Today's update - more new arrivals

I have always wanted Sebright bantams, but they are so hard to get hold of and so expensive.   I have been looking for some for years. 

Yesterday I had a stroke of luck.  I was talking to the breeder from whom I bought my gorgeous modern game birds, and he remembered the name of a top breeder of Sebrights. 

I managed to find him in the phone book, spoke to his son - and went to see him last night.

And here is what I came home with

A gorgeous golden Sebright bantam

And a silver one. She has her tail down as she is eating.  She has a couple of

feathers missing as the cockerel she was with got a bit enthusiastic.

Spring must be in the air!  The feathers will soon grow back.

These photos were taken at 8am this morning - when I let them out - so are a bit dull.

The bantams are all happily scratching away at their breakfast

At the moment there is no chasing around sorting out the pecking order

But I am sure there

 is bound to be at some point

Can you see the cabbage hanging up ?

They have eaten half of it since the weekend.

With all the snow around I have been substituting their diet with plenty of greens

Daisy conveniently decides to show you how she eats it!

Normally they would be out freeranging from dawn until dusk

At the moment they are confined to barracks until Wednesday

so that the new bantam babes get used to where they live and

will know where in the garden their home is to go to roost.

Sebrights on the ground, Partridge Modern Game bird on the ladder

Cute - aren't they!

I just have to choose five names for the new bantam babes now!

Thank you Phillip for letting me buy the Sebrights - and for such a bargain price.