Black Orpington
Orpington's are birds which like to be free range. They have a very strong
tendency to go broody and therefore make great mothers. Their eggs are small and
pinkish. They are greedy birds and need exercise to keep fit. Their wingspan is
short therefore they can be kept in areas with low fences.
Orpington's are birds which like to be free range. They have a very strong
tendency to go broody and therefore make great mothers. Their eggs are small and
pinkish. They are greedy birds and need exercise to keep fit. Their wingspan is
short therefore they can be kept in areas with low fences.
Cream Legbar
The male has cream barred neck hackles and the saddle hackles are cream
barred with dark grey and have cream tips. The back and the shoulders are mostly
cream barred with dark grey. The wings have dark grey barred primaries and
secondary's with cream tips. The breast and tail are barred dark grey and the
crest is cream and grey. The female has softly barred cream neck hackles. The
breast is almost salmon coloured while the body is silver-grey with broad
barring. The wings are speckled with grey and the tail is silvery grey with
light barring.
The male has cream barred neck hackles and the saddle hackles are cream
barred with dark grey and have cream tips. The back and the shoulders are mostly
cream barred with dark grey. The wings have dark grey barred primaries and
secondary's with cream tips. The breast and tail are barred dark grey and the
crest is cream and grey. The female has softly barred cream neck hackles. The
breast is almost salmon coloured while the body is silver-grey with broad
barring. The wings are speckled with grey and the tail is silvery grey with
light barring.
Pekin Bantams
The Pekin is a very gentle bird. They are good layers of small eggs but
are broody, making them great mums. They make excellent pets for children as
they are tame. They settle very well and require little space. Pekins can look
rather pale and anaemic if not allowed on grass to forage. They tend not to
scratch around in flower beds so are good birds to keep in an urban garden. They
are normally a robust and long-lived bird that loves company.
The Pekin is a very gentle bird. They are good layers of small eggs but
are broody, making them great mums. They make excellent pets for children as
they are tame. They settle very well and require little space. Pekins can look
rather pale and anaemic if not allowed on grass to forage. They tend not to
scratch around in flower beds so are good birds to keep in an urban garden. They
are normally a robust and long-lived bird that loves company.
Light Sussex
The Sussex chicken is an alert but docile breed that can adapt to any
surrounding easily. They are good foragers. Whilst they are quite happy to be
free range, they will also be fine if kept in a confined space. They can
occasionally but not very often go broody. The speckled is the most likely of
the breed to do this.
The Sussex chicken is an alert but docile breed that can adapt to any
surrounding easily. They are good foragers. Whilst they are quite happy to be
free range, they will also be fine if kept in a confined space. They can
occasionally but not very often go broody. The speckled is the most likely of
the breed to do this.
Call Duck
Call ducks are lively and talkative. If you are thinking about keeping a
few Call ducks make sure you ask your neighbours first. They are clean, tidy
birds and if provided with clean water and good food will keep themselves in
good condition. They are also easily tamed. The drake should weigh 550 - 700
grams and the female 450 - 600g.
Call ducks are lively and talkative. If you are thinking about keeping a
few Call ducks make sure you ask your neighbours first. They are clean, tidy
birds and if provided with clean water and good food will keep themselves in
good condition. They are also easily tamed. The drake should weigh 550 - 700
grams and the female 450 - 600g.