New arrivals

[Ed]

Here's Dorothy and Clucky, our two new chickens:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/Sythree/100_2145.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a127/Sythree/100_2146.jpg

Many will remember that Dorothy was also my daughter's cat that was killed on the road outside our house. Sophie named the chickens. We had tears.

[Teejayexc]

A fine looking pair.

[Bibio]

those are going to be tasty when they are older

[Sir Trev]

Does that make you Foghorn Leghorn then Ed?

[Bluepete]

How old and what breed are they Ed?

Well on the way to the good life eh!

If you need any help or advice, have a log on to the down the lane forum.

Very good bunch.

Pete ;)

[Ed]

They're not that old, about 3 weeks I guess, they think that Sophie is their mum:lol: Breed? I think a Suffolk-Warren cross. Does that make sense? We got them from a place in west Shropshire, they're nearly Welsh!!!

[Bluepete]

Was it the rare breed poultry place at Onibury near Ludlow?

Suffolks are an old breed, Warrens are factory bred egg machines.

Pete ;)

[Ed]

Then I dunno exactly Pete... the mother is a Suffolk, no idea about the dad except to say he was a fine looking lad, strutting his stuff:D

No not from Onibury, from a farm at West Felton. Very much free range, I don't think much has changed since the 1950s:lol: