks, Light Sussex, Japanese Bantams, Nankins, Salmon Marans, White and red Dorkings.

And just hatched at the mo, 2 silver spangled Thuringian Bantams.

[bosshogg]

doh forgot whats in the incubator! 11 OEG banties (my fave) 4 goose, 5 muscovy laid buy own animals and 2 sultan but sadly I don't think these two are fertile, will be more on a week on sat after I have been to Selby

[JulieNoob]

I have 2 laying hybrid egg machines - Flurry and Daisy
2 Rhode island Reds - Rachel and Ruth
1 Welsummer - Vicki
1 Copper black Maran - Leanne

[Evie]

I don't have any poultry but I love indian game birds (don't know anyone who keeps these) and chinese geese - oh and muscovy ducks.

[bosshogg]

Originally Posted by Evie

I don't have any poultry but I love indian game birds (don't know anyone who keeps these) and chinese geese - oh and muscovy ducks.

I know a few people who keep IGB who I see at Auction I love Old english game, and really like Sumatra game

[stinglestick]

I keep 4 ex battery hens Agatha,Meryl Hazel and Ruby..They are amazing and look much happier since theyve had free run of my garden..and house at times!!~id love to keep more but i live in a council house and have to be discreet!I bribe the neighbours with yummy eggs!

[Evie]

Originally Posted by bosshogg

I know a few people who keep IGB who I see at Auction I love Old english game, and really like Sumatra game

I've only ever seen them once at a poultry show - it's the lovely chunky legs - they're fab. I think it stems from seeing a rescued meat bird that grew so heavy its legs wouldn't hold it up and it was pts. The IGB wouldn't suffer from that would they.

[Tommy123]

I have a mix of pekins, orpingtons and cochins! Sometime next week we are going to try and hatch some blue pekin and red pekin! Will keep you all updated. Thanks

[gazz]

I think a livestock thread would be better.As there are people that have goats,Hourses,geese,pheasants,'etc'etc as well as chickens.