Green Tea Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Since losing one of our two hybrids, Thursday, last week I felt it only fair that Pepper, the remaining one, should be let out of the confinement of the 'dirty pen' and allowed to free-range with the Pekins. This worked out ok, she gets on well with them and (so far) hasn't shredded the lawn However, there has been a major increase in the amount and size of the poo on the grass and getting across the garden has become a major assault course between clean-ups! I've been teetering on the verge of getting another lf for company and putting her back in her pen.............although really we'd like to get rid of the pen and re-cultivate that bit of the garden. Anyway, quite by chance when I helping my sister source a young pekin earlier this week I came across an advert for somebody trying to rehome three pekins that were constantly going broody and stopping her lf from getting in the nest box. I got in touch and suggested that maybe she would like to swap them for Pepper (a good layer and doesn't go broody) as I'm not really bothered about eggs ...... I just like chickens Since she posted the advert one of the pekins had snapped out of it and has had a reprieve and gone back in with the lf but she was happy to swap the other two so we are meeting today to swap Pepper for Doris and Brian(!) I get my bit of garden back and she gets a lovely big egg every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 fantastic result. Mine are all off lay bar one at the moment post broody...I miss my eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 so we are meeting today to swap Pepper for Doris and Brian(!) My mum and dad are called Doris and Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Tea Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 so we are meeting today to swap Pepper for Doris and Brian(!) My mum and dad are called Doris and Brian. I don't suppose in your case though that 'Brian' is a girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Brian will have to become Brianna! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
