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Thanks. She's a Partridge Pekin Bantam. We call her "Mrs Brown" after my best friend's mum when I was a nipper.

Yeah, pretty much. Nice bunch and very helpful.

Only been keeping chickens for 2 months after buying a trio of Partridge Pekin Bantams. Sadly one of the hens died after a week but "Mrs Brown" immediately got broody and hatched 3 from 3 so I thought I'd share photos of the first 2 weeks. Day 1 (or at least the first time I saw them) 2...

Thanks for the replies. I'm brand new to this (feels like longer as I've spent many weeks building my "chicken palace" and making it perfect) so please forgive my naivety and long reply. I bought the trio last Sunday from a breeder whom I visited personally. The setup is extremely good and...

So sorry to hear that. I share your sadness. I had a good check and could see no evidence that she was egg bound. A bit of blood around the vent but no blood in any droppings I could find. Guess it's just one of those things.

This is not the post I wanted to start off with. I have been preparing a post to show off my first ever coop and new (small) flock, a trio of Partridge Pekin Bantams which we bought 1 week ago after several failed attempts to incubate from our neighbours eggs. Sadly their cock is not doing...

Thanks for taking the time to say hi and the offer of advice. It's so nice to know I have some experience on hand if required. 5 days into incubation now and looking forward to candling at the weekend to see where we are. No expectations yet but been catching up on brood boxes and coop...

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. I'm a serial photo documenter so will probably post pics as I go along my journey. Great to have a group of enthusiasts who are happy to answer the odd question and, of course, I'm lucky to ave my neighbours on hand should I need any urgent assistance...

Thanks a million Barbara. I have two Bresse, two Silkie and two from my favourite hen "Mabel" who looks a bit Rhode Island Red but I'm not 100% sure. But since they've all been sired by a Bresse cock, I guess they're all just "farmyard mutts" to be honest. Been wanting to do this for years...

Hi everyone. My name is Mike and I've been chicken/duck/goose sitting for my neighbours for the last 3 years and finally decided to take the plunge with some of my own. The neighbours in question have lent us an incubator and provided 6 fertile (we hope) eggs to start off with. The incubator...