Tigerlily Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) Hiya I may have a chicken of fate!!! A friend from work (who is on Mat leave at the moment) txt me tonight to say they have a hen who has adopted them and is free-ranging in their garden I hope she is ok, they are looking after her & have named her Clucky poor little love xxx Of course she thought of me straight away.... OOOO! I am so excited! But I'm scared of intros and how I can manage my old girls with her... plus I've spent the night trying to talk Mr TL into adopting her lol! What should I do lovely Omleteer pals??? I need words of wisdom from you all Plleeaase help... Edited December 5, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Check if it crows and if it has wandered from somewhere local. Then enjoy, what a Christmas Present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I agree then looks at it deep in the eyes and see how you feel Great timing for a chicken of fate xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Check if it crows Good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerlily Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Check if it crows Good advice. Lol! I had thought of that as well! I've tried replying twice but my posts disappear... grrr! I think she poss could be an ex-bat... by the sounds of the txt they know where she's from and she may have been turfed out of her previous home cos she isn't laying, poor thing I am phoning my friend who lives in Westhoughton nr Bolton for the full story... will keep you updated and try & find more info out on little Clucky bless her x Take care xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Ooooh how exciting! I acquired a CoF earlier in the year, the intros weren't too bad. I kept her separate for a week - lots and lots of squaring up at the divide - by which time things were settling down (and I was getting fed up of doing two lots of cleaning, water and food ) so I let her out to FR with the original girls. I was lucky in that she was totally horrible to them all and established herself as top hen within about 30 seconds! Introducing one hen is perfectly possible, just keep an eye on them and take the intros as quickly or slowly as you need to. Oh and check her over for beasties etc before letting her in with your other girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerlily Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 A little update I phoned my friend earlier. Clucky has been roaming round their garden for a couple of months and roosting in a tree at night... She follows their cat around like a little shadow, bless her x Obviously they asked around when she appeared and literally bumped into someone who asked them had they found a hen... Now this is the weird bit (just can't get my head round it): The owner apparently rescues ex-bats and Clucky was a hen who free ranged on a farm originally... I don't know how they acquired her. She escaped as she hated being in the coop.The owner of Clucky thanked her for looking after her but said something like: "well if you really like her you can have her" My friend has no knowledge of chook-keeping or, hens! She doesn't have anything to house her in and no way should a chicken should be on it's own... I find the owner's advice really odd - If that was my hen I would be desperate to find her and get her back home! My friend said she seen the coup that the others were kept in and it was really small I think she felt Clucky was better off in her garden really. She presumed as she isn't laying that the owner just didn't want her poor chick x I think I've talked Mr TL into adopting her well he knows he has no choice really! I hope I'm doing the right thing Take care xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Great, she'll have a loving home. And a new set of trees to roost in Hope you can catch her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 So has Clucky arrived? Have you got her on her own or is she with the others? The advice here is really good and I'll try to bear it in mind should I ever get a COF. Before reading this I think I'd have just run out, got her, put a bit of frontline on her neck and popped her in with my others in the dark hoping that my own chooks and OH would not notice one more hen (or any resulting "Ooops, word censored!"els). Looks to me like you hit the happy medium between kindness and caution and I'm longing to know how it all goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerlily Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 Hi everyone... she's not here yet... My friend was out today (plus snow/ice has been a problem) so hopefully she will arrive next week. She sent a photo of her and... Clucky is a Welsummer!!! She is lovely I hope she will settle as I think she's a free-spirited madam lol! I will keep you posted as to how she goes on... Thanks for all the lovely replies x Take care xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Oh do please keep us updated. Is she not rather cold out on her own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 any news yet? I am thinking this is not just a chicken of fate, but a Christmas Chicken of Fate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 She's still trying to jump up into the tree to catch her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
