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Owl lookalike Chicken for miraflores

Discussion in 'Livestock' started by JWK, Apr 4, 2011.

  1. JWK

    JWK Gardener Staff Member

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    Just for you miraflores, I seem to recall you were interested in Owls on a chicken thread on here?
    Well my next door neighbour has this wonderful little chick, isn't she cute?
    [​IMG]
     
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  2. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    :) Hi John ... well, I don't know about Mira liking it but I think it is adorable ... I want one ... :wub2:
     
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    Looks familiar.

    http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/weirdscience/sesame-street-big-bird.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/weirdscience/2010/03/big-bird-eggs-leave-dna-clue.html&usg=__C_OlXvAIHcVY49tNgyQ0BFg-yko=&h=322&w=420&sz=24&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=i9VZMUlYNBCurM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=182&ei=BD6aTc3IOIvJswborviLBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbig%2Bbird%2Bsesame%2Bstreet%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4GFRE_enGB370GB370%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D470%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=129&vpy=113&dur=1718&hovh=197&hovw=256&tx=135&ty=101&oei=BD6aTc3IOIvJswborviLBQ&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
     
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    Victoria; It is lovely, but the bigger hens keep picking on it, poor little thing spends most of its day sitting next to a broody one in the box or running away from the others.

    Ziggy :)
     
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    I think the poor chap has been squeezed a bit too much - ahahah - nice chicken but I am more for the traditional look...
     
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    I have a black version of one of those - a Frizzle x Poland by the looks of things...

    [​IMG]

    Her name is Daisy and is she extremely opinionated about everything!
     
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    :) ... and I think Daisy is gorgeous too ... I want one of each colour ...:wub2:
     
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      Aaaah lovely chickens, hubby's quite jealous they've got more hair than him,lol.
       
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