Chicken bald back

[skye]

Hello all

 

I've been doing my usual worrying and fretting over the temperature and whether our chickens will be able to cope over the past couple of days. ESPECIALLY the poor ex-barnies, who, although showing a few new spines, are still fairly sp"Ooops, word censored!" and Dorcas has a completely bald bum. Poor little souls, I really feel for them. They aren't used to temperatures like this and they've only been out of their barn three weeks

 

I always think our wooden coop is too cold and potentially draughty compared to an eglu/cube, and now all our girls are integrated this is where they have to sleep. It leaks in heavy rain to boot. I idly brought this up last night to OH, and I glibly said - I'm going to buy them a Cube! To my complete surprise he just said OK to this, and calmly went on the Omlet shop and bought one online!!

 

Even better news is that they have one in stock and I'm going to collect it tomorrow!

 

Well done, Omlet and thank you, Roly!

 

Our girls are going to be all snuggled up in a from now on.

 

skye x

[Mrs Webmuppet]

Congratulations on getting a Cube.

 

Get that power screw driver charged up! ( best make sure you have a supply of hot drinks to keep whoever is assembling it, going)

[mostin]

Yay , your girls are going to be so snuggly warm. I love watching mine all go to bed up the ladder and into the warm and dry .

[Valkyrie]

Congrats with the new cube. Of course you'll need an eglu for future introductions.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Wow, that must be the fastest ever "I want a cube" to "my cube arrives tomorrow" on the forum .

 

Congratulations .

[chick wiggle]

YAY Well done! Respect!

Thats exactly how i got my eglu, i couldnt stand the thought of my poor little babies in a cold, draughty wooden house.

Of course, dont forget the pictures, compulsory you know

[poachedegg]

Bet both you and your girls will love it!

[Tutti Frutti]

YAYYYY!!!!!!!!! Happy girls all round!

[ClaireG]

Fab news

[chickenNutter]

Best OH manipulation I have ever heard!

[Chillicat]

Fantastic - good luck for tomorrow!

[Wantchooks]

Skye-

 

My DH hasn't done too bad either - from 3 weeks ago "No not ever having chickens!!!!" to levelling a large area in the garden in driving snow and sleet this afternoon for a WIR!

 

Not as good as yours though!

[mostin]

Skye-

 

My DH hasn't done too bad either - from 3 weeks ago "No not ever having chickens!!!!" to levelling a large area in the garden in driving snow and sleet this afternoon for a WIR!

 

Not as good as yours though!

 

That is good OH handling

[Tutti Frutti]

Yay Skye, how is it?

[skye]

Well, it's here! And it's been given a temporary installation until we get time to add the legs and make a pophole at the correct height. We've just popped it on the previous plinth that we had for the wooden coop for now, but it's fine.

 

Somewhat, er... snugger than Poulet Towers was, but I'm sure that adds to the extra warmth factor. Although there was a BIT of confusion at bedtime, they all managed to settle down nicely for the night, and Yolko stretched out with the nesting box to herself and all that nice straw and aubiose!

 

One egg on the bars this morning and one clever girl found the nest

 

 

Have also included a couple of new pics for all the ex-barnie fans on the ex-barn rescue thread to show them four weeks on.

 

skye x

 

 

 

[chick wiggle]

Fantastic Skye!!!! Great pics, thanks

Oh how your girls have gone up in the world

[Plum]

Congratulations that was fast work

[KevP]

I did notice a distinct lack of 'well done to your OH' posts in that thread! .......

[skye]

KevP -

 

Thank you ! I'm a softy at heart.

 

Skye's "OH"

[CluckyBucks]

That looks warm and very cosy

 

congratulations

 

xx xx