Single hen

[Omletina Kyckling]

I'm sooo excited, I'm going out in about an hour to adopt three near girlies to go with my nine!! I've been waiting for some to come in and they came in last night so I'm off.....

 

...more later.....

[quickcluck]

Oh how exciting.................... hope you have a good journey and they like their new home....

 

Looking forward to the pics!!

[Cooks]

I agree, how exciting, I will check back later

[westleigh]

how are your three new girls doing???

[Chickvic]

Where are the pics?

[Omletina Kyckling]

They're here!! They're here!! I went to a great place, near Sharnbrook, north of Bedford called Northend Hens - it's a small operation but Linda who is there is great, she knows her stuff and examined any hens I picked out very thoroughly (she put one girl back as she noticed a slight nick on her foot and said she wasn't happy to sell her until she'd sprayed some stuff on and monitored her) PLUS her hens are a great price (most hybrids at £10 and the columbines at £15 (she hasn't any columbines and won't have any until June, however) - she has her hybrids in a stable like building, but they have access to a huge field outside and can free range so will be used to normal chickeny things!

 

If you're interested in the place, this is their website

http://northendhens.co.uk/new_page_1.htm

 

Anyway, I dragged hubby along and we went to look and came home with....wait for it...

 

Charlotta the bluebelle

 

Pia the coral nick

 

and Stina the speckledy

 

We had a fun journey back as we went in our old 911 and they were in a large cat carrier on the back seat. It's not the quietest car and it does move around a bit on roundabouts (more so when hubby is driving )

 

Once home, we put them in the Eglu run and let them get settled and they seem to be making themselves feel right at home.....

 

I'll update on progress in the coming days!

 

Now I have to go and watch them again!

[chelsea]

wow lovely looking girls. Pia is especially gorgeous! Im a sucker for a white hen!

[Egluntyne]

They are lovely. Congratulations. Great names too.

[westleigh]

They are stunning love the bluebelle

[kathyschix]

Lovely girls! Congratulations!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What beautiful girls . Congratulations .

[quickcluck]

Ohhhhhhhh lovely girls. The speckledy is gorgeous!

[Chickvic]

Gorgeous girls I love Charlotta! I'm desperate for a bluebelle!

[Cooks]

awww they are gorgeous I have a blueblle and a coral but I do not have a speckledey!

[Falkor]

They are lovely!

 

And North End Hens is not too far from me. Website has been added to my favourites

 

I have had my bluebelle and Amber Star for eleven days and the bluebelle ate from my hand for the first time today!

 

I nearly got a Speckledy but Cookie Monster stayed strong and made sure I only came away with two as planned.

[wiblick]

Okay that's it! Bluebell hatching eggs added to next year's wish list. I don't think there are any breeders doing them here.

 

Beautiful Girls, congratulations.

[Plum]

Lovely girls. Happy for you they are gorgeous.

[Mrs Frugal]

Awwww, they are gorgeous Omletina . Congratulations on your new additions . Such pretty girls.

[Snowy]

They look gorgeous Diane!