Snowy Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Does 6 chickens count as a flock? Will I get in trouble for keeping livestock?? Who cares!! Anyway, the gorgeous Beryl and Bertha came to live with us today. They are 2 years old - what big girls! Mine look tiny in comparison, they obviously still have a bit of growing to do! Beryl is a with black tail feathers; Bertha (from now on known as Big Bertha) is an enormous . They are both gorgeous girls, very healthy and bright! They stayed in their run this evening while my original 4 walked around their run, had a good go at ignoring them and tried to look completely disinterested, but failed. Big Bertha Beautiful Beryl A Two Eglu House: Along with the green eglu I also got 2 of the old peanut feeders - bit of a nightmare trying to keep water in! Think I need a 'proper' glug! Am also trying to persuade the boys not to rechristen the girls Charlie and Lola. We'll wait and see on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Gorgeous girls Snowy - especially big Bertha! Charlie and Lola would make great names...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Congratulations Snowy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Congratulations Snowy , lovely girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 It's funny how when you go one over the four you suddenly have a flock, isn't it? I feel the same. They start to lose their individuality when they are together in a gang. You can go up to 49 without being interfered with by DEFRA: they are only interested if you have 50 hens or more. So although everyone on this list says you can't have too many hens, I personally think 50 would be one too many.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 So you'll stop at 49 then Gallina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 They look lovely Snowy - such big girls compared with my bantams though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Ahh bless them. I see 3-4 as a flock Maybe I need more chickens?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Try telling that to OH Choccster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Perhaps I should get more Will have to persuade OH though. Any . They are beautiful You are very lucky. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 They are lovely, super looking hens Your eglus look great set up like that facing each other ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy C Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 They are lovely girls Snowy. My parents-in-law discovered that there was an old law that every household was entitled to keep 6 chickens, and that exceptions had to be written into the house deeds. (They had bad neighbours who let their hens wander about the village destroying other people's gardens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Its great having a flock Snowey, my six are great girls and i love having them all clucking around my feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Me too, I just went home for lunch and they were clucking around my feet as I walked round the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 Thank you all! I haven't plucked up courage to let them all out together yet. The new girls had a bit of time out this afternoon and Big Bertha promptly flew into my veg patch. So we had to clip her wing - she's enormous though, more like a turkey than a chicken But she has laid for us already - enormous speckly brown eggs. Beryl is still thinking about it - she thinks the nest box is for sleeping on. And I finally got around to checking my house deeds - no exclusions for chickens thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
