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Clare Skelton Chickens Wyandotte hens and bantams, purebred and project colours. Located West Sussex.

Some of this year's pale-coloured youngsters from my flock and one from a pen of their relations.
15/08/2023

Some of this year's pale-coloured youngsters from my flock and one from a pen of their relations.

Dun-red millefleur c**kerel came about while breeding to explore some birds with an unusually yellow pale ground colour....
31/07/2023

Dun-red millefleur c**kerel came about while breeding to explore some birds with an unusually yellow pale ground colour. It was unexpected but I am rather liking the colour. I'd love to know if anyone else has Wyandottes that throw this yellow colour and red in the same line.

A four-coloured c**kerel, yellow, red, dun mottled with white. Very sweet as well as being an unusual colour.
27/07/2023

A four-coloured c**kerel, yellow, red, dun mottled with white. Very sweet as well as being an unusual colour.

The is Millefleur's colour is still a puzzle, so just "coffee and cream " for now. He's starting to develop some nice ma...
13/07/2023

The is Millefleur's colour is still a puzzle, so just "coffee and cream " for now. He's starting to develop some nice markings as he matures.

Halo, one of my all time favourite Millefleur c***s, has taken over the Millefleur hens. He's a big hit with the girls, ...
05/07/2023

Halo, one of my all time favourite Millefleur c***s, has taken over the Millefleur hens. He's a big hit with the girls, they don't leave his side and two other hens have defected from their mates to him too. ;) He's currently in with a regular gold millefleur, 2 x blue millefleur, a chocolate millefleur, a dun millefleur and a khaki millefleur/buff mottled.

The Silver Millie c**kerel is now in with just the silver Millie hen. He seems quite happy as he's a monogamous sort of ...
05/07/2023

The Silver Millie c**kerel is now in with just the silver Millie hen. He seems quite happy as he's a monogamous sort of chap. :)

Two year old Millefleur Wyandotte c**kerel.
04/07/2023

Two year old Millefleur Wyandotte c**kerel.

Millefleur Wyandotte hen part of red millefleur project.
02/07/2023

Millefleur Wyandotte hen part of red millefleur project.

Millefleur Wyandotte breeding group with a dun millefleur c**kerel.
01/05/2023

Millefleur Wyandotte breeding group with a dun millefleur c**kerel.

Halo, is a favourite Millefleur c**kerel. I love his colouring and pattern. This evening when one of the spaniels was b...
29/04/2023

Halo, is a favourite Millefleur c**kerel. I love his colouring and pattern. This evening when one of the spaniels was being too boisterous too close to one of his hens he intervened and bravely saw the dog off. So long as they behave with me, I like c**kerels that protect their flock.

Project Coffee-Cream Millefleur and I'm going to bake a coffee cake to launch it. :)
23/04/2023

Project Coffee-Cream Millefleur and I'm going to bake a coffee cake to launch it. :)

Porcelain Wyandotte c**kerel currently still in the boy pen.
21/04/2023

Porcelain Wyandotte c**kerel currently still in the boy pen.

I've been wondering all winter what colour this young millefleur c**kerel really is, in his lockdown coop it was hard to...
19/04/2023

I've been wondering all winter what colour this young millefleur c**kerel really is, in his lockdown coop it was hard to tell. Seeing him in daylight, I'm none the wiser. ;) I know he's dun, he and his sister look lemon/cream/ig but the c**kerel looks like he could be silver or even the false lemon/cream dilute that seems to run in my flock. I think the chick pictures make them both look lemon.

Some of the young Wyandotte bantams preferring to sleep on the perches in their outside run. A range of colours new or u...
07/04/2023

Some of the young Wyandotte bantams preferring to sleep on the perches in their outside run. A range of colours new or unusual in the UK.

Black and chocolate mottled Wyandottes enjoying dustbathing in the straw. There's a mauve mottled hidden somewhere in th...
05/03/2023

Black and chocolate mottled Wyandottes enjoying dustbathing in the straw. There's a mauve mottled hidden somewhere in there too.

A mottled Wyandotte pullet in an appetising shade of café au lait. I am not sure if she is blue-dun or blue-chocolate bu...
25/02/2023

A mottled Wyandotte pullet in an appetising shade of café au lait. I am not sure if she is blue-dun or blue-chocolate but I'm a coffee addict so she's staying,

A lovely millefleur pullet I couldn't bear to part with. Lovely shape and pattern. Unusually for my birds she is quite p...
25/02/2023

A lovely millefleur pullet I couldn't bear to part with. Lovely shape and pattern. Unusually for my birds she is quite petite, proper Wyandotte bantam size which is probably a good thing.

