darbo 4,774 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Sowed some cabbage.cauli.broccoli and tomato seeds today. picking up a gold silkie cockerel tomorrow put him over some light sussex bantams for sex linked chicks later in the year. ill buy some of them eggs of you later on Darbo. no prob joel. you can have some for free.the silkie cockeral has settled in well and is treading the hens good style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 goldtop bantys for going broody? yes ive had some years ago make great broodys and not bad layers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,452 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Think I will try to grow some rice this year on my heavy northern england clay if we are going to get as much rain again,lost all my winter onions,the green shoots grew but the waterlogged bulbs rotted,last years crop lasted for months,hope we can all have a better season this year,about time we had some sunshine anyway atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 i got my chicken pen,built,and installed my bantys there on friday,waiting for weather to change and going to start forking it over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 was going to give my patch one last turn over before i get the rake out and the tilth right, at the mo , its under 3" of snow, frozen hard crust under it, and soaking wet under that !!, think i'll leave it a day or two lol. i planted my giant onion seeds ito trays on an inside window sill, also got sets to plant out as well, thought i'd try some "el lobo" ? seeds, as i have never tried growing onions from seeds, meant to be real big ones, interesting to see how they / if they turn out lol. Was gonna plant my runner beans seeds at the end of the month as well , inside of course, we'll have to play it by ear i think. On a poultry note, these black rocks that i have, are the best i ever had for laying to date, hardly slowed up all through the winter at all, and a good quality egg shell from one season to the other, no going thinner as some hybrids i have had in the past have. They cost me more, but am going to get some more soon to top up the flock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Just been up mine,under 5 cm snow , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Glad ive not put anything in the ground pic today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Future breeding stock for producing goldtops 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The white hen is still laying good at 7 years of age. came on the plot one morning and someone had thrown these 2 along with 4 others in 1 of the pens not a clue what is in them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Sussex look nicely marked,the white hen looks like a leghorn x aracuna or cream legbar. If you go on hens4homes. Website they do a hybrid called sapphire that looks suspiciously like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 nice light sussex. You dont see the ones where the black cape goes right around the neck these days, some go most of the way, but rarely do you see some who go all the way around nowadays. i like light sussex myself, but they dont compare as layers to the black rock imo, but a very pretty hen all the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Sussex look nicely marked,the white hen looks like a leghorn x aracuna or cream legbar. If you go on hens4homes. Website they do a hybrid called sapphire that looks suspiciously like it. Ithought a leghorn cross myself the rest of them that were thrown over were a very mixed bunch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 nice light sussex. You dont see the ones where the black cape goes right around the neck these days, some go most of the way, but rarely do you see some who go all the way around nowadays. i like light sussex myself, but they dont compare as layers to the black rock imo, but a very pretty hen all the same. i have had hybrids for over 20 years but never black rocks. i like what i have read and heard about them. i will get some in maybe next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Sussex look nicely marked,the white hen looks like a leghorn x aracuna or cream legbar. If you go on hens4homes. Website they do a hybrid called sapphire that looks suspiciously like it. Ithought a leghorn cross myself the rest of them that were thrown over were a very mixed bunch. this is one i was thinking about,hooked kids off pc so i could copy n paste lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Sussex look nicely marked,the white hen looks like a leghorn x aracuna or cream legbar. If you go on hens4homes. Website they do a hybrid called sapphire that looks suspiciously like it. Ithought a leghorn cross myself the rest of them that were thrown over were a very mixed bunch. this is one i was thinking about,hooked kids off pc so i could copy n paste lol. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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