Solitary chicken - need advice

[Guest]

We 'lost' Evangeline just before Christmas, the only good thing about which was that my husband agreed to a couple more chickens (well you can't just get 1!). I reserved a couple from Southmead Poultry and went to collect them yesterday!

So now we have Juno, who is a Skyline (Columbine/Legbar Hybrid), and Rue who is a Sussex Reverse (sometimes called a Daisybelle, I think). They are both absolutely beautiful and I am as pleased as punch!

Got them home just in time to put them into the 'Chicken House that Prim HenMum Built' and they went out into the run for the first time this morning.

Scarlett evidently thought that she and Honeysuckle were the only chickens in the borough, and in her chagrin, made an enormous racket, to which Honeysuckle felt obliged to add her two-penneth. They seem to have got used to the idea that there are other chickens in the world - and in their garden even, and have settled down a bit by tonight!

The two new girlies have soon learned that human = food, and have already learned to advance rather than retreat when I appear!

 

 

Here they are! Juno and Rue, and the Chicken House that Prim HenMum built!

 

 

Juno Having corn - look at her 'topknot'!

 

 

And finally, Rue and Juno - having a look at the 'big' girls, I think!

Edited January 25, 2009 by Guest

[Egluntyne]

Congratulations.

[mccroft]

I love all chickens no matter how long i've had them but there's nothing like collecting some new ones

[Janty]

Congratulations on your new girls.

 

[Larkspurs]

Congratulations, we hope you have lot's of fun!

[Cooks]

congratulations on your new girls, enjoy them

[BeckyBoo]

Congratulations, it's funny watching them get all in a tizz! Will look forward to the pictures, bet you don't get much else done tomorrow!!

 

BeckyBoo

[Redwing]

They sound lovely, Daisybelles are very pretty

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations . Look forward to seeing some piccies .

 

(Your avatar is very sweet, BTW!)

[Guest]

Thank-you all! Avatar drawn by my artistic daughter as part of my Christmas present! She will have to draw me an updated one now!

[Ygerna]

YAY, new chickens They sound beautiful, cant wait for photos

[Chickvic]

Congratulations on the new girls. Can't wait to see the pics

[Guest]

Her you go Chickvic! They really are very pretty chickens.....

[abwsco]

Congratulations, they're lovely girls

[Chickvic]

Gorgeous girls am very Can't get any new girls yet!

[Vicky40]

Congratulations! Have fun with your new girls

[ClaireG]

Congratulations, they are lovely.

[Chickens@61]

they are lovely.. all these pictures of new chickens are making me want some too!

 

it's a definate no though, as we are currently drowning in the eggs produced by our 5