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I got my first Marans at the weekend, a quad of Splash and a pair of Cuckoo. This is a pic of one of the Splash pullets.

Thanks KPenley. I love the barring on the tail feathers too. They really are an all round stunning bird and great characters too!

One of my pullets.

Was anyone at the sale in Gosford at the weekend? It is the biggest poultry sale in Ireland.

Thanks folks. I got them to add a different egg colour to my flock. They are kept with Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiners (pale egg) and French Splash Marans (dark egg).

I bought a quad of Cream Crested Legbars on Saturday. This is an egg laid by one of the hens yesterday.

My pair of large blue Orps. They are moulting at the moment.

Young white Orp cockerel and buff pullet.

My new Croad growers.

I just got them a few weeks ago but from past experience, I've found buffs to be both better layers and broodies. I'm importing some large and bantam whites from a top breeder in England next week.

@piglett: The pair are two years old.

My black bantam orp pair. All opinions appreciated.

Partridge Polish chick at 4 weeks old.

I've been offered a trio of Gambels. I have never kept them before. They are two years old. Can anyone tell me how old the hens will be when they stop laying?

How many Italian hens should be placed in a breeding pen with a male? I have heard 3:1 but I have heard of breeders keeping a ratio as high as 8:1.

One of my OEG bantam hens. She came 2nd in the Hardfeather Bantam class in a show here in Ireland yesterday. Sorry about photo quality.

Thank you. It was her first time at show and my first time to enter silkies. I'm delighted!

One of my white hens won Best Light Soft Feather Bantam Female in one of our Irish shows yesterday. Sorry about photo quality.

Some of my Pekins.