The 13+ years continued saga:
2014 -- With only 3 gentle temperament hens left after giving up our two lovely but bully Leghorns we needed to add at least one more bird. With one timid Ameraucana "Taffy" and two gentle Silkies "Violet" and "Mini" left in the yard what new breed(s) to introduce that were not aggressive?
VIOLET, TAFFY, MINI -- such gentle sweet girls
Research into a new breed imported from the Netherlands by Greenfire Farms was the Blue/Black/Splash BREDA's -- what gorgeous birds and reportedly calm temperaments. So we found an out-of-state private breeder who had both pure Blue Ameraucana and Blue Breda pullets -- two gentle breeds from one order! We waited months and then the breeder screwed up and shipped our order to Florida while we received the Florida order!
(May 2015)
The missent Florida birds "Gemma" the Blue Ameraucana and "Ichabod" the COCKEREL!!!!
We were horrified after waiting weeks for our pullets and then receiving one as a cockerel! The breeder refunded only the cost of the birds but would not refund expensive shipping costs even though it was THEIR mixed up shipping error!!! Plus we now had to figure how to rehome a rare but unwanted cockerel. A rescue friend kindly took him to her farm. The Blue Ameraucana pullet was sick and put down by the vet the first week! The whole incident was a nightmare we never wanted to experience again.
TG for nice BYC breeders for helping us through advice and recommendations that we found another breeder in our own state who was phasing out their BBS Bredas so we ordered a pullet again -- a cute younger pullet and she came right out of the USPS shipping box just as tame and sweet as if she had always lived here!
(June 2015)
PHAEDRA -- Blue Breda pullet about 4-1/2 mo.
Phaedra was so sweet -- we kept her indoors and she was really sociable in a very dignified way. She admired herself in the floor mirror and in just a couple weeks her feathered toes grew out, her characteristic vulture hocks started to show, her little wattles were showing and she had the tall statuesque stance of her breed. Breda do not have combs but as adults they sport a small triangle crest on their skull. One of the most gorgeous breeds we ever had the pleasure of owning!
More saga to continue.....
2014 -- With only 3 gentle temperament hens left after giving up our two lovely but bully Leghorns we needed to add at least one more bird. With one timid Ameraucana "Taffy" and two gentle Silkies "Violet" and "Mini" left in the yard what new breed(s) to introduce that were not aggressive?
VIOLET, TAFFY, MINI -- such gentle sweet girls
Research into a new breed imported from the Netherlands by Greenfire Farms was the Blue/Black/Splash BREDA's -- what gorgeous birds and reportedly calm temperaments. So we found an out-of-state private breeder who had both pure Blue Ameraucana and Blue Breda pullets -- two gentle breeds from one order! We waited months and then the breeder screwed up and shipped our order to Florida while we received the Florida order!
(May 2015)
The missent Florida birds "Gemma" the Blue Ameraucana and "Ichabod" the COCKEREL!!!!
We were horrified after waiting weeks for our pullets and then receiving one as a cockerel! The breeder refunded only the cost of the birds but would not refund expensive shipping costs even though it was THEIR mixed up shipping error!!! Plus we now had to figure how to rehome a rare but unwanted cockerel. A rescue friend kindly took him to her farm. The Blue Ameraucana pullet was sick and put down by the vet the first week! The whole incident was a nightmare we never wanted to experience again.
TG for nice BYC breeders for helping us through advice and recommendations that we found another breeder in our own state who was phasing out their BBS Bredas so we ordered a pullet again -- a cute younger pullet and she came right out of the USPS shipping box just as tame and sweet as if she had always lived here!
(June 2015)
PHAEDRA -- Blue Breda pullet about 4-1/2 mo.
Phaedra was so sweet -- we kept her indoors and she was really sociable in a very dignified way. She admired herself in the floor mirror and in just a couple weeks her feathered toes grew out, her characteristic vulture hocks started to show, her little wattles were showing and she had the tall statuesque stance of her breed. Breda do not have combs but as adults they sport a small triangle crest on their skull. One of the most gorgeous breeds we ever had the pleasure of owning!
More saga to continue.....
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