Eglu Go With 2m Run For Sale

[Cloud9]

Hi all,

 

I know some of you have been reading my thread in the chicken clinic about my poor girl who was eggbound. Sadly, after a trip to the vets and keeping everything crossed, Sophia has died this morning. I can't stop crying.

 

Obviously we don't want Emily to be a lonesome bird and we want to get her a new companion asap and hopefully today. Does anyone know where I could get another Gingernut Ranger type hybrid around Peterborough?

 

Also any advice about introducing new bird would be a real bonus please as we are first time chicken keepers. We had only had Sophia since 31 March

 

Ali

[Karen & co.]

Oh no I'm so sorry I thought she was getting better poor girl

 

I don''t know where you could get another hen today, but it would be the best thing to keep your other chook from getting lonely.

 

Karen x

[Janty]

If Diss isn't too far to travel, you could give The Hen House a call. They have loads of different breeds and the man who runs it is really friendly.

[Egluntyne]

If I were you Cloud9 I would get two chickens.

 

Emily won't be able to be quite as stroppy with two individuals as she would with one. It will dilute any unwanted attention.

 

Also, should the worst happen again in the distant future, you will not be left with one lonely chicken.

 

Good luck.

 

I hope you find exactly what you want.

[Phosphorus]

Billericay has Smilers Farm and he sells on a Sunday. I know it is a bit of a way from Cambridge, but only about an hour. You could give him a call - he has lots of hybrids, I think he is listed in the Omlet breeders guide 01268 727627.

 

Have you thought of getting two, then God forbid something happens to one again you don't end up with one girl on her own?

 

Anyway hope today goes okay for you - horrible time

[Cloud9]

Hi all and thanks for replying.

 

I have done a search on Google and there is a farm in Leicester who is open today. They have lots of lovely chickens on the site so I'm going to give them a ring in about half an hour. We have thought of getting two more but I'm not sure if the Eglu will be big enough for the three? We have the standard Eglu and run but are obviously thinking now of building a huge run - that or getting a mansion sized wooden house? Any thoughts on this? Trouble is I love the Eglu - so easy to clean and very stylish! I also wondered if a new house would be too much of Emily or would help her adapt to two new chickens?

 

Ali

[Laura & CTB]

Ali - you've no problem with the eglu and three chickens, it's just the run which will be a bit small for them. Have you thought about getting a run extension from Omlet?

[Egluntyne]

I have three ex-batts in one of my Eglus with a standard run (admittedly temporarily) and they are fine.

 

If I were you I would get 2 and a run extension.

 

I love spending other people's money!

[TAJ]

I have three and a standard run, thought they free range quite a bit.

 

All seem fine here, so I would get 3.

 

Tracy

[BarbaraJ]

If you have had no luck try Cambridge Poultry!

[Janty]

The Leicester farm isn't Merrydale Poultry is it? Karen is great ... we had our first hens from her.

[lisaroo2]

We got our girls last week from Karen at Merrydale. She's great and really friendly.

[jomaxsmith]

Bit late, but try Thornes in Letchworth - probably under an hour down teh A1 from you if you're near Peterborough

 

Jo

[Cloud9]

Hi all, well we are back from, yes, Merrydale Poultry with our two new Merrydale Rangers. We've named them Buttercup and Daisy. not sure exactly what they are but they are a RIR hybrid and look very much like the .

 

Poor Emily is making one hell of a row. She had a go at the first chicken put into the run but is pacing up and down. I think she looked less stressed on her own.

 

I'm hopeless when it comes to animals sorting themselves out. I lost 1/2 stone in a week when we got our second dog! I've come out of the way to let things settle.

 

Hubby is now looking into making a bigger run for the girls

 

Ali

[Janty]

They'll soon settle down. Have a nice cool drink and enjoy the sunshine.

[Cooks]

Hi Ali, take some time out and have a sit and relax, you have had a really stressfull time lately. I am sure they will be ok once they have established themselves.

[theherd123]

Ali im sure all will be well and im so pleased you managed to get some new girls

[Egluntyne]

They will soon get used to eachother.

 

It might be worth setting up a second feed ans second drink station for the time being, so that everyone has access to food.

 

I'm so pleased that you got two.

[Hen Watch]

Hi Ali,

Glad to hear about your 2 new girls.

 

We had one that died after only a few weeks of chicken keeping and we replaced her straight away too.

 

We introduced 1 new girl to 3 existing which with hindsight wasn't the best solution and your 2:1 is better. The new girl was jumped on, had feathers pulled and eaten, pecked, you name it .... for 8 days. Then they were all friends after that!!!

 

We have 4 hybrids in an eglu. We have a converter on the standard run which I think is about £50 from Omlet. If you can afford it, it makes a huge difference.