Sarahsausage Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I shall be collecting Hilda and Gwen tomorrow! I can't wait! The only trouble is my collection time is 3.30 so it'll be dark by the time I get them home so won't see them properly till the morning! Bet I don't get much sleep! They're ex-batts so I hope they're not too bare now it's getting colder...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 All the best for tomorrow Sarah, how exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 How exciting, good luck for tomorrow its not a bad idea to get them in the dark anyway as then they have to come out of the coop in the morning so it makes it easier for them to find the bedroom again and you dont have to faff about with banboo canes and/or torches to help them find home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 That's true Tasha, at least they can settle down for the night and recover from a strange day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hey sarahsausage, are you getting your girls from Little Hen Rescue? Hope all goes well for you and your girls tomorrow and that they settle in quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Good luck for tomorrow Sarahsausage. Not much sleep going on at your house tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 How exciting for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Good luck Sarah, I'm excited for you! Photos please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufusrooster Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 good luck with them, i suppose it might be different with ex bats but when i got home with my wernlas girls at about 8.30 wed night, was advised to leave them in the box overnight rather than disturb them putting them in the cube, so just left them in the garage overnight, put them in the run just as dawn was breaking, all ok and they found there way into the cube by themselves as soon as it started to get dark, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Not long now bet you dream chickens tonight. Have a good time tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 It's tomorrow now Bet your really excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 WoooooooooooooHooooooooooooooo. It's chicken day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Good luck with everything And i bet thier going to be gorgeous Pictures ASAP!! xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yes as predicted, not much sleep last night! Kept worrying about the weather and how bare the chickens will, should I have knitted some jumpers for them, I guess I could make 'jumpers' from blankets, etc etc, lots of silly thoughts! Only 6 hours to wait, I'm getting them from Cambridgeshire Hen Rescue Lavenders-Blue as nearer than Norfolk. Excited and worried at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Dont be worried BE REALLY EXCITED 6 hours to go, make sure everything is ready for them YAY!!! xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 wahoo! New chicken day! Don't worry - ex bats are tough cookies!!! They'll be fine. Good luck, and get lots of piccys on here tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 How's your day been? Are they all tucked up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hilda and Gwen have arrived, bless them, they are so pale and tatty and have warts! Really timid and jumpy, they went straight to bed as it was getting dark. Poor chickens, apparently the farmer treated them really roughly when they were being collected and several ended up with bruised legs and damaged wings, it's so sad, there's just no need for it, why do chickens get such a raw deal?! Least a few thousand will now have happier lives I don't know how to put photos on the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Congratulations on your new girls. With a bit of TLC they will be right in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Aww bless them For the photos, upload them to something like flickr or photobucket, then hovver the cursor over the piccie and right click, select "copy image location", come here, click reply, right click and select paste in the URL. Nearly there! Now the highlight the URL and click the "Img" button above where you're typing at the top right. Or there's a stickie with proper instructions somewhere! I'll see if I can find it How are you, are you tired? We found it mentally shattering when we picked our ex-barn girls up - if that's how WE felt, how on earth did the poor chooks get through it??? I'll post some photos of ours larking around today, 3 weeks after collection day Well done Sarah, you've done a brilliant thing and Hilda and Gwen will soon settle in, lucky little girls PS http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=48619 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hope your not too shattered. The babies will be fine after a couple of days of your TLC. It's horrid to think of them being handled badly...........Hope you sort out the picture thing, you only have to do it once to get the hang of it. Took me a few times. but I am elderly xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 but I am elderly No way! We're all spring chickens here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 but I am elderly No way! We're all spring chickens here! Awww you are kind Titti Frutti. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 but I am elderly No way! We're all spring chickens here! Awww you are kind Titti Frutti. xx Oops again! you see can't even spell your name correctly. Sooooooooooooooooo Sorry.xx Blooming U and I together who put them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 :lol: Mr Fritti has just asked what I'm laughing at!! Glad I didn't use the name of my other favourite sweets - otherwise I'd be Jelly Tits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
