craftyhunnypie Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I visited here over the Easter break... The Wernlas Collection Onibury, Near Ludlow Shropshire SY7 9BL Te: 01584856318 It was brilliant - fields full of hen houses and runs, with a different breed in each. Fell in love with the silkies & pekins. Nearly came home with a blue laced Wyandotte & a Sussex. Hubby fell in love with some Silver Seabrights! They sell fertilised eggs, chicks and 20+ week old chickens & I think they will deliver too. I will get more chickens this year. Saving up for an eglu cube ( purple I think ). If I just have the cube & standard run, how many maximum chickens or bantams could I have?????? Would my 3 existing girls be ok with new chickens. I'd have to keep my mk2 until sure that they all got on I think. Sister is getting chickens soon too - but she lives on a farm & can have loads! She's got 3 duck eggs in the incubator at the moment, so she might need an eglu mk2 for them to grow up in soon! Aha! I could sell her mine!!! I keep telling hubby that I am broody at the moment For more chickens that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 If I just have the cube & standard run, how many maximum chickens or bantams could I have?????? Would my 3 existing girls be ok with new chickens Hello Emma, The new cube can house up to 6 chickens if you are using the standard run. I would imagine it would hold more bantams as they are smaller than the average chook, although I'm not sure how they will get on using the ladder being so short...? A call to Omlet would clear that up for you. There is some info here As far as introducing old chickens to new, it would be a good idea to keep your eglu until they become firm friends. Start by letting them see each other through the run mesh for a few days, then let them free range together for a further few days, and you could then let them decide where they sleep (eglu or cube) at first before putting them all in the cube. I would expect a bit of pecking to go on as they re-establish the pecking order, but as long as you take it nice and slow you shouldn't have a problem. You could always keep some bumper bits in just incae it gets too much. There's a thread about introducing hens here Your sister is very lucky to have room for lots of chickens and it's a good idea to keep the Eglu in the family. You never know, your brood might keep growing and growing! The place in Onibury sounds very similar to a place in Belton near Grantham called The One Stop Chicken Shop. Great to go and browse through the different breeds. I'll add it to the Local Breeder Sticky for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
