We will get the Wyandotte with another one. Probably a Faverolles. (But the breeder told me that the marans rooster will "discipline" his laydies and prevent them from harassing the new hens)
I would like to have a small flock to start with in order to keep 3 or 4 chicks later.
My first chickens arrived on Thursday. They are 5 months old.
2 Orpington, 1 Marans and a superb Marans rooster, named Majesty (the girls bear the names of Louis XIV's favorites :lol:)
The Blue Laced Gold Wyandotte will join the family in June.
OMG @janiedoe tes garçons sont absolument magnifiques !
@AntiqueB Laissac ???!!!??? mdr, c'est définitivement un petit monde. Vous adorerez passer votre retraite en France... quant à moi, j'ai vécu près de 5 ans à Manhattan et je rêve parfois de passer ma retraite (encore loin) en...
Many thanks for your warm welcome and your answers.
I have noted the breeds of rooster you recommend.
That would be really great, if you guys would be so kind as to post photos of your crosses : Orpington x ?, Wyandotte x ? and Marans x ?
Btw I like heavy and very colorful hens and I would...
Hello everyone.
My name is Stéphan and I live in Aveyron, a beautiful, rural and remoted area in the South-West of France.
In 15 days' time, we're getting ready to welcome our first fowls. They'll be living "the life of Riley" in the grounds of a 15th-century manor.
To start with, we've...