Chicken bald back

[the-real-tinkerbell]

i drove up to lincoln today with my step mum and when i arrived at the bhwt collection point the sun was shining ,. but omg i walked around to where the hens were and my heart broke i could not believe the sorry state of them ,i went to collect 3 i came home with 3 for me and 3 for my step mum as we just couldnt bare to leave them had i had another box i would of taken more . but my dad has orders to build me a wir for my new land and i will be having 10 more from the next collection

so i would like to introduce you to my new ladies

bailey

 

merideth

 

and last but not least

christina

 

a couple of them checking out their new home

 

i really hope we can give them the retirement they deserve ,and just to show us the were greatfull when we unloaded them from the boxes there was 2 beautifull eggs waiting for us

[amateurkeeper]

They are beauties!! We got 3 today too and we've already fallen in love. Not been as lucky as you with the eggs though....that's v.impressive!!!!!

 

Hope you and your girls have a lovely long life together.

 

AK

XX

[chicken bark]

It brings a lump to my throat to see photos of those lovely girls when they first come out.

 

Well done to everyone who can provide these girls with the sort of home they deserve.

[the-real-tinkerbell]

i just cant wait to see them in a couple of months

[majuka]

Congratulations on your beautiful new girls, they are so lucky to have their new life with you. Takes me back seeing your girls like that, you forget how much they change in such a short time!

[Mollie333]

There wonderful.

I think I'm going to cry when i pick up mine.

[the-real-tinkerbell]

i did hun i cryed my eyes out because i wanted to take them all home ,it really broke my heart

[amateurkeeper]

I know what you mean tinkerbell, just nearly burst into tears when I realised they were sitting in the pouring rain because they didn't know to go into their house they were soaked through bless them. They're inside now, rain out to put them in and they are hopefully drying off.

[the-real-tinkerbell]

oh i have to add this pic my new girls using the grub on day one ,im so impressed

they are very clever ladies

[Mollie333]

Hopefully i wont be by my self sobbing when i pick mine up!

Where abouts in derby are you from Tinkerbell?

[hippy chick]

Well done

They are adorable And I love the names

[the-real-tinkerbell]

im in castle donington hun near eastmidlands airport and donington racetrack

 

as for the names i will be having somemore for my new land to finish the greys gang lol i have to have a izzy ,alex,O,mally and of course mcsteamy and mcdreamy and a chief to keep them all in order lol

[Purplemaniacs]

Well done

 

I am sure they will love their new home. I love the picture where one is inspecting the new house from a safe distance, "What's in here girls?"

 

Chrissie

[scarlettohara]

They are lovely and also brought a tear to my eye - I sent an email yesterday to my local coordinator about rehoming - still waiting to hear

[the-real-tinkerbell]

hi all i noticed today that my girls really smell ,my hybrids dont smell

is this something that will pass wear off so to speak ? but on the plus side i got another egg today

[Mollie333]

Probably due to the change.

Try garlic powder in the food.

[the-real-tinkerbell]

its not the poop its them whe you pick them up ,your hands stink awfull im hoping its somthing that will pass or i cant see them getting handled much as its that bad

[blackgold]

My december lot did pong a bit too but I couldnt wah themn as weather too cold. I went out to sniff them earlier as I had forgotten about it. they have a very nice earthy kinda perfume now, they do roll about in the flower beds lol xxx so it has gone whatever it was perhaps yours need a chance to dust bathe?

[Mollie333]

Hi blackgold

 

You got your hens in december, right? I'm getting three or four in December and was wondering if they need extra heat, or anything to help them stay warm?

Thanks xx

[hippy chick]

its not the poop its them whe you pick them up ,your hands stink awfull im hoping its somthing that will pass or i cant see them getting handled much as its that bad

My lot stank really bad, It wasn't their poo it seemed to be coming from their skin. I washed them all with baby shampoo. They still ponged a bit for a few days but once they started to dustbathe and preen themselves it disapeared.

[amateurkeeper]

Ours smell too, I'm glad you mentioned it - and that it seems to be temporary

 

How are you and your chooks today Tinkerbell? We had our first egg yesterday, was v.funny as she just stood still, the egg fell out and she carried on walking round the pen! Bless her...may take them a while to get used to the nest box!

How did your ladies react to the rain (if you've had any)??

[jellykelly]

|THey do pong a bit when you first get them. I think it's because in the false enviroment that they were in, they were stripped of all their natural behaviuor too. They haven't preened and dustbathed as all of our chooks have. It won't take long. A nice sunny day and a relaxingh dustbath and they will strut around feeling like they look the bee's knee's!

[jellykelly]

Mollie - I got my 5 girls in january. In terms of heat, I added loads of bedding into the house, popped a couple of hot water bottles under the straw and gave them warm mash porridge before dusk. As scraggly as they were, they all survived and thrived!

[Mercedes55]

Mine didn't pong when I got them but they had been hosed down by the rescue people as it was a very hot day, so perhaps that took some of the smell away. I have heard countless times about ex batts being very smelly when they first leave the farms and often needing a bath.

 

We've had ours for just over 7wks now and they started to feather up very quickly, but have slowed down the last couple of weeks. Still getting eggs though which is nice

[Bexibex]

It is so lovely to hear everyone's stories about their ex-batts. I've had mine for 5 weeks now and they also ponged a bit when they first arrived. Now, they dust bathe and preen themselves and don't smell at all (unless they have just walked through some poo!). Their feathers are starting to really grow back and it is so heartwarming to see them thrive and learn to do new things. They are such special animals.