SPECIAL NAME FOR A SPECIAL GUY?

[Matilda hen]

Hey , today my very first cuckoo scots dumpy chick hatched while i was riding my horse , i cam back to find him only out of the shell about 5 minutes!! hes black , with a white belly , and of coarse short legs! hes the first cuckoo dumpy to be born here , and has 2 siblings on the way! he also has 5 big brothers and sisters , scots dumpys of the brown and white color (rarest in the world) so has anyone any name idea's for this special little guy?? thanks

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Hello again! Congrats on your new chick! Is there a US equivalent to a Scots Dumpy? Sounds like it might be a local breed for you. I'm assuming "dumpy" refers to short legs? and he's cuckoo, so grey/black and white barred?

Hmmmmm. Have to think on the name. Since he's your first hatched, maybe a serious name... Zeus or Jupiter? You might want to wait for him to grow up and match his name to his temperament. I have a pullet we named Delilah as a chick, but now that she's older, we call her Grumpus, because it suits her better!

There is someone on BYC I had been chatting with who will soon be moving to Ireland from South Africa. She is researching chicken breeds you have available there. I'm going to send her a link to this thread!

 

[Matilda hen]

yes , sumi we have been chatting for days haah , and no , the scots dumpy is an extremely old , endangered breed , ut has been ariund since the 1700's but nearly went extinct in the 1900's! its about the best breed you could get , and is the most pure breed! true to their name have legs under 5cm , and have a rare creeper gene , it kills over 25% in the egg! and we always name our chicks on day 1 , ive even named a few eggs even befored we popped em in the bator LOL like bella my duck! there is no other name , they are just endangered , and originated from scotland , only a few countries have them , there is only about 8 in ireland , 9 now! heres my scots dumpy roo , rocky1 he has his own thread called rocky a little lifeline , look it up

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I like Rocky's coloring. Will the cuckoo be all barred or have some solid feathers? You'll have to post when you decide on a name.

 

[Matilda hen]

he will be cuckoo coloured , the normal cuckoo , barred like! and rocky is one of the rarest birds in the world , there is only a few of him , olike under 100! and thankyou!

 

[Matilda hen]

well 3 more cuckoo scots dumpys just hatched

icluding a jet black one , with black down , skin , legs , beak and eyes

 

[sumi]

That's great! Can't wait to see them (hint hint)

 

[Matilda hen]

haha , well if we get if we get 2 roo's you will be first to have one

 

[sumi]

You'll make me wish you have 2 roosters LOL I'm going to have to find a house quick. And build a coop. And get an incubator. And a girlfriend for the possible roo

How long does it take to buy a house by you anyway? I hear it's something like 6 months. Hold your horses, ehh, chickens LOL

 

[Matilda hen]

haha , well it takes a while alright! , although , we chose , and moved to our house from the city in a week LOL the agents were stunned , and the next week had a roo! and dont worry about hens , they are everywhere down here! and you can use an old kennel for a coop , thats what we use for or small coop