My girls - chicken pictures!

jackjordandylan · 20-08-2007, 11:54 PM

Heres pictures of my girls. The white chuck is a White Star called Daisy - we've had her for about 9 weeks and she's amazing, she's a really bossy little thing and is a little clumsy, she's always tripping over things! She lays a perfect little white egg every day, I still get excited every time I go to see if shes laid!
The ginger chicken is a Goldline named ....Ginger!, we've had her for just 2 weeks, we bought her to replace our Bluebell who was called Lavender who unfortunately died 3 weeks ago. Shes just getting used to us now and will let me pick her up instead of chasing her for hours around the garden! She hasn't started laying yet but fingers crossed she will soon!

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midi-mania · 21-08-2007, 12:09 AM

how old is ginger? because aparently they stop laying eggs when they get old...

Lyn · 21-08-2007, 09:28 AM

They're both lovely

jackjordandylan · 21-08-2007, 10:05 AM

Hi midi mania, Ginger is still only about 19 weeks old, meaning shes classed as a 'point of lay', they start producing eggs around 18-23 weeks so hopefully, once she's fully settled in she'll start laying for me

They lay the most eggs during the first year of their lives after that the rate of eggs laid does decline - we have bought them as family pets though so we see the eggs as a bonus!

Thank you Lyn, until I started keeping chickens I never thought Id say they were cute but they really are!

linda · 21-08-2007, 12:12 PM

they both look beautiful

Ajay · 21-08-2007, 03:40 PM

I love chucks! Gorgeous girls jackjordandylan

One day... *sigh*

terrypin · 21-08-2007, 05:22 PM

hi your hens look great theres nothing better than your own fresh eggs.

terry

TortMad · 21-08-2007, 05:51 PM

They look fab

piglet · 21-08-2007, 08:49 PM

Great to see another chuck lover amongst us

D

Becks · 21-08-2007, 08:50 PM

they look gr8

20-08-2007, 11:54 PM	#1
jackjordandylan Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 169	My girls - chicken pictures! Heres pictures of my girls. The white chuck is a White Star called Daisy - we've had her for about 9 weeks and she's amazing, she's a really bossy little thing and is a little clumsy, she's always tripping over things! She lays a perfect little white egg every day, I still get excited every time I go to see if shes laid! The ginger chicken is a Goldline named ....Ginger!, we've had her for just 2 weeks, we bought her to replace our Bluebell who was called Lavender who unfortunately died 3 weeks ago. Shes just getting used to us now and will let me pick her up instead of chasing her for hours around the garden! She hasn't started laying yet but fingers crossed she will soon! [/quote]

21-08-2007, 12:09 AM	#2
midi-mania Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: mersyside Posts: 1,058	how old is ginger? because aparently they stop laying eggs when they get old... __________________ Gav

21-08-2007, 03:40 PM	#6
Ajay Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 1,000	I love chucks! Gorgeous girls jackjordandylan One day... sigh __________________ Ajay xxx 0.0.2 Testudo hermanni boettgeri 0.0.2 Geochelone carbonaria 0.0.1 Testudo horsfieldii 1.0.0 Eublepharis macularius 1.0.0 Canis familiaris I am no longer a student; AT LAST!!

21-08-2007, 05:22 PM	#7
terrypin Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: jersey c.i. Posts: 2,928	hi your hens look great theres nothing better than your own fresh eggs. terry __________________ these are my own opinions do with them what you will. _________________

21-08-2007, 05:51 PM	#8
TortMad Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,639	They look fab __________________ Lea 2.1.0 testudo horsfeldii 0.2.0 testudo graeca ibera 2.0.0 geochelone pardalis babcocki http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/

21-08-2007, 09:28 AM	#3
Lyn Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 3,533	They're both lovely

21-08-2007, 10:05 AM	#4
jackjordandylan Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 169	Hi midi mania, Ginger is still only about 19 weeks old, meaning shes classed as a 'point of lay', they start producing eggs around 18-23 weeks so hopefully, once she's fully settled in she'll start laying for me They lay the most eggs during the first year of their lives after that the rate of eggs laid does decline - we have bought them as family pets though so we see the eggs as a bonus! Thank you Lyn, until I started keeping chickens I never thought Id say they were cute but they really are!

21-08-2007, 12:12 PM	#5
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	they both look beautiful

21-08-2007, 08:49 PM	#9
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Great to see another chuck lover amongst us D

21-08-2007, 08:50 PM	#10
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	they look gr8 __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

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