Peppermint Pets

[peppermint lady]

i had the camera out yesterday so i thought id bore you all with some piccys

this is my new bunny rabbit...she has no name at the moment

we have 8 big hens in here, they have freedom of the garden in the mornings, we got 7 eggs from these girls yesterday

cinderella and snow white the silkies :wub: :wub:

this little peking is so stroppy (w00t) im not really taking to her at the moment :unsure:

this is the supa dupa hen complex dad made

 

[peppermint lady]

this is fraggle the frizzle and shammy and may the polish bantams :wub: :wub: :wub:

hope you like them

 

[k4tie-d]

oh julie what a lovley lot you have there,

the rabbit is gorgeous :wub:

love your chicken coop, its huge!! and what on earth do you do with 7 eggs a day (w00t)

oh and the title said peppermint pets, where are the pooches? :-

 

[rls22]

What a fab set up for the chickens!

What are the pekin bantums like? Jo is thinking of adding two to her brood, or would you recommend the Silkies or Polish bantums instead? Questions, questions!!

 

[peppermint sue]

What a fab set up for the chickens! What are the pekin bantums like? Jo is thinking of adding two to her brood, or would you recommend the Silkies or Polish bantums instead? Questions, questions!!

I must admit I would go for silkies every time I have two next door and they are great to watch and lay lovely little eggs

one of Julies polish is mine they are sweet and along with the frizzle they are very friendly .

not keen on the pekin either :thumbsup:

 

[trac]

what a great set up you have julie ,its brill

Gorgeous rabbit how about peppi,Pippa,Pennee,Penni :unsure:

 

[lurcher-lass]

Lovely i love the chicken pics, we have chickens here nothing like free range eggs yum!

Love all the names aswell

 

[rls22]

What a fab set up for the chickens! What are the pekin bantums like? Jo is thinking of adding two to her brood, or would you recommend the Silkies or Polish bantums instead? Questions, questions!!

I must admit I would go for silkies every time I have two next door and they are great to watch and lay lovely little eggs

one of Julies polish is mine they are sweet and along with the frizzle they are very friendly .

not keen on the pekin either :thumbsup:

Thanks Sue. I love the look of the Silkies and I have a bit of a chicken phobia!!

How many eggs do they lay on average a week?

 

[longstone lass]

cinderella and snow white the silkies :wub: :wub:

great pics

lovein cinderella and snow white

rhonda

 

[peppermint lady]

What a fab set up for the chickens! What are the pekin bantums like? Jo is thinking of adding two to her brood, or would you recommend the Silkies or Polish bantums instead? Questions, questions!!

I must admit I would go for silkies every time I have two next door and they are great to watch and lay lovely little eggs

one of Julies polish is mine they are sweet and along with the frizzle they are very friendly .

not keen on the pekin either :thumbsup:

Thanks Sue. I love the look of the Silkies and I have a bit of a chicken phobia!!

How many eggs do they lay on average a week?

i cant really judge the pekings, but the one i have is abit aggressive to the other hens at times, and is flighty round the garden, maybe when she settles she will get better...i had to swap one of my polish bantams for her as Maggie was actually a cockerel! (w00t) so the lady took him back and i had the pol peking instead. :unsure:

the silkies are brilliant, lovely little hens. :wub: :wub: ..and the polish are so funny they are not very old but so friendly you can walk right up to them and pick them up

my silkie (cinderella) lays usually every other day, and snow white is yet to lay :wacko:

mum gets at least 1 egg aday, lil maybel lays most days and fat martha every other i think

 

[peppermint lady]

Lovely i love the chicken pics, we have chickens here nothing like free range eggs yum!Love all the names aswell

oh thank you

the big hens are called

bluebelle, star, marble, ruby red, rose bud, snow flake, sparkle and twinkle :thumbsup:

and yes cant beat fresh eggs...i eat so many since we have had the hens....they are great addition to any garden

 

[rls22]

I'm trying to convince Jo now to go for the Silkie's instead of the bantam's.

I think they look so cute and if you say they are fab pets too and lay a few eggs a week then that is a bonus.

Jo has 3 hybrids at the moment who all lay every day - they are all really friendly - Conor loves them, just like your Elisha is with her chickens

 

[Debbie b]

love all the chickens and the rabbit i would her humbug lol

i think kids should have as many pets as possible i am working on that theory at the mo :-

 

[peppermint lady]

i think hens are great for kids, some of Elisha's big hen are only just coming into lay now...with Bluebelle the only one who is yet to lay, but you can see shes not ready yet.

she had 7 eggs yesterday from the big hens, so that was brilliant, plus 1 silkie egg..

she takes the extra eggs racing and sells them for £1 for half a dozen....only problem is we wont be racing for a few more weeks.......i see many egg meals coming our way :lol: :lol:

 

[peppermint lady]

love all the chickens and the rabbit i would her humbug loli think kids should have as many pets as possible i am working on that theory at the mo :-

(w00t) (w00t) girl after my own heart...you NEED a whippet :-

 

[rls22]

i think hens are great for kids, some of Elisha's big hen are only just coming into lay now...with Bluebelle the only one who is yet to lay, but you can see shes not ready yet.she had 7 eggs yesterday from the big hens, so that was brilliant, plus 1 silkie egg..

she takes the extra eggs racing and sells them for £1 for half a dozen....only problem is we wont be racing for a few more weeks.......i see many egg meals coming our way :lol: :lol:

Omelettes, fritatta's galore for you then!

Sold her on the Silkie's!! Just got to find some now

 

[peppermint lady]

you might find some on this site, i ran an add looking for some and got lots of calls

http://www.birdtrader.co.uk/

 

[Debbie b]

love all the chickens and the rabbit i would her humbug loli think kids should have as many pets as possible i am working on that theory at the mo :-

(w00t) (w00t) girl after my own heart...you NEED a whippet :-

yes i need several pets julie working on it lol :-

 

[Trish]

Its the good old life :lol: i think its excellent having hens and wish we had room for some :thumbsup:

 

[Esty]

I've got a spare shed and wanted to make a big run and get some rescue battery hens - hubby says hens and whippets=not good idea. Please give me some evidence to the contrary!! No problem keeping them where we live as a neighbour has them as well.