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

[skye]

PS - they charged us £32 for the blue belle and the amber.

 

Cheers

Skye

[Egg Lou]

Egg Lou

 

We got our new chickens from Golden Valley Poultry two weeks ago - have you been there yet? It is a really beautiful place with what looks like very well cared for, happy, fluffy and healthy chickens free ranging in a big, lush meadow, together with a barn full of nice perches and straw bales for them to sit and gossip on.

 

We got an amber and a blue belle - both gorgeous birds with great temperaments, but if you are introducing to existing older hens i WOULD NOT follow their advice of just chucking them in together, as we were swayed by this advice from our original plan of a gradual introduction and the youngest is still paying the price for that, she was badly bullied

 

This piece of advice above is the only criticism I would have of Golden Valley Poultry - I thought it was a great place and the people were REALLY friendly, rather than the monosyllabic grunting poultry dealers you sometimes hear about!

 

Have fun with your hens

Skye

 

Hi Skye

 

I bought mine from somewhere else in the end but I agree they seemed a very nice place and very helpful when I was looking around.. Its Stephanie that may go there soon

 

Your girls sound lovely.. I have two the same.

[StephanieSB]

Thanks for the advice and info, everyone. We've narrowed it down to either Golden Valley or Southmead Poultry. They both seem lovely and treat their birds very well.

 

Basically, I will call them both the day my cube arrives, and whichever one tells me they have a Bluebelle (or Belle Blue, as Southmead's version is called) for me, I'm their gal. If they've got a Speckledy in the bargain, I'm theirs for life!

 

Only 9 more days until cube is in my life, so not long now.

[moomin]

I managed to have a cuddle with Lisa this evening. I'm not sure I'd have had the confidence to do it so quickly if I hadn't have held Winifred at your Hen Party.

 

I held Winifred too!! She is one famous bird! Christian if you're reading this reckon you should get some 'Winifred' badges made!!

[Christian]

Winifred is a darling chicken and always 'used' for demos

 

Sometimes she won't come out of her dressing room, but generally she is pretty good!

[Hen Watch]

For pure breeds The Garden Hen in Windsor is good (but not cheap).

 

I got my Amber Star hybrid from a Meadowsweet Agent in High Wycombe (the Millers). She was £9 last year.

 

Quoting myself here....... I've been posting misleading info without realising. When I got mine last April 07 she was £9, just been onto their website and the price has now jumped to a massive £14......????

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