Chris C Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Was it Moorlands poultry in Leek you went to? I think you may have been there when I picked up my Moorlands legbar and Sussex star on Sunday, I was with my little boy. How are yours settling in? My Legbar is a really nervous little thing spending her life keeping out of the way of my other hens! Hopefully she'll settle in soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 your kitchen cupboards & worktops look like mine - afraid my floor isn't that clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Was it Moorlands poultry in Leek you went to? I think you may have been there when I picked up my Moorlands legbar and Sussex star on Sunday, I was with my little boy. How are yours settling in? My Legbar is a really nervous little thing spending her life keeping out of the way of my other hens! Hopefully she'll settle in soon. It was your little boy is lovely, I think he thought I was barking mad as I asked for 2 legbars with top-not head feathers they are a bit skitty I'm hoping they calm down, we called them Mary and Martha, we also got a columbian blacktail called Betty and an amberstar called Sally the Sussex stars are lovely too The lady said the amberstar should be really friendly, and I can't remember what she said about the blacktail I'm hoping the legbars are related to araucanas as I habe a black/red one and she is batty and really friendly I hope your girls settle in quickly Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 There settling in now, the Legbar is still a timid little thing the but Sussex is right at home. The Legbar has a resemblance of Road Runner (always runnung around at mach 10!) so I think that will be her name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Congrats on your new girls, they look lovely. errmm we'd also like to have an aga like yours, that's cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Well after keeping them seperate inside the walk in run, I took the eglu run off the other day, and let them freerange together, there were a few feather pulling but nothing major At night the first night the 4 new ones roosted on the cube roof as the eglu was full (7 ) older girls so a bit of rearrangement and they had their eglu back Last night the new girls went into the cube with Lilly Sam and Daisy, so I let them stay there got up extra early this morning and let them out, the littlies were in the nest area together but fine so I guess appart from the occasional lunge from the others and feather pull when they get in the way of one of the older ones they seem pretty settled ( I hope they carry on like that) Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Excellent news. The slow intro method is definitely the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphorus Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Brilliant news. It is such a relief to go out and find harmony in the morning isn't it Glad it seems to have worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
