Jewels Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Hi, I have two girls from Omlet, had them for 2 yrs now and want to add a couple more. I am a bit worried about introducing two more girls as have heard some horror stories. I know that they will fight a bit but I only have one cube and run, which is situated within another run for them to come out into during day, so would it be best to limit my original girls to within the cube run and close the run door and let the new girls into the outside run only, and if so what do I do at night when the new girls will want to go into the cube? Also who long do I have to keep them seperate during the day? Would like hens that lay different coloured eggs i.e. white or pale blue?? What hens would lay these? Lots of thanks Jewels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Hello, I've got 3 new chickens but so far, because they are much younger and smaller than the other 3, I have kept them completely separate. There is some advice about this under "Chickens" on the Board Index. Cream Legbars, Araucanas and Columbines lay blue eggs. Anconas, White Stars and Silver Spangled Hamburgs lay white eggs. Hope you find what you want. If you tell us where you are I'm sure somebody could suggest a breeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 HI Migsy thank you for replying, I am in Gosport, Hampshire, if anyone knows of good hen supplier in my area that would be just great. jewels x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I would do as you suggest , keep the original 2 in the cube run and the new ones can have the outside run. The new ones don't have to sleep in the cube, as long as your run is fox proof they just need somewhere to snuggle up for the night- a cat carrier, dog cage or even a large cardboard box would do for a couple of weeks until they are ready to mix with your orignal girls ( if the the new ones are young , they won't be perching for a while, so no need to worry about that ). I have a Dorking who lays white eggs and a Cream Legbar who lays pale blue eggs. Araucanas also lay blue eggs and Leghorns white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevmatt Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 When you get home with the new birds - let your existing birds out to free range - they know their way around anyway and know where their house is.. Put the new birds in the house and run for the day so that they can familiarise themselves with their surroundings and know where their new bedroom is. Then go out at night and let the existing birds back into their house - with the new birds. Let them all sleep together and then hopefully come the morning they will have settled down. Having tried this lots of people have told me it worked really well and all their worries were unfoundered... worth a try - the worry with new birds is they do not know where their house is so if they panic they will get lost if left to free range... hence keeping them safe and let the others have a stroll in familiar surroundings. Good luck. Bev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
