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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Rosemary on April 30, 2012, 03:06:57 pm

Title: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: Rosemary on April 30, 2012, 03:06:57 pm

My lovely black Orpington hen has gone broody. I'd like to put some eggs under her, but would prefer pure breeds and we have commercial hybrid hens (apart from the broody). Also our cockerel, Hector, while being of impressive appearance, is rather aged (well, past it, I think).

I'd rather pick up than post, so anyone round about here able to help?

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: cooped-up on April 30, 2012, 03:43:47 pm

Hi we can keep you some welsummer eggs if you like or some little silver penciled wyandotte eggs. regards Emma                                                                                                                                                                     ps how are the leghorns doing?

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: doganjo on April 30, 2012, 03:53:09 pm

Quote from: Rosemary on April 30, 2012, 03:06:57 pm

My lovely black Orpington hen has gone broody. I'd like to put some eggs under her, but would prefer pure breeds and we have commercial hybrid hens (apart from the broody). Also our cockerel, Hector, while being of impressive appearance, is rather aged (well, past it, I think).

I'd rather pick up than post, so anyone round about here able to help?

Thanks in advance

Ducks? ;) ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: Rosemary on April 30, 2012, 04:44:51 pm

Quote from: cooped-up on April 30, 2012, 03:43:47 pm

Hi we can keep you some welsummer eggs if you like or some little silver penciled wyandotte eggs. regards Emma                                                                                                                                                                     ps how are the leghorns doing?

Hi, Emma. Leghorns are fab!

Welsummer would be good - they dark egg layers?

Annie - Kind offer, but the Boss says no. ;D

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: Brijjy on April 30, 2012, 04:49:51 pm

Quote from: Rosemary on April 30, 2012, 04:44:51 pm

Quote from: cooped-up on April 30, 2012, 03:43:47 pm

Hi we can keep you some welsummer eggs if you like or some little silver penciled wyandotte eggs. regards Emma                                                                                                                                                                     ps how are the leghorns doing?

Hi, Emma. Leghorns are fab!

Welsummer would be good - they dark egg layers?

Annie - Kind offer, but the Boss says no. ;D

Oh pishaw. What the boss doesn't know won't hurt him. Just come out with that classic line "Oh these old things? I've had them ages and ages"

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: bloomer on April 30, 2012, 05:03:01 pm

i think the sudden appearance of ducks in the chicken pens would be a bit hard to hide!!!

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: Brijjy on April 30, 2012, 05:49:13 pm

Nah, just baffle him with some old flannel. Like "these are a new breed of aquatic chicken"  :&>

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: cooped-up on April 30, 2012, 05:59:50 pm

Yes, they are nice dark eggs and the hens are pretty too if you are going to Fife show we'll have one there, glad to hear the leghorns are doing well, ours are egg laying machines :)

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: Rosemary on April 30, 2012, 07:51:16 pm

Quote from: cooped-up on April 30, 2012, 05:59:50 pm

Yes, they are nice dark eggs and the hens are pretty too if you are going to Fife show we'll have one there, glad to hear the leghorns are doing well, ours are egg laying machines :)

I'll email you.

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: allyb on April 30, 2012, 08:19:42 pm

Hi Rosemary we have speckled and light Sussex and going to Thainstone on Sat if interested Thanks

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: Dan on April 30, 2012, 10:14:47 pm

Quote from: Brijjy on April 30, 2012, 05:49:13 pm

Nah, just baffle him with some old flannel. Like "these are a new breed of aquatic chicken"  :&>

He'd have to not be reading the forum for that to work though...  ::) :D

Title: Re: Hatching eggs wanted, Carnoustie or nearish to.
Post by: doganjo on April 30, 2012, 10:17:28 pm

we could de-quack them  ;) and take the webs off  ;)  Come on, Dan - you know she want soem ducky wuckys.  And they really are lovely.  They are much more friendly than hens, will do ANYTHING for a bit of bread,a dn all you need is a kids rigid paddling pool - Lorna would love them too. ;D