welshnik Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hi everyone We got our hens today - Christmas and Easter ! We got them from Penrhiwgarn Poultry near Crickhowell (thanks for all the recommendations) and Easter is a Black Rock and Christmas is a Leghorn. Let's hope for lots of welshnik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 Forgot to say I've already ordered Garlic powder cos they smell already!! They haven't found the broccoli yet - think they too fazed by the grass and Easter found a slug earlier, which she enjoyed. Tomorrow I'm going to pick all the caterpillars off the raspberries and throw them in.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7619025&l=7edc9e1c1e&id=736400462 Forgot my photo link!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I like the little fence you've made out of logs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Well I love your neatly stacked woodpile, but I can't see enough of the chooks to comment I'm sure they are lovely though. We got ours from the same place - maybe my Hattie is a distant relative of Easter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenW Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 We got ours today too Can't believe how much time I've spent sitting next to the eglu talking to them Don't suppose you've managed to get yours in the eglu have you? Ours are being awkward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hi everyone Thanks for your messages. Here's a photo of the actual chooks!! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7619024&l=4fc6304c3d&id=736400462 KarenW - Easter was being awkward and clucking around looking lost as Christmas found the Eglu by herself. We had to put the whole cover up and my husband at one end making a racket to get her into the Eglu.... lots of fun in the sunshine but imagine it had been last week's rain?! Still, I think they're still a bit confused - and eating the grass like there's no tomorrow! What did you get? Meezers - Hattie's cousin says hello! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Congratulations on your new chickens! Now that they have spent their first night in the Eglu they know where 'home' is. You should find that tonight they take themselves off to bed without needing prompting. Putting a torch in the Eglu sometimes works as it attracts them, but if its dusk it also attracts flying insects! We found a nudge with a long handled broom worked well in the past. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hehe Andrew, I was just about getting to the broom stage when she wandered in herself ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenW Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 KarenW - Easter was being awkward and clucking around looking lost as Christmas found the Eglu by herself. We had to put the whole cover up and my husband at one end making a racket to get her into the Eglu.... lots of fun in the sunshine but imagine it had been last week's rain?! Still, I think they're still a bit confused - and eating the grass like there's no tomorrow! What did you get? We got Omlet chickens, so 2 Miss Pepperpots and 1 Gingernut Ranger. Luckily the Miss Pepperpots have very different combs at the moment, so we can still figure out which is which Hubby managed to get them in just after I posted last night and hopefully they'll put themselves to bed a bit earlier tonight without using corn as bribery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 They are lovely welshnik! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Ok, I have to ask -how on earth do you all get your chickens on your signature? I found the signature bit but can't work out how to get chickens on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Ok, you need to do the signature as if you were doing a normal message when you have the smileys on the left hand side. You then copy this and paste it into your signature. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! GOT AN EGG FROM EASTER ALREADY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Well done Easter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshnik Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hahaha - oops, just been assured it was Christmas..... come on Easter! Apparently lay and lay .....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Well done Christmas Glad to see you got the signature sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
