tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post7493980025223313986..comments2023-08-08T13:45:39.900+01:00Comments on Tales of Mrs H: Thinking about chickens Part three!Mrs Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08226312199697504244noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-82736335304239015522013-01-23T16:41:59.297+00:002013-01-23T16:41:59.297+00:00We got ours from a breeder near Salisbury - about ...We got ours from a breeder near Salisbury - about an hour from where I am in South Oxfordshire. I can let you have more specific details if you're interested. Finally managed to persuade the girls out this afternoon but they didn't like it! Thank you so much for offering to post the blackberry gin recipe in a coming post. Your father's version looks gorgeous I must say. Apologies for so many typos in my earlier comment -trying to type in poor light is not a very good idea! E xThomasina Tittlemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574272724724663796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-71487813483145465692013-01-23T12:42:55.146+00:002013-01-23T12:42:55.146+00:00Hi Mrs T - what a fantastic named breed of bantams...Hi Mrs T - what a fantastic named breed of bantams! i shall have to look those up - did you get them locally or did you have to travel far for them? Mr H is away at the moment but I feel there could be some persuading going on when he returns!<br />Mrs Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226312199697504244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-29575011249223567032013-01-23T12:40:47.116+00:002013-01-23T12:40:47.116+00:00Hi Wendy - its alway very exciting when you get n...Hi Wendy - its alway very exciting when you get new chickens- I love finding out about their personalities and and where they sit in the pecking order! What varietiesof hybrids do you get/have ?Mrs Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226312199697504244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-59852522207744097022013-01-23T08:42:06.821+00:002013-01-23T08:42:06.821+00:00Have been reading your chicken posts with much int...Have been reading your chicken posts with much interest. We have 9 bantams - Belgian Millefleurs Barbu d'Uccles to be precise! And they are great. - no excessive digging but like to be as free range as possible. They have the run of the garden during the day normally and go into their "chicken palace" to sleep safely locked away from foxes! The only real problems we've had has been in introducing new chickens into the existing flock. Not a good idea - results in months of bullying and uncooperative behaviour in the newbies who understandably are more reluctant to go in with the bullies at night. Having said that our nine (5 older ones and 4 newer ones) have now got over their internecine strife and are every much one flock. They are very characterful and full of personality - I never thought I could get so fond of chickens! The eggs are smaller than normal hens' eggs but absolutely gorgeous to eat and cook with. They are gumpy this week because they really do not like snow and so have been cooped up much to their disgruntlement. Was going to try and encourage them out this morning but against all weather predictions it's snowing big fat flakes all ore the place! Happy Chicken Hunting! E xThomasina Tittlemousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574272724724663796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-57507513899725124382013-01-21T14:46:07.888+00:002013-01-21T14:46:07.888+00:00Hello - I've just enjoyed reading your post ab...Hello - I've just enjoyed reading your post about your chickens and their individual characters. I'm afraid I don't know anything about bantams; we've just increased our small flock (which was down to two) with three young hybrids. They've just started to reveal their characters, too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-83753847682145095452013-01-20T22:19:04.336+00:002013-01-20T22:19:04.336+00:00Mrs H, I have 8 pekin bantams only at the moment. ...Mrs H, I have 8 pekin bantams only at the moment. But I am hopping to add some bantam araucanas later on in the year (they lay blue eggs!!) If you have had pure breeds before, you'll most likely find a bantam variety of the breed!! This winter has been hard, but with spring on it's way it's a good time to be thinking about chickens.......and those freshly laid yummy eggs!! :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-33374415726897173152013-01-20T13:22:20.035+00:002013-01-20T13:22:20.035+00:00Hi thank you for your reply- how many bantams do y...Hi thank you for your reply- how many bantams do you keep? We really are tempted by bantams -I have had a little look already ! and what breeds do you have?Mrs Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226312199697504244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343481672309402529.post-48462463617687684162013-01-20T11:33:08.695+00:002013-01-20T11:33:08.695+00:00Hi there! I have pekin bantams and adore them!! I ...Hi there! I have pekin bantams and adore them!! I even hatched last year...which was an adventure!! They are small hens with big characters and the eggs are yummy. Great in the garden as with featherd feet thhey don't churn it up much!! They do go broody though and also need to be kept dry in the wet because of their feathered feet. Mine are in a cube with 3metre run and I've filled the run with wood chip. They do free range weather permiting. I'd say go for it, you have all the equipment! You will be spoilt for choice there are so many bantam breeds to choose from!!!!! :-) I use the omlet forum for fun! Keep as posted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com