[goosepimple]

Great pics elf, thanks for that, always good to see pics as everyone is nosey to see what everyone else has got.  Aren't Welsummers just lovely, we have a few - they're a bit ferral but the cockerel who accompanied them is very gentle.  And your new girls look like they will be good layers.  Ours are queing up for rice crispies and milk these mornings, they squash themselves on to our window sill to be first.  Now where's that camera......

[Miss Piggy]

Thanks for the pics. They look great healthy happy birds, well done.

[scotelf]

I just got my Isa Browns at Lanark market a week and a bit ago, but they are helping lots at getting me used to birds again. I haven't handled birds since I was 11 when my Dad had racing pigeons, Wendy (Welsummer)  is awfully flighty, whereas the Isa's are happy at being lifted and held, I'm used to bigger animals and I'm frightened of hurting them The Isa's are POL so should have some nice eggs soon. Wendy had gone broody. And I think the Buffs - one is a cockerel, and the wee Buff hen is still too young to lay. Anyhoo, they are my first wee group of chickens and I am loving having them 

[SallyintNorth]

They're beautiful Lynn.  I had Welsummers some years ago - beautiful nutty brown eggs.  But the hens did take a bit more taming than others I'd had - and nothing is as tame as a 'brown hen' hybrid.   My little Arfer used to come and be with me in preference to the other hens when I was about, would follow me on a walk (2 people, 2 dogs, 2 cats and a hen  ), climb up and sit on my lap if I sat down, etc.

[scotelf]

Thank you, the wee Isa's will have to be named soon, but yes, they love to follow me about the pen, I'd let them out to wander more but Mr Fox would have them. I just keep moving the pen to fresh ground. I keep trying with Wendy and the Buffs - but agree with you Sally, the wee brown's are much more chilled out.