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[Emz24]

HI

Im getting two chicken on the 21st of November and have some questions for anyone with an answer?!?!

What material did you use in your eglu, straw or newspaper or wood shavings??? Im thinking of having straw in the nesting box but what about under the roosting bars??

Emz24!!

[Space Chick]

I would recommend a horse bedding like hemcore or aubiose, it is lovely for the nest box and soaks up poo really well on the poo trays (I line the poo trays with newspaper first and then add a layer of hemcore).

 

A bale costs about a tenner and lasts for AGES!

[Emz24]

Thanks for the advise, do you have an eglu and chicken...how many. I am getting a purple eglu on the 21st and two chickens...

emz24

[Space Chick]

I have a cube, a large walk in run and 12 chickens.

 

I started with 4, very addictive are chickens

 

Link to my set up in my signature.

[Chick-a-doodle-doo]

Hi, I am getting my ex battery hens on the 21st... The waiting is driving me nuts~!

 

Good luck with yours.

[Patricia W]

Hi Em - Welcome! I remember that excitment - watch out you'll have 20 chickens and several eglus if you're not stronger than the rest of us here- see Space Chicks link!

 

I use wood shavings in the nest box for mine. I can't easily get Easibed or the other types of horse bedding. I used straw at first but they kicked it out and it never felt very good for very long. Others use shredded paper, but some chooks seem to eat it.

 

It's a bit of trial and error really - but if you can get the horse type bedding I would go for that.

 

Tricia

[Emz24]

Thanks Everyone.

I cant wait for my chickens to come. I am thinking of caling them Tilly and Maggie?? What do you think??, what are your chickens called or do you not name yours??

Emz

[Patricia W]

Part of the pleasure is naming them. Think of a theme and go for it. Mine are Polands with bouffant hair do's so I have

 

Joy, Teddie and Babs - the Beverly Sisters

Madonna

Shirley Bassey

Dusty Springfield

Sandie Shaw

 

I did have Tina Turner but s/he turned out to be Ike Turner so had to go.

 

Then I have Phillip and Phillipa - and thereby hangs a tale!

 

Have a look at people's signatures and I think there is even a thread of Omlet names somewhere..

 

Tricia

[Space Chick]

Part of the pleasure is naming them. Think of a theme and go for it.

 

I agree, and a theme is a great idea. My girls are all named after Dr Who assistants from over the years

[Emz24]

Yes we did consider having a theme to their names, but the name Tilly stuck and then Maggie came afterwards because we decided to have old fashioned names...

[Space Chick]

Old fashioned names is a theme

[docsquid]

It is very exciting, isn't it?

 

I'm Welsh, so despite my English/Irish husband's worries over pronunciation, mine all have Welsh names. However they are easy to pronounce and relatively Anglicised ones (for now). I already have a series of names in waiting for my next chickens, but you still have to fit the name to the chicken's personality!

[JS1]

Good luck with your chickens.

 

I'm getting three ex-batts on Sunday and have tentatively named them Agatha, Muriel and Jane (after favourite authors) but know that they might not end up as that.

 

I have three already called Ena, Wonky and Middle Hen (Ena was the bullied one when we got them, so she got a name, but we couldn't bring ourselves to name the bullies, so they became 'Wonky Comb' for obvious reasons and Middle Hen because she was neither Ena nor Wonky! Then the names stuck)

[Slim]

Good luck with your chickens.

 

I'm getting three ex-batts on Sunday and have tentatively named them Agatha, Muriel and Jane (after favourite authors) but know that they might not end up as that.

 

I have three already called Ena, Wonky and Middle Hen (Ena was the bullied one when we got them, so she got a name, but we couldn't bring ourselves to name the bullies, so they became 'Wonky Comb' for obvious reasons and Middle Hen because she was neither Ena nor Wonky! Then the names stuck)

 

 

I have just put in a request for exbats on sunday guildford.

[BeckyBoo]

Hey Slim, I'm going to the same rescue as you then - I've been told 3pm, might see you there!

 

BeckyBoo

[Emz24]

Thanx everyone for your helpful tips. I can't wait to see my new chickies. The wait is driving me crazy!!!Emz24