Chicken picking at feet

[dancing cloud]

Are they there yet? Are they there yet?

 

And a special hello from my Daisy ex-batt to yours

[Brindles chooks]

Any news?

 

I'm living vicariously through everyone else on this site - can't wait for piccies! Hope your spring flowers are settling in well.

 

Kate

[HENthusiastic]

I've heard that all are settled in well. I'm sure she will post more info tomorow.

[Brindles chooks]

I've heard that all are settled in well. I'm sure she will post more info tomorow.

Oh that's good news. Can't wait!

 

Night all,

 

Kate

[HENthusiastic]

Night, Omleteer Brindles

[tidygirlsuk]

Hope all went well with collecting your ex batts. Your names are lovely

[mostin]

So sorry I've not posted all day .

 

I've been so busy chook watching, and we've had so many visitors to see them. I've been itching to get on this forum and post piccies of my girls all evening but "Ooops, word censored!"ody would go home .

 

I'm just uploading my photos to flickr at the moment so it shouldn't be too long now.

 

It has been a lovely day. The lady at Rushy Hill farm where we collected them from was so nice. The hens still hadn't arrived when I got there so her and her grandaughter showed me all their hens, cockerels and geese. She even gave me 4 huge goose eggs to take home with me.

 

The van pulled up about ten minutes later and our girls got lifted out and put in the barn. We gave them 10 minutes to chill and then I went in to choose my girls. I just let fate decide and chose the first 4 I could catch.

 

I took them home and they stank the car out . As soon as I got home Shaun helped me spray them with xeno 200 and put leg rings on and then they got to explore their run. It did not take them long to become nosy and have a look around.

 

Can't wait to share the pics with you. Just waiting for flickr and then i'll bore you all to tears with ex-batt photos.

[mostin]

ok here we go, introducing.............

 

 

Tulip

 

 

 

 

Daisy

 

 

 

 

Blossom

 

 

 

 

and May

 

 

 

 

A bit of a bald bottom

 

 

 

 

and another one .

 

 

 

 

Tucking in to some nice ex-batt crumbs

 

 

 

 

The spectators gallery, luckily more curious than aggressive so far.

 

 

 

I also took a couple of videos of their first steps on the grass and their first meal , take a look at the links below.

 

 

[Angels4]

I'll try one more time to get through the netting........ Never mind.

They sure are cute. What beautiful names.

[Egluntyne]

Congratulations. An eventful day.

 

They are lovely girls, Mostin, and look to be in not bad condition.

 

You will enjoy watching them learn how to become hens.

[Jules.]

Lovely girls

 

I like the commentary and the correct use of the Omleteer word " numpty"

[Electricbarbarella]

they are beautiful, you will be amazed how quickly they turn into normal chooks. lucky girls.

[poachedegg]

Thanks for the photos and videos - your girls look quite lively compared to when we got ours. Ours seem to be zombified for quite a while when we first got them.

 

Lucky girls coming to live with you!

[dancing cloud]

Your spring chickens look gorgeous and in reasonable condition too . They'll be spoiled demanding little madams in no time at all!

 

Lovely names for lovely (and very lucky) chooks

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What lovely girls . I still always get a tear in my eye when I see ex-batts newly rescued but at least they don't look too bald. It's their little pale combs that make me sad .

 

What lucky girls they are now though:clap: .

[HENthusiastic]

Beautiful. Lovely to see them exploring their new world. When mine first came they didn'treally do anything for a good day. They just sat looking, amazed. Then they just ate and seemed to do nothing but eat.

 

Hope they smell better soon, it shouldn't take long now they've got fresh air and good food. COngratulations. And well done for giving them a good home

[Brindles chooks]

Oh bless them, they're lovely. Congrats Mostin - I love the selection method too, very practical!

 

Kate

[Space Chick]

Congratulations Mostin

 

That has brought a happy tear to my eye, what a fantastic life those girls are going to live now.

[mostin]

I'll try one more time to get through the netting........ Never mind.

They sure are cute. What beautiful names.

 

I know , she just doesn't get does she . bless. Thanks for the compliment about the names, they seem to suit them already after just 1 day.

 

 

Lovely girls

 

I like the commentary and the correct use of the Omleteer word " numpty"

 

 

Isn't it awful hearing your own voice, I'm sure I don't sound like that .

 

They have all come out this morning, they were gobbing off at my other girls though as soon as they came out into the run and started a riot . It really made me laugh. You could blow them away with a puff of air, but what attitude they've got . They immediately ignored the food and started eating the grass again. Bless them, I'm going to be moving that eglu every day at this rate .

 

No eggs yet, but I have no idea if that's because of the shock of yesterday or if they are finished, or about to moult or anything. I'll just sit back and watch. I've told them they never have to lay again if they don't want to , just chill out and enjoy the sunshine.

[Lydia]

Congratulations on your new lovely girlies. I think you should have called Daisy Numpty though

 

Here's to successful introductions with your big girls.

[Blackrocksrock]

They are lovely and their names are wonderful and the video was good and you sounded good on it too - I never think we like to hear our own voices on tape!

They look relaxed and settled and have a great home

[Redwing]

They are lovely

 

The video with the netting was funny, I did feel sorry for the chicken in the corner nearest the camera - it just didn't seem to understand that it could turn around awwww! I guess it didn't DO much turning around before yesterday poor thing

 

They seem surprisingly confident which is lovely

 

Jules - I told my dog groomer on the phone this morning that my appointment time was 'bob on' it just kind of slipped out! - I think that might be another 'correct' Omleteer phrase before long

[tidygirlsuk]

I Love your accent. They look better than others i've seen. Thank you for all that effort loading videos and pictures. I know how time consuming it can be. They looked very happy in there new home. It was funny when you were calling her 'dolally daisy'

[mostin]

It was funny when you were calling her 'dolally daisy'

 

I think that name is going to stick , either that or Crazy Daisy. She even feels the need to eat with one of her feet up on the grub .

 

 

Jules - I told my dog groomer on the phone this morning that my appointment time was 'bob on' it just kind of slipped out! - I think that might be another 'correct' Omleteer phrase before long

 

When my new boss started I needed to sign some paperwork for him but he was busy so I said "It's ok I'll just "Bob in" as I'm passing later" . He had no idea what I meant and I had to explain that it meant the same as "Pop in, etc.". He now uses the expression all the time and is really proud of himself .

[mostin]

Just to keep you all updated. The girls are continuing to settle in very well.

 

Poo wise, they have been really messy for the first few days , but that seems to have calmed down now.

 

They are laying 2 normal eggs, and one water balloon softie each day. I am not sure what is being layed by whom, but I'm pretty sure the softies are being layed by Daisy as she keeps hunching up for a while each day.

 

I've got some zolcal d on fasf order to put in the water to help her out, poor love .

 

They are getting more energy and taking less naps during the day, so tomorrow, fingers crossed, I think I will let them out into a big omlet fenced area to play while I clean out the eglu and move it to a new patch of grass .

 

I'll take some more photos, as to me their combs look redder already.