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I got my new hens today..

 

I'm very happy..

 

They are tucked up in bed as we picked them up about 1 hour ago..

 

I will have some pictures very soon but it was too dark to take any..

 

I have a ..

 

Black Rock- Betsy PP

 

Bluebelle- Pixie (Bluebelle)

 

Amber Star- Chick Pea *Aka* Pea (white chicken)

 

I know I have had them for about a hour but i love them.. That may sound strange but they are just lovely..

 

I am not going to sleep tonight! Hehe..

 

We spent all day sorting out the run and the eglu.. So i'm quite sleepy..

 

But i will have picys up soon..

 

Thankyou to everyone.. Your all very helpful!

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AbigailGrace Chicken Eggspert

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Congratulations, I soooooo know how you feel :D I got mine this afternoon too and have been fit to burst all evening. I was sorry that it got dark so early - just wanted to watch them. Aren't we lucky? :lol:

Aww..

 

Well our choice was to get them at 6 or wait till tomorrow.. But i couldn't wait.. So they are tucked up in bed.

 

I suppose it is kind of good we got them a little later as they were sleepy and won't be wanting to get out of the eglu..

 

It was quite hard to put the eggport door back on i didn't want to leave them.. :(

 

And we are very lucky! And i am sure to boast at school tomorrow..!

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Congratulations! I hope your girls are settling in happily. I have a PP , (Bluebelle) , and (white chicken) too, and they do look so lovely together.

Occasionally when I'm having trouble sleeping, it's hard to resist going down into the garden to have a peek at them through the eggport, all tucked up and cosy.

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Well today i went off to school and rushed back home and watched them until it got dark.. Whilst it was raining..

Bless, this morning they were a little confused about where they were.. And didn't want to come out for the rain..

They had a treat the morning.. Hot mash! They loved it.. With some mealworms.. Mmm..

I didn't get any picys today..

But i will tomorrow..

Oh and they had sent there selfs off to bed.. So that saved me getting frozen..

 

Just a quick question..

If anyone has a bluebelle, black rock and/or amber star..

What colour eggs do they lay..

I was looking at there ears today and the ambe rstar has white lobes..

Does that mean she will lay white eggs..?

I would quite like to know who lays what..

 

Thankyou..

 

Abigail Grace

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My Amber Star and Bluebelle both lay brownish eggs but Blanche (white chicken) has red ears - pic below. The colour does vary from day to day sometimes they are quite brown and round and sometimes they are a bit paler and more pointy. Eggs do get paler and paler the older the hen is too. Does your (white chicken) look like her?

Pearl

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My Amber Star and Bluebelle both lay brownish eggs but Blanche (white chicken) has red ears - pic below. The colour does vary from day to day sometimes they are quite brown and round and sometimes they are a bit paler and more pointy. Eggs do get paler and paler the older the hen is too. Does your (white chicken) look like her?

Pearl

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Well mine really is more pure white more like an white star but she has very faint tan coloured specks..

Well i suppose i will just have to wait and see..

I think my black rock may becoming into lay as she has quite a red face and has a bigger comb than the others yet she is awfully younger..?!?

She is about 21 weeks old.. PP

The other two (Bluebelle)(white chicken) are about 27weeks or older..

This morning i had Pea eat from my hand.. (white chicken)

But my (Bluebelle) Pixie wasn't allowed to come near me otherwise she would get a peck of Pea.. And PP Betsy is quite wary of me but when she got the chance she came and took a big mouth full..

I want more! They are lovely! I think i am saving for a cube! -- That's a little bad really as i just got the eglu but hey..

 

Abigail

 

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Chook n Boo Mum Eggcentric Egluowner

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Blanche looks just like my Snowdrop! She was almost white when we got her too, and has developed more speckles as the weeks have progressed.

 

All of my chooks lay lovely anything from paler pointy eggs to rounder slightly darker ones, and now they are all about the same size (the eggs not the chooks!) I can't tell which one lays which! Sometimes they are quite rough or speckly too just to add to the confusion! Once all my flock have arrived in my garden I shall have even less idea about who has laid what :wink: !!!

 

Sha x

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