[bloomer]

wow thats an eye opener...

i have kept lots of pets over the years and pound for pound the chooks must produce more poop than anything ever!!!

job no 2 for today (after dropping the kids to school) is to clean out the chicken house for the first time...

wow i think i'm going to need a bigger compost heap!!!

[faith0504]

ha ha ha they can produce well, how are they all doing, have you had any eggs yet?

[bloomer]

there all quite happy 2 are fairly tame and can be handled the others will learn

we had 1 egg yesterday which i thought was quite good for a first day, hopefully more today, need at least 4 before we can sample them so all the kids can have 1 each (wife and i will have to wait for 2nd batch)

will try and sort some pictures later!!!

[faith0504]

pictures would be lovely have your kids named them all yet?

[bloomer]

we have 6 chickens and 6 names whether they are being used consistently for the same bird every time yet is unsure.

we have;

Ginger (the leader from chicken run as this is the one that likes to get out) bizarrly this is our only black bird and the rest are reds (this one is nominally mine!!!
Chick Chick (named by our one year old)
Henny Penny (named by our 3 year old)
Clucky (Wifes but named by kids)
Eggie (named by the 7 year old)
Shy (named by indesicive 9 year old this one may change again!!!)

[faith0504]

that is lovely, bet they tell everyone at school today, and dash home tonight to check them all make sure dad has looked after them properly while they have been at school

[bloomer]

i was left with instructions...

they want to find any eggs!!!

[faith0504]

ha ha ha that is so sweet

[scotelf]

Be like Easter every day at yours for the next while as they go egg hunting!

Some piccys would be nice, loving the names.

[bloomer]

pictures of chickens attached

if anyone wants to point me in the direction of a breed for the black one i'd be grateful

the red in the first picture is the easiest to handle she wants to be stroked and fussed!!!

[scotelf]

Lovely chooks, I'm a newbie, so can't help with the breeds, but sure someone else will. 

[jacob and Georgina]

looking through my book of poultry breeds i would suggest it could possibley be an australorp or a jersy giant but that is just from looking at a picture could be completley wrong  check on google and see if you think either of them look familar

[bloomer]

australorp was my best guess but really not sure.

[jacob and Georgina]

a good book 2 get is called know your chickens by jack byard, it is only postcard size but shows all breed of chickens with a colour photo and a good description and explains is origins and egg laying capabilities etc. There is also one called know your sheep and know your pigs, all really handy for this sort of thing!

[cooper956]

the black one could be a cross breed it markings are almost like my silver sussex but even the one i have with the least white/silver on it has more than yours.