After however many months they've been in lockdown the c**kerels eventually escaped today, pullets usually escape in min...
03/02/2023

After however many months they've been in lockdown the c**kerels eventually escaped today, pullets usually escape in minutes. 😂 They had a bit of time outside, they were nice boys and didn't fight. Selection of black, lavender and dun mottled, chocolate (?) porcelain, lemon and silver millefleur. It's lovely to see them in daylight again. 🥰

This little dun red millefleur will do nicely to start off the red millefleur project. I don't think he was left by Fat...
25/12/2022

This little dun red millefleur will do nicely to start off the red millefleur project. I don't think he was left by Father Christmas but it was a real surprise to find during lockdown he's grown into a good red colour and a puzzle as to how he came about in a line with no red.

We have avian flu locally so my hens have been locked up under cover for several weeks. Poor chickens, lockdown is bad e...
11/11/2022

We have avian flu locally so my hens have been locked up under cover for several weeks. Poor chickens, lockdown is bad enough but all the recent rain was worse than I was ready for and all their runs got flooded. So today I put this pair of pullets, a millefleur and a khaki millie, in a covered run in the flower bed, they had a lovely day gorging on grubs and Flaxjacks. It was nice to handle them in dry weather and see how they are maturing.

2022 Silver Millefleur Wyandotte c**kerel with pattern maturing well.
25/10/2022

2022 Silver Millefleur Wyandotte c**kerel with pattern maturing well.

One of this year's Silver Millefleur Wyandotte c**kerels beginning to develop a nice pattern.
01/10/2022

One of this year's Silver Millefleur Wyandotte c**kerels beginning to develop a nice pattern.

Introducing new lines and developing new colours results in surprises and mysteries which give me just as much fun as th...
30/09/2022

Introducing new lines and developing new colours results in surprises and mysteries which give me just as much fun as the finished article. These two came from breeding from my mauve mottled. What interests me most is where did the lemon/cream colour come from and how do chicks that looked like leaky mauve or black mottled as babies turn into lemon/cream millefleur? Presumed Birchen hets. I love the little mauve-cream c**kerel.

He's the colour and pattern I want in my Millefleur Wyandottes, even when moulting badly. I just wish he would stand be...
25/09/2022

He's the colour and pattern I want in my Millefleur Wyandottes, even when moulting badly. I just wish he would stand better to be photographed.

Some precious lemon Millefleur Wyandotte babies, with their silver millie broody and a dun millie foster-c**kerel. Sired...
19/09/2022

Some precious lemon Millefleur Wyandotte babies, with their silver millie broody and a dun millie foster-c**kerel. Sired by what I think was the only adult lemon male at the time and he is now called "precious". Half are pure lemon, the others are carrying lemon, from my best millefleur hens and include a blue millefleur c**kerel blue split for lemon, so hoping for lemon blues next year as well as regular lemon millies. 🤞🤞🤞

I'm really liking some of these young porcelain Wyandotte growers. Lovely clean cream background and some nice pattern d...
19/09/2022

I'm really liking some of these young porcelain Wyandotte growers. Lovely clean cream background and some nice pattern developing. I just wish I knew how to get good pictures of the colour.

Mauve cream millefleur in the making and a cream millefleur. The experts in chicken breeding will tell you after two wee...
17/09/2022

Mauve cream millefleur in the making and a cream millefleur. The experts in chicken breeding will tell you after two weeks away from one male all the chicks will all be the progeny of a more recent mate; well they are wrong and the big old blue c**k has struck again! I assume the creamy background is the same genetically in both chicks but can't say what it is. It looks cream/ig but is it... None of the c**k's relatives have proved to be ig; he is S/s+. The male chick's café au lait colour/mauve is very pretty. It is the result of a combo of blue with either chocolate or dun. Looking forward to more mauve-cream millefleur next year. 🤞 Shows the what fun you can have with several recessive genes and dilutes in the flock. ;)

A lemon millefleur Wyandotte c**kerel; could be one for next year's breeding pen. I was pleased to find he has grown in...
11/09/2022

A lemon millefleur Wyandotte c**kerel; could be one for next year's breeding pen. I was pleased to find he has grown into a c**kerel as males have been in very supply this year. I particularly like his colour and makings.

One of my all-time favourites. I have no idea what colour he is technically. His offspring have been all sorts, reds, la...
03/09/2022

One of my all-time favourites. I have no idea what colour he is technically. His offspring have been all sorts, reds, lavender, silver and an unusual yellow colour.

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These young lemon millefleur are beginning to look quite promising.

Silver millefleur Wyandottes.

I introduced this new Porcelain Wyandotte cockerel to the breeding pen. He was an instant success. He might lack finesse but hes very macho and the girls know what they like, they adore him. 😉

Had some chicks from the lemon millefleur pen hatch out in the incubator but no broody to look after them. This little porcelain hen saved the day. :)

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