Look.....Grass

So gave the girls a thorough clean out today so made them a temporary run on the lawn.
There now 13 weeks old and haven't they grown.



It's not alot of room but there a bit flighty so just a bit will do



And this is there home for now.

 

My they have grown and are looking great :gnthb:

 

I like their new home. Very nice.

 

They're getting big. Looks like they're enjoying the winter sunshine too.

 

Very nice cream legbars? I found mine were quite late layers, and have totally stopped all through the winter - lets see what happens in the next few weeks/months, I will be finding them a home If they don't start laying soon!
I had some ligh sussex hybrids a couple of years ago - they even layed through the winter!
I also have welsummers, I may breed some more of these this year. I have found it a great experience incubating eggs and hatching them out. I have been too successfull in the past having over 25 chicks/chickens running around which I had to find homes for.
(can't kill the cockerels)

 

Hybrids will lay throughout winter...for a couple of years then give up the ghost entirely or a severe reduction in their laying ability. Whereas your pure breeds will keep going, albeit less eggs and taking a rest over winter, but constant.

Welsummers are beautiful. Not surprised you want to keep the cockerels though-I'd love a few of the Kellogg's cock running around.

 

It's their first winter so I wasn't expecting eggs till spring anyway.

On a plus note I've has 2 eggs this week fron the ex-bats

 

Hi there Kathy

Thay are doing brilliantly thanks and yes they're producing many frest eggs, the range in size and colour it fantastic, I have the three as pictured above that give me little blue eggs and the odd double then there are the 4 ex-bats with their varioulsy toned large brown eggs.

The three are crested ream legbars and are rather skittish, even after getting them at 6 weeks old they're still very cautious of us and the first lot to run away at the slightest movement or odd sound and rather quick too when it's clipping time, lol.
The ex-bats are so friendly and some times over enthusiastic to find out what your doing especially when your cleaning them out as they think you have something they should have, mainly anything that's hanging out of my pockets or shoe laces or my fingers :lollol: My son can now pick them up although he's not so great at putting them down. They also follow us everywhere and get under your feet to the extent where I shut myself into the coop when cleaning now.
will try to sort out some pics as the three above have grown a bit since then

 

they cute sweetpeas and i like their new home