Jerrylikeseggs Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Hi everyone On Saturday I became the proud owner of two gorgeous hens, a Gingernut Ranger, still unnamed, but we're calling her Gingernut for the time being, and a Mrs Pepperpot who has been named Annie Pepperpot (after the Kate Rusby song Awkward Annie). Despite being told they were about four weeks off lay, Gingernut has produced little eggs every single day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until today when she seems to be taking a break! Let them free range in the garden for an hour or so at lunchtime today, and it was great to watch them poking around everywhere, having a little look at everything! Jx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Welcome & Hello. Congrats on the new girls Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylikeseggs Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Update!! Gingernut Ranger has just poped one out, during the afternoon, and Annie has been inside the coop for a while now so wondering if she is going to start too!! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylikeseggs Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Treats??? What have you all found your girls like? Just seen cucumber siggested which mine have totally ignored, though apple chunks have been loved. Had some spare courgette so chucked a piece in .... which provoked frantic beak wiping after it was sampled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertrum Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I like the Kate Rusby reference. She is ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Welcome to the forum They loved chopped up grapes + sweetcorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss_spent Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 They loved chopped up grapes + sweetcorn Agree with this, mine also love spinach. There was a thread yesterday about treats, and I think the conclusion was that each chicken likes different things just like us! Welcome by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickyhazel Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Ours all have different tastes - they all love apple , most worship grapes, but Ginger hates them, they all adore the leaves form a bush in our garden which I haven't a clue what type it is. Most of them like cucumber, courgette, pepper, carrot, brocolli, pear, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Mine run away from brocolli - I've given up wasting my money on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylikeseggs Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 I tried some broccoli this afternoon - very uninterested!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrylikeseggs Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 Apple, grapes, avocado ... drives them crazy!! Cabbage, carrots, broccoli, cucmber, tomato .... not interested .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annettec Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Mine love sweetcorn including the corn on the cobs that we have finished they love to finish them up ! Melon, grapes, mealworms and cooked cauliflower in fact they will only eat cooked brocolli will not touch it raw ! Enjoy your girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
