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tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 14 5:21 pm Post subject: we need to talk about Daphne

Daphne being the sole "hen" to hatch out of the 6 wyandotte eggs we put down with 12 duckwing welsummers a few months back.

I'm being forced to admit that Daphne

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is a........"Dave"

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Given that Daphne is our tamest and favourite bird but that the Welsummers produced 3 hens and 3 cocks, 1 of which (Shane-o) has been earmarked for keeping:

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I'm now a little torn as to how this plays out.

sueshells

Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Posts: 690
Location: North Bucks

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 14 9:46 pm Post subject:
Well he obviously just needs a little house in the kitchen and lots of cuddles.......

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 14 10:59 pm Post subject:
2 flocks? or keep the nice friendly one and soup the other having met a very butch rooster in close combat id vote for the nice one every time

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 14 9:20 am Post subject:

sueshells wrote:

Well he obviously just needs a little house in the kitchen and lots of cuddles.......

That little house in the kitchen needs to be something very similar to a roasting dish and those cuddles? Something a long the lines of basting.

chickenlady

Joined: 18 Aug 2013
Posts: 413
Location: Dorset

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 14 1:03 pm Post subject:
Well.. I'm voting for Daphne.

tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 14 2:04 pm Post subject:

chickenlady wrote:

Well.. I'm voting for Daphne.

(S)He is so handsome. Back when she was a wide-legged abnormally large hen (in the absence of any other Wyandotte to compare her to it took a while for the penny to drop) I had visions of her going broody next year and hatching a string more wyandottes from some eggs acquired from somewhere. I don't think they'll look anything like as cute following the little welsummers.

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