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Title: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: hennypenny on July 23, 2010, 05:07:04 am

Hi there

Im living in North Cornwall on a smallholding where I breed rare breed hens, a few sheep, loads of bees and a pair of unruly children!
Im expanding my Orpington breeding (having shown at Royal Cornwall Show in 2009) and keep Buffs, Blue, Black & lavender Orps, Light Sussex, Cornish Game and Cream Legbars.

I keep a couple of hivesof bees and am interested in setting up a top bar hive sometime when I have time (that rare luxury).
My OH is a traditional blacksmith who is currently setting up a forge.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Cinderhills on July 23, 2010, 07:40:55 am

Hi from North Yorkshire.  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Hilarysmum on July 23, 2010, 07:47:20 am

Hi welcome, sounds like you will have loads of interesting stuff to share.   :D

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 23, 2010, 03:19:53 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish borders, you seem to have lots of interesting hens I just have boring hybrids and would really like some different breeds, I have very good egg sales so would need something that laid well. :chook:

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: hennypenny on July 23, 2010, 06:15:06 pm

Hi there...
I would say the Blue orps line that I have are pretty good....out of my breeding hens Ive had an egg daily off each one since Nov (and they lay bigger eggs than the Buffs).  Cant beat a Light sussex though....summer and winter pretty good laying.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: little blue on July 23, 2010, 06:22:55 pm

hello and welcome.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: JulieS on July 23, 2010, 07:00:37 pm

Hello from North Devon hennypenny  :)

I'm looking for some POL rare breeds that lay reasonably well.  Do you have any for sale at the moment?

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: woodlandproductsfife on July 23, 2010, 07:19:24 pm

hello from the kingdom of Fife and welcome along

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: piggy on July 23, 2010, 07:57:37 pm

Hi and welcome from Suffolk.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: carrie on July 23, 2010, 11:17:33 pm

hello and welcome. you must be very busy, but sounds like you are enjoying it all!

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Rosemary on July 24, 2010, 07:50:00 am

Hi and welcome! No chocolate Orpingtons?

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Sudanpan on July 24, 2010, 02:53:59 pm

Hi from West Cornwall  ;D We've got dogs, hens and 4 pigs at the moment, but very much hope to expand to keeping bees next year.

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Mickyork on July 24, 2010, 03:03:15 pm

Hi and welcome from the North of Yorkshire   8)

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Cobra on July 25, 2010, 02:59:12 am

Hi and welcome from Somerset  :wave:

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 25, 2010, 09:41:23 am

Sorry should have said I have a few light sussex as well but they keep going broody!!!

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: pointy on July 26, 2010, 08:54:54 pm

Hi and welcome from Cheshire ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: hennypenny on July 29, 2010, 04:56:39 am

Thanks for a warm welcome all.

JulieS  - Ive pm'd you - thanks for the enquiry.

....and no,no Chocolate Orpingtons here! :D  But if anyone has any Lavender LF Orps Im looking for hatching eggs...

Title: Re: Hi from Cornwall
Post by: Sandy on August 04, 2010, 09:53:54 pm

 :wave: Hi from Clackmannan