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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: gallovidian on May 15, 2009, 11:25:39 am

Title: Breed info please!
Post by: gallovidian on May 15, 2009, 11:25:39 am
Hi there; we're just preparing for our first chickens, and have kindly been offered some birds from a friend of a friend living locally. The only thing is, I can't seem to find any info on the particualr breed - they are Lomond Browns (which I'm told is a Scottish breed particualry suited to our climate), but the nearest I can find on an internet search is  a Lohmann Brown (which is and E European breed). Anyone help???
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Post by: Wellieboots on May 15, 2009, 01:26:06 pm
nae idea I'm afraid. 2 scottish breeds tend to be scots dumpy & scots grey, not that that helps you!
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Post by: shetlandpaul on May 15, 2009, 01:30:10 pm
They are just a hybrid chuck. Try black rocks there meant to be good for the colder areas.
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Post by: doganjo on May 15, 2009, 04:23:30 pm
Lomond Browns are the hybrid that most of the ex batts are - easy to keep, lay every day and for a long time, not affected by lack of light, usually pretty healthy and very tame.
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Post by: shetlandpaul on May 15, 2009, 04:45:36 pm
all the red hybrids are of a very simular background. we have 3 cross hylines with light sussex. we thought we had a new verity a ginger version of the standard light sussex but they are turning more ginger.
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Post by: gallovidian on May 17, 2009, 02:07:14 pm
Sounds like they will be ideal for us as beginners then! their home is now ready and waiting.
Thanks!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/3529012166_3207024496.jpg?v=0)
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Post by: shetlandpaul on May 17, 2009, 04:47:26 pm
possibly watchout for foxes.
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Post by: MiriMaran on May 17, 2009, 07:26:28 pm
Looks beautiful
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Post by: gallovidian on May 20, 2009, 12:45:22 pm
Hopefully fairly secure from foxes - over 6ft high fence, with netting dug 6ins into ground and folded over a further 6 inches. Plus its very close to the house, where we are coming and going through the day, and they'll be tucked up securely in the coop at night. so fingers crossed!
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Post by: shetlandpaul on May 20, 2009, 01:13:16 pm
very nice.
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Post by: gallovidian on May 20, 2009, 07:36:40 pm
Chooks due to be ready early next week, so we're off to stock up on feeders, corn, pellets etc. tomorrow!