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the countdown has begun :D lol We pick our hens up on saturday morning :D:D:D Yippee can't wait!

 

but first a daft question.....when we bring them home do we put then in the hen house or the run or doesn't it matter. They only have about a 20 - 30 min drive so shouldn't be too stressful for them.

 

lin

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thank you for the replies, thats what we will do then....put them in the house for a while then open door to the run. Never done this before and have jumped in the deep end and brought 12 chickens :oops::D:D . My parents kept chickens when i was a little girl and my mum is keen to help :D so it should be ok :)

 

lin

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Fab news, you'll not be able to rest until you get them.

 

The last two times I have got new girls I have always put them into the Eglu/Cube when they arrive so they find out where home is straight from the start. That way making their way to bed each evening will be less stressful for them.

 

Good luck for next weekend - don't forget to post some pictures.

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Hello,

 

Bet youre really excitied today! We picked up our first ever hens last Saturday and can honestly say we have been having best fun all week. Nothing has beeen done this week except watch them and talk to them and storke them etc etc!!

 

We have a cube (cube green) and put them into the run on the first day..........this was then followed by much nervous watching at dusk when one of them seem to get a bit agitated and my OH had to catch her and pop her in the cube via the nest box bit!

 

The others were having none of it though and seeing as we do not have the walk in run I had to crawl through tiny run door on my belly( trying to ignore the poop) and pop them into the cube! :shock:

 

However I am pleased to say the clever girls have done it all by themselves ever since and they seem to have their own little routine at bedtime.

 

I will warn you though I was awake at 5am on their first morning just waiting for it to get light so I could let them out!

 

Have fun, they are such beautiful creatures :D

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they are hybrid chickens. dont know much about hens.

but have ordered 3 x h & n brown nick (whatever that means? :oops: ) all i know is they are brown also 3 x sussex and 3 corals. hope these are good ones? :)

 

lin

 

I have a light sussex, she is a pure bred so she stops laying over winter, but because of this she will probably live longer than my hybrids. She is lovely, slighlty heavier built than the average chook, she marches around, like a seargent major :lol: . She lays beautiful pale eggs as well.

 

Can't wait to see piccies of your girls once they arrive :dance:

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I think the Brown Nicks are very similar to the Omlet Ginger Nut Rangers. I know other people who are forum members have this breed so hopefully you'll get some info from them today.

 

Great that you are getting them ready for a weekend of Hen TV. You'll love it!!

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Cooks SUPER CHICKEN!!!

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the Corals (I think) are similar to the Amber Stars/links and most on here say their's are friendly.

yes the amber stars are very similar except the ambers can get some lovely brown feathering through the white feathers, whereas the corals stay white. In theory, unless you have a dustbath magnet like Sugar! :lol: same temprement though I was told ;)

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