Thursday 4 February 2010

Temptation


Next week end I'm hoping to pick up my breeding quartet of Indian (Cornish) Game. I am however faced with decisions...I'm hopeless at decisions!! Rather than all Indian Game I could have any combination of Indian Game, Welsh Black or Improved Indian Game.... what do I do ? I like them all.

I think I will certainly have an Indian Game Cockerel and at least 2 Indian Game pullets. That way I can keep the breed pure if I want to or I can cross the IG Cockerel with other heavy breed hens for table birds.
.. maybe I should have IG cockerel, 2 IG pullets and 1 Welsh Black, as they are such lovely birds. Uuummm I don't know !!

I also have the option of buying hatching eggs....so tempted.... Exchequer Leghorns, beautiful birds, fantastic layers of lovely white eggs. They would make a super addition to my laying flock but I must be realistic, I don't have sufficient space.


Also cockerels !!! I have a young unproven Partridge Welsummer cockerel. I had planned to use him this year with my three Welsummer hens but the possibilty of buying a Gold Duckwing cockerel is almost too good to be true.


I need to be realistic, firstly and most importantly of the amount of land I have and then what I need them for and how best they can be used.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

hehe i betcha come home with more than you planned....

Sandra said...

I have been saving my extra pennies : )

A Green and Rosie Life said...

Oooh - new look blog - very nice too :-)

Sandra said...

Thanks ..It was raining yesterday, I didn't feel like doing too much and was bored! Jurys out on if it stays or goes.

gz said...

I love the Welsh Black! I might be biased, but they are beauties

Sandra said...

They do look super. I've decided on IG cock 2 IG hens and 1 Welsh Black....for now !!

Anonymous said...

i like the new look too. mind you green is my fav colour...

Sandra said...

Just my daughter then who wants it back how it was....(see N... I do mention you sometimes :) )

Sandra said...

To daughter...and CIG also reckons it is green not blue !