Pretty mottled Wyandotte chicks
Several mottled Wyandotte chicks . 
Blue and Black Mottled Chicks
Category Archives: Hens
a folder of experiments
Millefleur Cockerels
Millefleur Wyandotte cockerels bred from my stock by Cathy Burton. I love this collection of young cockerels, they are so bright and beautiful and have been enjoying having them running round the garden this summer – they beat growing flowers! They are for sale. Some millefleur Wyandotte Bantam pullets also for sale. Continue reading Millefleur Cockerels
Blue Tolbunt
Tolbunt, means approximately “jazzy”. It is a combination of mottling and a pattern usually lacing as in this pullet. A lovely broad pullet with great set of tail and a good addition to breed blue into Tolbunts or Millefleur. She is for sale. Cockerels also available.
Tolbunt
Smart Tolbunt Wyandottes
My tolbunt hens seem to get better with age; the hens often look better than the pullets. The barred tolbunts look very smart. Very bold black and white, it seems to work better than laced tolbunts. Sometimes they have a bit of black spangled pattern about them which all helps to make this tolbunt a dramatic pattern.
Broody Hen to the Rescue
30 Chicks and No Broody
I was really panicking because I had 30 chicks hatch and no broody Continue reading Broody Hen to the Rescue
Millefleur for sale
Millefleur means thousand flowers, which is the impression given by this multicoloured pattern. Pullets and cockerels for sale. Lovely type, brilliant layers and lovely easy temperament. They do go broody but not excessively and make wonderful mothers.
Continue reading Millefleur for sale
GREAT MARBLED HOPE
Marbled Chickdown
According to Clive Carefoot marbled chickdown is characteristic of the genes that contribute to spangling. Continue reading GREAT MARBLED HOPE
Silver Spangled Wyandotte
Spots, yellow legs, rose comb
Almost there, just about a Wyandotte. Nice little chap very eager to do the biz. Continue reading Silver Spangled Wyandotte
Cardboard broody coop
LINKS
Hutt, Genetics of the Fowl A great read, Available online!
Blind cockerel now sees
He was so blind he couldn’t see his food – dunno how he ate or drank enough to stay alive – even though he still walks into fences he now he sees well enough to spot hens and is always chasing them. Sometimes he even catches them!
