laurmurf Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hi all, my new girls are about 13/14 weeks now - much younger than our older girls who were POL in August. They are still on growers pellets, separated in their own eglu and not free ranging yet. I just wondered what happens next? I've tried to read around this but haven't found much. Should I wait until they are at POL, so another 4 or 5 weeks, before I start free ranging them? I know I'll have to wait until then to give them layers pellets. They're all big girls so it's not a size issue but whether they have the confidence to stand their own with the big girls. The big girls are coming to associate the babies with treats! They get corn and worm treats along the perimeter of the eglu run. The big girls have even taught the babies how to eat from my hand! A handful of corn stuffed into the eglu run leaves some on either side. The babies watched the others eat from my hand so they gave it a go on their side too - it's just so sweet! Should I just keep this up and by the time I do free range the young'uns the big girls (hopefully) won't bat an eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 I take it all back - with diligent searching i found all the posts and FAQs i need to be able to answer this one (i didn't know to search by 'growers' and that indicates a thread with younger girls). thanks anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Lauramurf, your young pullets sound adorable. It makes me want to get some myself Have you posted any pictures of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Oh yes, pictures please. Are they all doing okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Come on, pictures please, we let you off the first week as you were away but now no more excuses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 We let our four new ones meet the older ones out free ranging when they were 14 weeks old. We managed it in a few hour longish sessions and then increased it to afternoons and then all day within a short space of time. Due to the food issue I also ended up putting them all on growers until the new ones were just about 18 weeks old. It also coincided with me running out of the growers pellets luckily. It's only in the past couple of weeks that they've all been sleeping together though. I was mean and took away the rabbit hutch which was their temporary home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Yes we need pics please! When I had growers, I let them free range but seperated from the big girls by a chicken wire fence. They decided to mingle themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Come on get it over with. We all want to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Come on get it over with. We all want to see them. Ooooo plum, only 3 days, I can't believe it at long last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 This must be the longest week in history. and I'll have my pics up before Laurie. Come on Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 This must be the longest week in history. and I'll have my pics up before Laurie. Come on Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
