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[KimW]

My cube arrives this Wednesday (yay, can't wait) along with a Gingernut Ranger and a Miss Pepperpot.

 

Then the next day, Thursday I pick up a Light Sussex, a Buff Sussex and a Barnvelder from a breeder.

 

Will it be ok for me to put Thursdays birds straight into the cube run on Thursday even though the first two arrived the day before?

[Chicken Licken]

Sounds as if they will be fine as they won't have had time to settle in yet! I'm sure someone with mroe experience will be along in a mo.

[KimW]

That's what I'm hoping (fingers crossed), that they will all be fine apart from going through the pecking order thing.

Edited February 11, 2008 by Guest

[Egluntyne]

There might be the odd skirmish as they sort out the pecking order, but as they are all in a new situation and are quite young it shouldn't be so bad.

 

Good luck....and don't forget to post some photos.

[KimW]

I'll be taking LOADS of pics, I do s"Ooops, word censored!"booking and take pictures of everything anyway.

The only problem will be learning to put them on here.

[Egluntyne]

Dead easy.

 

Get a Photobucket account.

 

Upload your pictures to that, copy the image codes and paste them on here!

[KimW]

Thanks Egluntine, I will do that

[Egluntyne]

[chelsea]

They should be fine, its not like your original hens will be established anyway.

 

Cant wait to see a pic of the Barnevelder, I love those hens!

[dogs and chickens]

Hi There,

 

My hen's have not arrived yet either and I had the same question earlier on today with a breeder. He advised not to keep the birds in the same pen, till they have looked at each other for a few days (about a week) through some netting!!! I said I did not have two houses and would be unable to do that, he did not look impressed!

 

I will be interested to see what others have to say on this topic. Good question!

 

Michelle