The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Öland Bantams - Öländsk dvärghöna Goto page 1, 2  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds Author Message nigel Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2480 Location: Skåne, Sweden Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:09 am    Post subject: Öland Bantams - Öländsk dvärghöna No there isn't a bantam version Blommehöna there are these Öland Bantams [Öland dvärghöna] which are similar[/img] Last edited by nigel on Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:47 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:43 am    Post subject: Is there any chance you can source some hatching eggs of the bantam ones in your links Nigel? Don't know how they'd survive the journey but I'd love to have a go at hatching some this year. Back to top stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5195 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:44 am    Post subject: We can try! I'll ask Nigel to have a look around. If you're lucky, I may be coming over the UK for a couple of days in May, so I could bring them with me and post them in the UK. EDIT: Nigel's just checked, and the breed co-ordinator in the genebank is just in the next town. Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:50 pm    Post subject: Brilliant!! Back to top nigel Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2480 Location: Skåne, Sweden Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:31 am    Post subject: CP wrote: Is there any chance you can source some hatching eggs of the bantam ones in your links Nigel? Don't know how they'd survive the journey but I'd love to have a go at hatching some this year. Just got This back from the the Genebank administrator for those Öland bantams you like - I asked him for a trio for us. Quote: I will put up a note and as soon I have some information for you I will come back to you. I guess that you are looking for animals with "paper" so you can bee a part of the "genetic Base program" = Genbanksbesättningar ? I hope that you are using our homepage www.kackel.se there is a lot of good information about our program ! Kind regards Kurt Mårtensson so we hopefully will be able to do eggs for you later. Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:42 am    Post subject: Great, thank you. Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:59 pm    Post subject: Are we stll on-track for some hatching eggs in May, Nigel? Back to top nigel Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2480 Location: Skåne, Sweden Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:17 pm    Post subject: i haven't heard from the breed coordinator yet, but as birds here are laying well now etc. I hope to hear from him soon Back to top nigel Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2480 Location: Skåne, Sweden Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:06 am    Post subject: Look who just arrived at Alledal - five Ölandsk Bantams, they're just nine weeks old and so tiny I'll put some breed information up as soon as I've checked my translation. a few more snaps can be found here Back to top Gilly C Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: South Cumbria Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:15 pm    Post subject: They are gorgeous Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:20 pm    Post subject: Beautiful! Hopefully 1 step closer to me! Back to top stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5195 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:36 pm    Post subject: The local breed co-ordinator was really unlucky this year, he lost all his birds - 37 in 4 breeding lines - one night from a fox attack. He was left with just one bird. These have come down to us from 300km away to the north. They are descendants of his original breeding lines. Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8811 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:50 pm    Post subject: gorgeous birds such a shame about the local co-ordinator, hope he manages to build his flock back up Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16098 Location: Hampshire Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:00 am    Post subject: 37 in 1 night!! That's awful. Back to top stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5195 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:07 am    Post subject: Apparently his son forgot to lock them in. I bet he was really popular the next morning. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group