Tutti Frutti Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Oh what beautiful ladies! I'm hoping I give my adoptees as good a life so they too can grow up to be as beautiful as your lovely, chubby chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Aww the pics are fab!! My ex bats have all started to moult so they all look worse now than when I got them - but still, they are all very happy little girls and as I type this, they are all Free ranging with my other girls and helping them trash whats left of my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 They look fantastic. I'm wavering so much about rechargeables (that is what DH calls ex-batts). I've had such a rough time recently and I find I cry whenever I look at pictures of these poor girls and don't know if I'm strong enough to go through all the emotions of looking after them. But after seeing your contented chooks, it makes me think I should be helping them. You would make a super ex batt chicken mummy Docsquid. Look how well you have done already in only a few weeks. You were born for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Thank you everyone for all your lovely comments. I knew Omleteers would understand my need to share . I won't be telling the girls how gorgeous everyone thinks they look though, or I'll never fit all their egos in the cube As I said, I really would recommend ex-batts to anyone (I love the idea of them being "rechargeables" !). The ability to adopt ex-batts was what finally swung me into chicken-keeping and I've never owned "normal" chickens, but they really are eager to experience chickenny things and very enthusiatic for their new lives of freedom. It may take them a couple of days or so to feel brave enough to venture out, but I have photos of my first six sunbathing the day after their release and one of Clover dustbathing in the run that day too. I found with the little girls, adopted in March, that they learned much quicker, because they could see what the big girls did and just followed on - much to the big girls' disgust. Docsquid, please don't worry about being strong enough. Ex-batts are not difficult to look after and, as Space Chick said, they really do want to be happy chooks. To misquote the Beatles, all they need is love . As long as you can look at the little featherbares with compassion and not run away screaming because they're not initially pretty, you'll be a great ex-batt mum. My little monsters had me wrapped around their sp"Ooops, word censored!" little wingtips from the moment they were put in the car to come home and neither they nor I have looked back since - go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Beautifully said Dancing Cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Well, that's settled then. After Christmas I'll be registering with BHWT and try and recharge some chickens. Don't know what my pampered flock will make of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Well, that's settled then. After Christmas I'll be registering with BHWT and try and recharge some chickens. Don't know what my pampered flock will make of it all. Yippeeeee Better start saving for another cube. the girlies will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Lovely photos I've had my three ex-batts since May and they're amazing. They settled in to their new routine quickly and I've really enjoyed watching the gain in weight and the joy they get out of their new life. I'll definitely have more in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Wonderful to see their transformations. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Well, that's settled then. After Christmas I'll be registering with BHWT and try and recharge some chickens. Don't know what my pampered flock will make of it all. Yey, more ex batts enjoying a happy retirement You will love having ex batts, they are so fun, full of character and most of all, forgiving. It amazes me every day how my girls charge over to see me when I come out of the back door - after all they have had such a terrible experience of human 'care' before their rescue. It really warms my heart. I hope my girls will have a lovely, long retirement like yours, dancing cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Yippeeeee Better start saving for another cube. the girlies will love it. I don't think another cube is on the cards - they'll have to live in the existing one after the intros. I was thinking of hiring an Eglu for the intros. So I can only have 2 or 3 but even that is better than none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hmm yes , I had a and a for intros. No idea where the came from Excellent news that more little ex-batt girls could be getting loving homes very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 A great post, well done. YOur girls look fab. Good luck docsquid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 What a transformation you should be so proud of them and ofcourse yourself xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hens@HalfMoonLane Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 They look great and well done for keeping all fit and healthy for 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
