trappa 518 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ive just been given about a dozen hens after last weeks gales blew my mates henhut to pieces and he has given up. His loss - my gain! Anyway, im no expert so i cant identify what he has given me. Is there a website with piccies on for me to work out whats what? Im guessing some of them are banties as they are small. They are beautiful birds, some grey some white, and some goldy along with a cockbird which is all goldy round its head and neck . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt_p 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Get some pics up mate and I am sure some of us can tell you what you have. If you can't find them anywhere on the internet, they may just be random cross breeds. Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted February 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Will do matt, cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Pic 1. This is the cockbird. Anyone know what the randy little fu**er is??? Hes like a tomcat with four balls at the moment! If you look behind him there are some others. Some are pure black some are crossed black and him by the look of it. Anyone know what the black ones are?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Anyone know what the white hen is please? its a light sussex next to her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rentokil kid 4 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Anyone know what the white hen is please? its a light sussex next to her. it looks like a white legorn to me good layers of white eggs and dont go broody 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thanks rentokillad. Ye, ive been getting pure white eggs from them, so i would think your bang on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt_p 0 Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 The top one looks like it may be a poor example of a partridge orpington cockerel. When I say poor example, that's from an exhibition point of view.. they all look perfectly healthy. The white hen does look like a white leghorn, and the black ones are most probably just hybrids, may be black rocks, unless they lay a dark egg, in which case they could be marans. The size of them ie. lf/bantam can be generally seen by the size of egg they lay anyway. Hope this helps, Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 I'd say there are a couple of young cockerels at the tp of the pic too Trappa......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hope not tuzo!! You might be right mind, will have to have a closer look. If they are i will put them in a pen and fatten them for the plate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artic 595 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Welsummer crosses cock and hens. And yes a white leghorn. Nice red combs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Ye, ive had a good look just now and i think its a wellsummer (it look s like the ones ive googled anyway), thanks mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 518 Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Tuzo, you were right, i reckon now they are grown a bit i think there are about 4 bloody cocks. I mentioned eating them but i got a resounding thumbs down from the rest of the clan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Your going to have to eat them at some point the clan will be happy once dinner is served Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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