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[Eggasperated]

After months and months of Pippa bullying Carol and Alice, pulling feathers and generally making their lives a misery I have found a local animal park who are willing to take her on. She has spent the last eight weeks in solitary but this made no difference to her feather pulling desires so today I took her along to her new home with half a dozen other hens and a cockerel to keep them in order. Although I was sad to see her go I think this will be better all round as she will be able to make new friends and Carol and Alice can now recover and start to lead a better life.

 

However I have desires to have more than two hens so I'm hoping after a few weeks to add two more hens, I was hoping to get some Bluebelles as I have heard they are quite placid so I was wondering if anyone knows where I could get some in, or near to, the Fife area of Scotland.

[susanb]

Our bluebelle is very skittish and the least tame of all of our chickens. I would recommend a plain "brown" hen. We have Bovans Goldlines. We had one who we lost to a fox and then bought another. Both of them had/have lovely personalities - are very tame, very curious and very gentle. Our other hybrids (all different colours) are nowhere near as lovely as the "brown" ones - and we would certainly get this type again.

[chicken bark]

Sorry that Pippa has had to go. It must have been a very tough decision for you but have had to think of the best for all your hens. I hope Pippa settles in her new home.

 

I'm amazed at the different personalities chickens have. So far I have been fortunate that none have seemed aggressive. Good luck with your new hens.

[Eggasperated]

Our bluebelle is very skittish and the least tame of all of our chickens. I would recommend a plain "brown" hen. We have Bovans Goldlines. .

 

My niece has Bluebelles and hers are very docile, guess its all down to the individual hen. I would still like to find a local breeder of them if possible so I can go and have a look. Hope someone can come up with a contact for me.

[alex_m]

Orry to hear about pippa and the other two poor girls

Try this http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk/poultry-suppliers/poultry-suppliers-scotland.php

[Eggasperated]

Thanks - just had a quick flick through and can't find anything very local to me - All Year round is listed in Lothian but I note there have been some poor opinions on here regarding their poultry. I will keep looking though.

[Christian]

Sorry to hear that Pippa had to rehomed, but sometimes it is for the best.

 

Try emailing Barbara@Omlet.co.uk with your post code. She might be able to help....good luck!

[Eggasperated]

Hadn't thought of doing that, thank you.

 

Have emailed Barbara now.

[Mollie333]

Sorry that she had to be rehomed.

i guess it was best.

[Eggasperated]

Sorry that she had to be rehomed.

i guess it was best.

 

After 6 months of trying to cure her its all I could do or she was going to spend the rest of her life on her own. I am missing her already, for all her awful ways she was still a little character.

[alyb]

Hi there - I got my last 3 ladies from http://www.henkeepingfife.co.uk - just outside Dairsie. Not sure if she had Bluebelles but I got a lovely marans from her.

 

Alison

[Eggasperated]

Hi there - I got my last 3 ladies from http://www.henkeepingfife.co.uk - just outside Dairsie.

 

I have visited her in the past to look at the cube 'in action' she didn't have any Bluebelles at that time but I might contact her to see if she knows of any. I don't know much about marans, I'm really looking for something large enough to not be bullied by my remaining Black Rocks and that also lay reasonable size eggs for cooking with.

[chicken bark]

I'm on a waiting list for a cuckoo maran. I would think they would be fine with a black rock. They supposedly lay dark chocolate brown eggs but I shall wait and see.

 

 

Just re-read that. Laying dark chocolate brown eggs - lovely. Or milk chocolate.... yummy...not fussy...

[Eggasperated]

Oh dark chocolate definitely - preferably 70% cocoa solids as that's what I use in my ice-cream.