asb17 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who replied to my original post on Sunday, it really helped to tap into the chicken community and helped me and OH feel a lot less anxious about the situation. Hubby went to the poultry farm near his work yesterday afternoon and picked up a new chook, rather young (certainly a few weeks from laying) russet red (can't remember what kind he said it is). Mabel has been a bit of a bully this morning but I worked from home and let her have the run of the garden and little new girl got used to the run, and this afternoon they seem to be co-exisiting in the run with no obvious bullying so I am hoping for the best! I gave them a few treats and Mabel even shared (sort of)! The kids have been entirely sanguine about the whole thing, and want to call the new chook 'new Maud'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I was so sad when I read your post about her leg, poor little love. We always shut our coop door at night for fear of something like that happening. We had aviary birds a long time ago and something similar happened to them so now I'm very cautious and always lock the chooks in at night. Maud is an excellent choice of name by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Glad to hear things are going OK at the minute, you had a horrible time before! Kids are great, you think they're going to be SOOOO affected by things, and really upset and then they just take a minute to find a way to deal with it in their heads and it's like "Oh, OK then!" Hopefully it will carry on happily and they'll be happy hens together! Pictures please Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirkwood Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I'm glad you have a new girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 That's really good news, it's great that your kids are being so sanguine about it all. Look forward to seing some pics when you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Glad to hear you have a new girl. When Nigella died my children shed tears but then perked up immediately I said we would get another. Their may be a bit of pecking order nastiness (I had that for a week and it was awful) but now they are all fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Great news that you could get a newbie so fast - it seems as though yours are getting on fine already. when my first chook died I had already got the new one by the time the kids got in from school so did the "good news/ bad news" thing like the 2 Ronnies and it worked a treat - not a tear shed, even by my 4-year-old! such fickle creatures our children! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
