The Poultry Keeper

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2243 Location: North Cornwall

Are you going to let her sit then? If yes, what are you going to put under her?

CP · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:10 am Post subject:

JC · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Sussex

Are speckledies a hybrid like a warren? or a pure breed?

tuzo2k · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 209 Location: charente sw france

Definately a Hybrid.

JC · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Sussex

kwl thanks. Thought they were, just checking.

VM · Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Manchester

Would like to hear from anyone keeping Speckledys about how long they lay for and if they would be easy for first-time chicken keepers - and anything else about them. A friend is getting some as day-olds and is hoping to interest us in taking some when they've brought them onto POL - was planning to get Black Rocks on the hybrid side - and otherwise some pure breeds - but wondered how Speckledys compare.

rumpuscat · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: North Yorkshire

I love these hens and wonder where I can get them in North Yorks?

Welsh Duck · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

I have 6 speckledys and they are really tame and lay lots and lots of eggs, only 18mths old yet so dont know how long they will lay for. I have heard of birds being 6 yrs old and still laying (obviously apart from when they are moulting)

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

All spana's speckledys are nearly all dead but she's going to buy some more Black Rocks and Speckledys when all her chickens die. Very Happy

ledburylass · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Herefordshire

Yesterday I went to Poultry Park and bought two new hens to add to my six!

This time a bought a Speckeldy and a Maran Cuivree.

The Speckeldy I have named Priscilla. As soon as I have any photos of her I will post them here. She is quite white headed and I avoided the ones with feathered legs and feet as the run can become quite muddy at times.

The Maran Cuivree is called Georgina! Will see if there is a thread for those!

MamaPacker · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 318 Location: Essex UK - Sarfend

see I have one of them there hens and I was told by the woman who sold her to me [£15] that she was a legbar... then on here someone [henwife] said she was a moron cuckoo and now I see speckeldy I am all confusseded and dont know what I have!

Mines called Rocket as when we got home with her she was next to me one minute and then with no flapping she was 6 foot up on a fence! So I said "what the hell??? Have you a rocket up your jacksie!"

tuzo2k · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 209 Location: charente sw france

At £15 she would be an expensive 'hybrid'! Does she look like the pictures of the speckeldys (with a lightish head) on here and what colour are her legs. Any picture?

MamaPacker · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 318 Location: Essex UK - Sarfend

yup I have photos of when I first got her .. havent been well for aggges so havent taken any now she has a tail.

ledburylass · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Herefordshire

Here is a photo of one of my new girls which I bought yesterday. I bought one Maran Cuivree and one Speckeldy! Both from http://www.poultrypark.com/

This is Priscilla

and here she is with Georgina the Maran Cuivree

Welsh Duck · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject:

Mamapacker- By the pic your bird looks like a cuckoo marans, Speckledys tend to have lighter feathering around the head.

So I agree with henwife

regards
Tony