4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[sugarspice]

ive just added 2 new hens to my brood making it 6. we have a amber star and a sussex star can anyone who has this type tell me what colours eggs they get.

Edited June 30, 2009 by Guest

[tom123]

Amber star -

Light sussex -

 

Good Luck, how are you introducing them? Are they all going to sleep in the eglu ?

 

Tom

[sugarspice]

hey.

 

they are in the same walk in run i made but seperated. they seem very small against the older 1s. they are roosting on branches in the run. we are going to get a cube shortly

[Egluntyne]

Congratulations.

 

How old are the new girls?

 

Some tips on managing intros **here**

[sugarspice]

they are approx 18 weeks old. this is the 2nd time i have added 2 hens. i learned the hard way last time so tey will be seperated from the others for at least 10 days so they can see each othe. i have also fitted the older hens with bumber bits so they cant harm the newbies too much. we have a feather plucking issue with at leat 2 of them so the bits are great for stopping that

[Egluntyne]

Well done for making preparations. I'm sure it will go well as you have taken such care.