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[Wantchooks]

At last - they are here!

 

Four little girls with their new home, courtesy of Forsham Arks who built it for me.

 

It's lovely!

 

But they eat ALL day! Is this because they are settling in or are they bored?

Or is it just normal?

 

Feel like a new mum.

 

(And if I can work out how to will post pictures!)

[littlehenny]

Oh yes, that's normal, they spend their entire waking hours in the pursuit of food!! Mine go mad, running up and down if I even step foot in the garden cos they are convinced I might have some tasty s"Ooops, word censored!"s for them! And they go mad for grapes especially!!

 

Enjoy watching them!

 

Littlehenny

[quickcluck]

Very normal! Make sure that you have pellets available all day for them, as this should be their make diet. Treats are great but better in the afternoon so they fill up in pellets in the morning.

 

Probably not so important now, but when they start laying pellets are where the good eggs come from

 

Do we get any lovey pics yet???

[Slim]

Just a quick one buy good pellets it is worth the money I used to buy the own brand from scats/countrywide eggs stopped back to allen and page getting at least 6 a day!! Don't give to much bread as treat as this stops eggs too!

[Wantchooks]

I have just checked the egg port AND

 

Am feeding layers mash as that was what Forsham advised as they are not free ranging. They said it keeps them occupied for longer....



Will make sure I get good quality next time - good point.

 

 

 



 



[emchook]

They eat all day .. they seem to poo all day too !!!

Nice setup for them !!

[quickcluck]

Fab set up! Well done

 

have you got perche, logs and stuff for them to jump on?

[Sarahsausage]

I am soooooo jealous of your lawn! It's green! Mine is brown!

 

They definitely eat all day! Layers mash adds a bit of interest as they can pick their favourite bits out first Do you weight yours out? - c130g per hen - I didn't at first which is why Hilda made a complete pig of herself and now has a stretched crop (I feel so terrible about this).

 

Enjoy your girls!

[Wantchooks]

Sarahsausage - lawn looks green but that is an illusion!

 

Am not weighing as where the girls have come from have been allowed to eat in the same way - so shouldn't be pigging now. Also - if I weigh it all out - then won't a greedy bird still take more than her fair share anyway and leave less for the rest?

 

Quickcluck - a playground is my next plan. Will do it over the next couple of days. Problem is - I am meant to be cramming for an exam these two weeks so chook indulgence is limited to the strictly necessary at the mo!

[meezers]

Lovely girls, what are their names ? and nice set up. If you put some perches in for them they will stop eating for a while and sit on the peches . ( nice life if you can get it )That's all mine do all day - eat and perch , except for when they are free ranging, then they are stood on the door step waiting for treats

[quickcluck]

Exam cramming must come first unfortunately as i am sure you want to spend all your time with your new girls.......

 

They will be fine you could always hang stuff from the roof, I hang greens, broccoli, corn and the corn, melon, and the bat it about for a while!

[ChrisEllis]

Just a quick one buy good pellets it is worth the money

 

What are good pellets? Because there are the good ones and then the well advertised and i dont want to fall for any gimics? Any good brands you could suggest?

[Chicken Shirl]

Awwww they are lovely, and so is their run and house. They will eat all the time and love flapping, running and jumping up onto things, don't forget the dust bath, they love to roll around in the dirt, sand, or a mixture of compost earth and sand.

 

Happy Happy hen keeping.

 

Good luck with the exams.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations on the new girls . Your setup looks fantastic .

 

(Time for a username change, methinks .)

[ubereglu]

They look nice! I like your setup too!

[tara]

I hang cuttle fish up l have 4 hanging at the moment my husband puts the small hole in them l put the string through it keeps them very busy and 1 cuttle fish lasts about a month they love them

[Sarahsausage]

Ooo I hadn't thought of getting them some cuttle fish...

[Seagazer]

Lovely run and girlies, good luck with your exam

[Wantchooks]

Thanks everyone!

 

No names yet as having trouble telling them apart!

 

Had a minor panic this afternoon as thought one had a crop bulge problem, but when I went back out to segregate her.....found the crop was back to normal

 

Must have picked her up after a big gulp of food!

 

Little horror!

[Smiler33]

You've got a great set up there - I'm hardly green with envy at all !

 

Good luck with the exam. Maybe if we get a nice sunny day you could sit out in the garden and revise at the same time?

[Wantchooks]

Far too distracting!