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ViciJP
Joined: 21 May 2008
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Location: Herefordshire
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 Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: Hfd Poultry Sale. |
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I knew I shouldn't have gone!
I came home with 7 'Aracuana chicks' and 16 'mixed bantam chicks'. Plus 12 Australorp bantam eggs (I have been keeping an eye out for these, so think I can be excused) and 3 large plastic feeders (cheep).
I have no idea on how old the Aracuanas are, but they are quite big and quite wild! Expect photos for advice on sexing/colours/age tomorrow.
The bantam chicks are lovely, about the same size as my Wyandotte and La Fleche chick that are 3 days old. They have a bit of feathering starting to show on their wings, how old do you think those could be? |
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JC
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: Sussex
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| my bantam chicks started shwoing feathers tips after a few days/1 week |
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Henwife
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
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Location: Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| I suppose you made a note that there is a Pure Breed sale in hereford on July5th. I missed this week's Wednesday sale. |
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ViciJP
Joined: 21 May 2008
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Location: Herefordshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, although I should really ban myself! |
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MissFG
Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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Location: Herefordshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Im going to the one on the 5th too. Must keep hands firmly in pockets ...Do not take cage.... Do not get bidding number la la la la |
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Clucky
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Henwife wrote: | | I suppose you made a note that there is a Pure Breed sale in hereford on July5th. I missed this week's Wednesday sale. |
Now what did you have to go and say that for! Will now trundle off an count the inches left in the coop and run to see if I can squeeze something in...will ask Fenn too. |
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ViciJP
Joined: 21 May 2008
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Location: Herefordshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, and remind me to make a new house and run BEFORE the sale this time............. |
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Welsh Duck
Joined: 18 Jul 2007
Posts: 2000
Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: |
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I went to the Hereford sale on Wednesday too. But I was good. didn't buy anything 
Hoping to go the the special sale too, may enter a few odd birds  |
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Clucky
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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Location: Shropshire
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We will have to have a PK meet at Hereford..... |
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Welsh Duck
Joined: 18 Jul 2007
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Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border
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| Come up and say hello if you see me.... I'm usually wearing a blue reebok sweatshirt. |
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Henwife
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
Posts: 3429
Location: Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Entries have to be in by June 23rd - Monday. Got mine off this afternoon so I just hope the postal system is functioning properly. |
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ViciJP
Joined: 21 May 2008
Posts: 44
Location: Herefordshire
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone make it today?
I had a bit of a spend up..................... |
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CP
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Location: Hampshire
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Go on then...what did you get?   |
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Henwife
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
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Location: Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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A lot of hatching eggs and a white TNN cock from Fenn. I even managed to work out that there is enough space for all bar three of the eggs in the incubators.
Got home to find that all 6 of the Croad Langshan bantam eggs from Ross sale have hatched and the 2 viable cream legbars (they'd suffered in the post). And the foster broody is quite happy to have them stuffed under her as they dry out. |
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ViciJP
Joined: 21 May 2008
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Location: Herefordshire
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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I brought 2 broodies, a Pekin and a Silkie. They were sold with '10 eggs', but had a few more underneath them. 5 of the Pekins and 8 of the Silkies appear fertile. Hoping to gte one of them to hatch out my turkey eggs.
Also brought a Gold Silkie Trio (my mother wanted a couple/few Silkies - she didn'nt reckon in a cockeral  ).
Plus a rabbit hutch/broody coop and 2 heat lamps.
I wish I had brought one of the Sebright trios, as they are on my wish list and appeared cheep( )? Alas, I would have had nowhere to put them, and they would have overnighted ion the bath until my dad would chainsaw me some wood tomorrow. |
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