*mummy_hen* Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Collected my 5 beautiful ex-batt girls 1 month yesterday and am having just the most fantastic time with them!! They are all gaining weight, all have lots of new feather sprouting daily, have learnt to sleep on the perches, use the ramp, lay in the nest box, etc. etc. They all have such wonderful and such different personalities and characters and they bring me endless entertainment, i have got such a bond with them and i know they really appreciate the life they have now and love me for giving it to them. Would whole heartedly recommend ex-batts to everyone, the first week was a little tough especially as we had awful weather but they have just gone from strength to strength. The enjoyment, fullfillment, love, laughter and great sense of satisfaction is just fantastic. It is so rewarding.....i'm pretty sure the girls are happy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapinou Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Lovely photos - thanks for sharing. How long do ex-batts take to get to full plumage - or do they never get there? I know shamefully little about ex-batts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Great photos. I love the....."are you looking at me...!!! yeah I'm looking at you" photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Lou Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Oh wow they look so much better after just a month! well done you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 You can see the difference already. They look so much happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Aw, they look so happy. Who's that waiting at the back door for some attention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 How great seeing them doing chickeny things!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerlily Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Hello *Mummy_Hen* I was wondering where you were - but knew you would be busy! Your photos are beautiful you must be so proud of your lovely girls and the progress they have made (in such a short time) which is all down to the love you have given them of course! BW x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Lovely photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Gorgeous photos - your girls look very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 They are really lovely photos! They look so at home and part of the family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 It's great to see them looking so happy and clearly OH has taken to them as well - I cannot believe it is a month already! Well done, Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Gosh, I can't believe it's a month already...it seems only yesterday I was reading your posts about looking forward to getting them!!! They are really improving in leaps and bounds (not out of your garden though I hope!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylis1980 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 ahh bless them they are looking better already!!! what little characters you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I have had my six ex-batts exactly the same time and agree with everything you say. The difference in them is amazing and I now wonder what I did with my time before I got them. Even the cats seem happy with the new members of the family, though Loki's attempts to get them to play with him have still not been successful . Like you, I would highly recommend ex-batts. Watching them go from scrawny feather-bares to confident little individuals (cheeky with it too ) has been very satisfying, and there's still a long way to go. I would suspect another couple of months of so before they are fully-feathered pretty hens and it will be well worth the wait. I won't then have to circulate regular updates to my staff about how "their" hens are doing! Glad to know I'm not the only one who's life has changed - for the better of course . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*mummy_hen* Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks everybody - i feel like they really are my little babies I can't believe a month has gone by either On the other hand, it feels like they have been part of our family forever!! OH loves them, he gets the fun of egg checking every morning though as i'm at work and he's usually around till midday I wouldn't have thought they would be properly feathered for a good couple of months yet, it has taken them this long for little ones to start sprouting out. Just noticed - my back door was filthy in those pictures I have cleaned it since then but it's the dog (black and white spotty thing trying to get in the last pic) who scratches at it when he wants to come in making it dirty!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayflower Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 What lovely pictures of your lovely girls. It's great when they settle down and you know they are all happy. It surprises me when I look at the date when we got our hens. It seems much longer, like they have always been here. Happy days!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 What lovely pictures . Your girls are really coming on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickens@61 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 lovely pictures, hope they continue to bring you such happiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 What absolutely pics! Do enjoy your girls as much as they will have been enjoying being rescued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
