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Chicken needs home - SSPCA Edinburgh (also goat)

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Ain't Nobody Here Eggsistentialist

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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear :? . And me getting a new walk in run and therefore will soon have an empty eglu run :? . Is this a chicken of fate I see before me :think: ?

 

Can I introduce just one hen though :? . Would I have to get another one too? And then I'd have too many for my eglu :( . But if I got an extra nestbox rigged up would that do?

 

Oh help :? .

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you could introduce just 1 hen but it might take longer than normal. She'll be able to sleep with the others at night okay I suspect, just seperate her during the day, give her a cat box to shelter/lay her eggs in in the spare run during the day? I'm sure you could work out a workable accommodation arrangement better than me.

 

Make sure the others can see her so they get used to her being there and then after a week or so, try free ranging them together and see how it goes.

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Jean, I'm not sure when/if I could take her anyway, so you go ahead and if you can't persuade your OH then I could see if I could take her :) .

 

Casually mentioned the chook/goat plight to OH earlier. As predicted goat was a full, frank and complete NO. He is not keen on the chicken idea either as he thinks it would upset all of them and disrupt the pecking order and be a complete nightmare.

 

Does he have a point? How hard would it be to integrate one into a gang of eight? We only have the one cube/run set up but they have free range access a fair amount of the time and I do have small dog travel boxe(s) available.

 

The other issue is that we are based in Ayrshire and I'm not sure if they could bring the chook over to the Ayr SSPCA centre or if we would have to come over to Edinburgh to collect her - would this journey be a lot of stress on a chicken?

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Does he have a point? How hard would it be to integrate one into a gang of eight? We only have the one cube/run set up but they have free range access a fair amount of the time and I do have small dog travel boxe(s) available.

 

The other issue is that we are based in Ayrshire and I'm not sure if they could bring the chook over to the Ayr SSPCA centre or if we would have to come over to Edinburgh to collect her - would this journey be a lot of stress on a chicken?

 

One chicken is tricky to integrate but it has been done, it just takes alot longer. You could get another chicken on the same day, as long as they are both new, and the other new one is a full size POL girl,they should stick together as newbies.

 

We only had one eglu when we introduced two girls to two others but managed it with the help of a cat box and some extra fencing. They don't need the taj mahal at first, just some separation until all is settled.

 

Whether the journey will be too stressful on the chicken or not will depend on the health of the chicken. the SSPCA should be able to give you a better idea about that.

 

good luck :D

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Ain't Nobody Here Eggsistentialist

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That's what I was worrying about too, Jean. I only have 3 but they are such a happy trio I'm nervous about introducing anybody else :? . I also thought I'd perhaps have to get yet another hen which would then mean my eglu wouldn't be big enough.

 

I think it is do-able (with difficulty) for me but if you already have 8, you presumably have the accommodation, it's just the introduction that might be tricky.

 

Let me know what the SSPCA say, if the journey really is too much for her I could have a rethink (I'm only about half an hour from them).

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I checked situation with SSPCA - Harriet appears to be in good health and regarded fit to travel. Anyone interested in her would have to go to the Edinburgh SSPCA and fill out rehoming questionnaire and pick her up from there. They advised that anyone interested should phone to check she is still there before setting off for the centre. I think they have had a bit of interest in her so hopefully she will have a home soon. Looking forward to any updates anyone has.

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