Re: Can u help

From: april (april.stewart_at_REMOVEMEgmail.com)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:30:16 GMT

" Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3795m9F58n31sU1@individual.net...
> april wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes when I wrote that I did think they were chickens as I had only
> > just brought then home. I brought them from a place called woodside
> > eggs wildlife farm and they are supposed to be about 8 months and
> > they are meadowsweet sluey and meadowsweet bluebell
>
> Hi April --
> These are some sort of hybrids so should only be hens
> The reason you will not find them on breed pages is because they are not
> breeds - they are made up types with pretty names for the current fashion.
> The bluebell is supposedly a rhode / marans only the genetics does not
> work -- if you look at the archives of the group on google you will see
some
> discussion about it. Someone else had a couple of bluebells - Stephen ???
>
> I have never heard of a sluey and nothing similar is on their website
> http://www.meadowsweetpoultry.co.uk/poultry.html
> but these birds will be all be hens
>
> Welcome to the group and the start of a new addiction that is chicken
> keeping
>
> :~)
>
> --
>
> regards
> Jill Bowis
>
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>

Hi Jill

thanks for the information, according to the website the one in question
that I have concerns about looks like the sussex star same colours and
markings. I am a bit confuzzeled about your comment quote "but these birds
will be all be hens" does this mean that the medow chicken can only be hens?
sorry about the questions I thought I had done enough research before
getting my babies but looks like I have not but please dont flame me I am
open to learning about these cute animals. Could someone also tell me how
high my fench should be so that they can not jump into others gardens
please.

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