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

[whoopsie]

I'm picking up my two ex-batt chooks today, to hopefully make friends with my original two girls from Omlet. Bit nervous about the intros but I think i've got it worked out. Wish me luck!!

Margot Barbara

 

(we need an ex-batt icon!!!)

[Redwing]

Hurray! enjoy your day

[poachedegg]

Good luck - don't forget we need photos!

[whoopsie]

I'll get piccies as soon as i figure out how!!

[Plum]

Have a great day we would love to hear about them.

[jimnpaula]

Have fun Vicky, we'll have to arrange some chicken visits soon

 

P

[Space Chick]

Hope all goes well

[whoopsie]

Well i've got them. Glenda and Rose are now rather confused about their new home (puppy pen in the garden with a cat carrier to shelter in) but I think they'll be fine. They are much better feathered than i was expecting -apparently the farmer is one of the better ones and doesn't send any to slaughter but to rescue instead!. You can still tell they have no idea of the outside world though and they are very sleepy - I guess they have no energy compared to the charging about of the other two. I have taken pictures, I just need to work on getting them up on the forum.

[Plum]

Congratulations, hope its fine tomorrow for all that chicken watching. Well done giving them a chance.

[whoopsie]

Oh this first night is awful - they must be so confused out there in the coop. I can't stop worrying about them. Glenda sounded like she was crying earlier and she nearly set me off too.

[dippy bird]

Oh bless them, breaks your heart doesn't it?

[whoopsie]

Well folks I was right to be worried. I was woken up by ferocious clucking this morning and shot down the garden to find that a fox had got the two new girls. I've lost them both. It had got them THROUGH the bars of the pen I was using and pulled it across the garden which must have been what got them out of the cat box - if indeed they were in it to start with. All I've been able to do is clean up the mess and comfort the other two in the eglu run - they were completely safe there.

 

Think i'll be sticking with two chickens

Edited October 11, 2009 by Guest

[Plum]

How sad

[Space Chick]

That is awful and tragic news. I am so sorry

[whoopsie]

Does anyone know how to post pics on here? I can't figure it out

[Electricbarbarella]

so sorry, you post pics via photo bucket, I think there is a sticky at the top.

[Egluntyne]

Crikey. What a shock.

[whoopsie]

It was horrible. I thought i'd been so careful too.

 

[Plum]

The bars look quite close, it must have been very determined.

[Groovychook]

Poor you- what a horrible shock... I'm so sorry

[Seagazer]

Thats so sad, I'm so sorry.

[greenfreek]

Oh no thats terrible news!!!!!!

 

Oh Im so so sorry to hear that. I suppose one way of looking at it is that you hadnt had them long so hadnt got tooooooo attatched.

 

Bless ya.

[whoopsie]

 

Oh Im so so sorry to hear that. I suppose one way of looking at it is that you hadnt had them long so hadnt got tooooooo attatched.

 

That's a good thing in a way - i'm upset enough but i'd be beside myself if anything happened to Margot and Barbara (who are very freaked out today so getting lots of treats)

 

Everyone on here is lovely. Thankyou for all your good wishes on a horrible day xx

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Just caught up with your terrible news . I'm so sorry .

[chick wiggle]

Dont let it put you off getting more hun, these things could happen to us all and the chooks need loving homes like yours