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[rufusrooster]

had my run extension 2or 3 week now and still havent introdused a 4th bird ive given up on the dark brown egg layer now as i didnt manage to get hold of French Wheaten Maran and ive decided the Marans are too big a bird.

 

Gene is still not laying after over 8 weeks now just about given up on her ever laying now,

 

anyway, to increase my egg production i am going to Storrs in the morning to get my 4th bird, question is what do i get ? im pretty sure im going to choose between the following -

 

Bluebelle, Daisybelle, Whitestar (for the white eggs) Light Sussex or Speckled Sussex.

 

im trying to get a balance of different birds and different coloured eggs, can anyone tell me (or even better post a pic) of the eggs the above birds lay,

 

cheers.

Edited September 17, 2009 by Guest

[Space Chick]

I know you don't want to hear this, but I would advise against introducing a sole chicken. Whilst some people have managed in successfully there are many more of the problems with the introduced chicken being severely bullied. 1-1 intros are more successful but even they are challenging.

 

Also, with having a Cochin hybrid, you have a larger girl (once she has fully developed but will take longer so eggs will be a while longer I'm afraid) and so I think another girl would be too much of a squeeze even with the extension.

 

I would think long and hard before committing to increasing your flock, and suggest you read this thread.

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=25886&view=unread#unread

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=12688

[rufusrooster]

I know you don't want to hear this, but I would advise against introducing a sole chicken. Whilst some people have managed in successfully there are many more of the problems with the introduced chicken being severely bullied. 1-1 intros are more successful but even they are challenging.

 

Also, with having a Cochin hybrid, you have a larger girl (once she has fully developed but will take longer so eggs will be a while longer I'm afraid) and so I think another girl would be too much of a squeeze even with the extension.

 

I would think long and hard before committing to increasing your flock, and suggest you read this thread.

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=25886&view=unread#unread

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=12688

 

 

yeh i know the risks, introduced my columbine a few weeks ago with no real problems, in hindsight i would have got the extension 1st and introduced 2 together.

[rufusrooster]

Lizzie, our new light sussex (18weeks) successfuly integrated with the 3 existing girls

 

went in the eglu 1st night with the others after 5/10 mins plucking up the courage, as Sandy did when i introduced her to the 1st 2, freeranged together from day 1 with some supervision and water pistol to hand for a couple of days,

split the eglu run for 10 days so she had to run the gauntlet a bit for about an hour as they get up before me, 1st 2 days she was in the eglu, after that in the run keeping her distance,

last 2 days i have not split the run and everything more or less ok,

[chick wiggle]

Well done, im glad everything is going ok. Pictures?

[rufusrooster]

Well done, im glad everything is going ok. Pictures?

 

 

only this one, will try get one of them together, just before bedtime they like to sit on the gate (the ones i made to keep them off the patio ) together.

 

[chick wiggle]

awww, she looks absolutely lovely, gorgeous, I am really a sucker for light sussex as mine are such little sweeties Ahh, wait till she gets all her face furniture - beautiful!