Posted on 11/09/2009 by nobbydamus
Hi there, we have had a Light Sussex hen now for a good 10 months, we got her as a hen, she was a show bird, and the breeder saad she wasn’t sure if was laying, anyway we took her home, she looked like a good hen. She’s a big girl, and it has taken her [...]
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Posted on 05/04/2009 by nobbydamus
Hi Keepers, just thought for those who may be intersted in the different breeds and a bit of history thrown into the bargain.
WYANDOTTE GOLDEN LACED
The golden laced wyandotte is a golden color with black around the edge of every feather and black tail. Joseph McKeen of Wisconsin was the originator of the Golden Laced Wyandotte. [...]
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Posted on 23/03/2009 by nobbydamus
Hi there keepers, it’s been all go on the chicken run, what with the untimely demise of Nellie, and the disappearance of the new Nora ( light sussex), while trying to finish the coop, and keep the girls off of the freshly sown grass seed, juggling act springs to mind, I think it’s the owners [...]
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