The Poultry Keeper

stephen · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject:

Nigel... put your fingers in your ears. I'm sure they wouldn't like Southern Sweden...

fenwoman · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject:

teeheehee. No it is definately a chicken. Well atrio of chickens to be precise only it seems I might be getting 3 trios. I know I am getting a trio of his blue line but I know he now only keeps one other colour for which he is famous but I doubt whether he'd sell me a trio of those.
We will all know this afternoon and I promise photos later on too if it isn't dark by the time I have them settled.
I had a lovely morning yesterday cleaning out 2 of the parrot avieries because they will be kept indoors. And I cleaned all the smaller cages and shuffled some bantams about to make room.
I'm so excited .

fenwoman · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject:

Thought I'd better post and satisfy your curiosity before I am banned for tearing someone off a strip, What I got was 2 trios of top show quality blue leghorn bantams from John Martin as pictured in this month's fancy fowl. 2 hens are a few years old and both are plate winners, the other trio are all related to these 2 females. Mr Martin told me as I left that I am one of only a few people who now hold the last of his blue breeding in my hands. I wil endevour to prove myself worthy by taking this year to learn all I can about the breeds conformation and go to a few shows (without entering them) to learn the ropes and be guided by those with knowledge. Then next year god willing Mr Martin will grade what I bred this year and help me decide what to show.
If I can still post tomorrow I will post pictures of these beautiful birds.

stephen · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject:

We'd love to see the pics Smile

nigel · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject:

We had a thread about blue leghorns a while ago (here) They are spectacular birds. I'm quite jealous fenwoman

fenwoman · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject:

here they are. The newest additions to my flock. 2 trios of John Martin's famous blue line of bantams.
1/ trio number 1

2/trio number 1

3'Beep' the meyers parrot who shares his aviary with trio number 1 and is fed up that I always take photos of the chickens and not him Smile

4/ trio number 2 with the plate winning hen in picture. The other one was sitting on my back as I bent down to take the photo!

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Fangs · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject:

oo i dont half like those Very Happy

they are really nice, really, really, really nice!
Fangs

Knobby · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject:

Oooo, i like them.....remember fenwoman, if you want to check there fertility, i'll have a few spaces in my inc, if you wanna send a few eggs up to me !!!! Very Happy

fenwoman · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:07 am Post subject:

lol@knobby

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Now they are my kind of chooks!!1
Another on my wish list! although did see some blue orp bantam eggs on ebay and was SO tempted!!

Knobby · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

fenwoman · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject:

It's a "not right now". Later in the year when I've hatched what I need I will have some spare. Watch this space.

Knobby · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject:

Cool.....I *might* be interested in a c ouple of Cochin eggs too !! Wink

fenwoman · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject:

the blue /black/white strain is laying well at the moment.

Knobby · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject:

Bugger.....i wish youd said NO !!!!!