Come and meet some Honeysuckle hens!
Photo Gallery
Come and meet the residents!
Here we have Manuel and all the ladies - Matilda, Florence, Lavinia, Fifi, Mu and Betty!
My sister, Samantha, takes care of all the big girls and we have the littlies shown above!
Past and Present Honeysuckle Hens
Here we have a silver partridge pekin hatched out on 1 May 2010. She is called Darcy as she has a beautiful bustle!
Darcy at 16 weeks old
This is Manuel, a lavender pekin cockerel. He hatched out on 4th June 2010 and loves to jump up on the bench next to you for a stroke on the back or a tickle under the chest.
Manuel at 11 weeks old
What a handsome cockerel he is now! He also has a lovely nature and doesn't peck your hand and hold onto the skin any more - thank goodness! He looks after the ladies well too.
Manuel all grown up!
This is the lovely Fifi, our white pekin.
What a beautiful bustle she has!
Strike a pose!
My sister also has a few hens. Here is Lizzie, an allotment hen, and the lovely Leila, a pekin (12 weeks old) and two maran crosses called Angelina and Cleo (also 12 weeks old). 29 August 2010 (See Chicken Tales)
This is Mu, our silkie (hatched 1 May 2010). Still unsure if it is a girl or a boy. We will call it a 'she' as I have always been an optimist! She runs around in a very entertaining fashion which reminds me of an emu or ostrich. Hence, the name Mu short for Emu.
I can now tell you that Mu is a girl as she has laid eggs and is in fact broody! (Feb 2011)
Mu at 16 weeks old taking a drink with Manuel showing his best side behind her! Bums up!
This is Arwen, one of our 3 amber rangers and she takes life very steadily. She often has to be picked up to be moved about as the 'shooing' method doesn't work with her!
Arwen - a laid back lady!
This is Betty. She is believed to be a Japanese bantam and for her size (small), she is very bossy! She also lays a good sized white egg and even bosses Manuel about!
Boss Lady!
Here is Craig keeping an eye on our 'big girls'.
This was taken in May 2009 and I felt I had to show it now I had discovered it again! I don't think Craig is too keen though!
A sunny day in May!
I think Martin is asking Esme, our amber ranger hybrid, if she thinks it is going to rain!
What do you think Esme?
