The Poultry Keeper

debcat · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: Egyptian Dandarawi

thread for these

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 970 Location: Cambridgeshire

What are they called Laughing

I've never heard of them Laughing

mojo · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:52 pm Post subject:

bradders i beleive they have humped backs ........maybe someone who asked for this thread will post a piccy please

Barny_Velder · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 164 Location: North Wales Coast

Photo's to come this afternoon of my young growers.
Autosexing the females have a spot on the head at hatch, crested and very early maturing. Heat tolerant as well. L/F but light breed.

Quality is poor sorry about that, old camera and bright sunshine Sad

Note the third pic you can see two of the girls have no crest. From what I can find out there are three strains, crested, non crested and a naked neck. I have crested and non crested. They are not very tame despite plenty of human contact, the coq is not bad at all but the girls are very shy, very difficult to catch them in the open for a snap, they dive off into undergrowth a lot.
As you can see they are a lovely colour, the pics do them no justice at all, you can see the coq's double comb, he really does look amazing.

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 970 Location: Cambridgeshire

Oh, so thats what they look like Rolling Eyes

I knew that Laughing

mojo · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject:

bradders .fibber............Barney where did they come from...........and DONT say Egypt

Barny_Velder · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 164 Location: North Wales Coast

Got them off a lovely lady who breeds rare breeds. Had some fantastic eggs off her this year including these gems. I believe she is the only UK breeder of them and has the only ones in the UK 'cept these four that I hatched off her.

I really like them, I think they will become a lot more popular as everyone comments on the hens as they are a lovely colour.

mojo · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

can you take and post a full side on piccy of the coq when you have time please

Barny_Velder · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 164 Location: North Wales Coast

Not the best photo....taken the other day. I'll grab some better ones when I get a little time.
Can't really see the brown flecks in him, lovely colouring.

One of the non crested hens. They carry themselves very high, almost a game appearence with tails at an almost perfect 90 degree to the back.

mojo · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

thanks very much