4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Chickens@61]

really excited, as we are picking up our new chickens tomorrow at 3pm..

 

i am a bit worried about our two partridge pekins picking on them, but having read all the tips on introducing new hens we have everything we need to divide the run into two if required. i am thinking of putting the new girls in the run whilst the little ones are out freeranging (they can eye one another up through the wire) and then putting them all in together at bedtime and monitoring until they settle down.. their overnight accomodation is my childrens old playhouse, it is about 6' x 4' so they do not have to get too personal in there!

 

what do you think - good idea/bad idea?? any comments gratefully received

Edited May 3, 2008 by Guest

[nursechick]

Good luck for tomorrow. You must be very excited. Your plan sounds great;those chooks don't realize salvation is in sight for them,hope its sunny tomorrow so they can feel the warmth on their backs.

[Guest]

very best of luck

 

the theory is that at night there shouldn't be any squabbling as they can't see each other and are too tired to pick on each other. Might be advisable to have a plan B, just in case. Hope it all goes okay.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Good luck tomorrow .

[theherd123]

Best wishes for tomorrow!

 

Dont forget to take your camera - its amazing how much the girls with change so get snapping ASAP!!

[susanbb]

Best of luck. Hope all goes well

[poachedegg]

Good luck from here too!

[abwsco]

Good luck for today Did you get any sleep last night-lol I can't believe that it was only last Saturday that we collected ours and the difference in them already!

[chickenlass]

Oohh lucky you ...Good luck.

[Suzie]

Best of luck picking up your girls. They really are great - you'll get lots of entertainment and joy from them. We got ours last saturday and let them free range for the first time yesterday. It was great letting them scratch around in the garden.

[hayhatch]

Good luck in getting your girls!

[Abbey Road Girl]

The very best of luck, Chickens@61! Only a couple of hours to go now...

[FruitandNutCake]

You must be so excited! I'm still waiting for mine - counting down the weeks!

[Egluntyne]

Good luck!

[Chickens@61]

and here they are..

 

 

one very bald one, one with 50% feathers, and one that looks pretty good!

 

very exciting.. they are in the run and the little girls are out free ranging so all is peaceful at the moment!

 

thank you all for your messages of good luck, xx

[hayhatch]

aw bless them! bet they've never seen so much space!

[Mrs Frugal]

They're lovely girls! Congratulations. I hope they're settling in well into their fab new lives .

[Scooby]

aw bless. I bet they are behaving like normal hens already, having a good scratch around. I've had our girls a month now and they are already showing signs of growing new feathers to hide their 'oven readiness'.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Lovely girls

[Cooks]

aww bless their little free hearts.

[Sarah B]

I wish I could get some, they look so happy to be free chickens!

[hillfamily]

what lucky lucky girls

[theherd123]

What lucky chooks

[Chickens@61]

well, so far so good..

 

they new girls scratched about in the run this afternoon, made themselves a dust bath and ate LOADS

 

then at bedtime, i let the little ones in and they went in the house and upon the roosting bars. i caught the new girls (with a bit of effort ) and popped them in the house and they settled down in the straw.

 

i keep doing five minute patrols, and i have not heard a single 'bok' as yet so i am hoping they are settled for tonight - who know's what tomorrow may bring though..

 

fingers crossed, xx

[FruitandNutCake]

Ahh! They are lovely. I just wish I had enough room to have hundreds, all free ranging happily! I think it is sad that they are allowed to get like that, with no feathers.

 

But at least they have us to nurse them back to health.Well, I will do when I get mine!