Guest Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Morehendisease....you know what its like...you see the ad...you only go along for a look and before you know it you've chosen more hens and paid the money and you leave box in arms.... I am now the proud owner of Honey and Tufty - both Cream Leg Bar x Light Sussex hens - 20w old - Tufty has just come into lay whilst Honey still looks immature. They have today been doused in anti-pecking spray as my original 6 arent being very nice to them. We also collect our new puppy in 10days time - she is to be called Eva...and is a Hungarian Wire Vizsla (she's only 5w in the pic so a bit young for the wirey bits to be coming through yet) The tv cameras come out tomorrow (TORRENTIAL rain forecast all day ) to film the making of a new garden....so its all go! I look forward to catching up with all the news soon. Edited August 9, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hiya! Ok we can forgive the morehens disease but no pictures of them? Although your new poopie is scrumptious. I'm sure it won't take too long for your new girls to be accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Oh little Eva is just scrumptious, I love vizslas and came SOOOOOOOO close to having one, they are the most stunning dogs (and just little bundles of "soft" when they are puppies) 8 Bet you're counting sleeps now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Honey Tufty They've been segragated since they arrived on Saturday - last night i removed the gates around the hutch they were using and they now have access to the whole WIR and the hens garden - they stay in the WIR most of the time and jump onto their hutch when approached by the other hens - there is a bit of chasing and squawking going on, but no bloodshed - the two new ones are pretty scaredy and the more they run the more the bullies want to chase them. Its Olive (was bottom hen til these 2 arrived) who is the worst offender - i keep an eye/ear on what's going on and Olive has had a bit of a dousing with cold water for just being downright mean earlier on. As all the others have settled, i'm sure in time these ones will too...they slept in the coop with the other 6 last night - i put them in once it was dark - the door is left open so they can get up whenever they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow_Warren Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Very pretty, I'm sure they'll all get along soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Stunning girls. Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 They are lovely. These chicken adverts have a lot to be responsible for, I have got my several off my girls this way. The last was when I went for one pekin chick, came back with two then went back for a third one a few days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I love 'Tufty' and such a sweet name So will you shortly have . . . 1 Maran x 2 Cream Leg Bar x Light 3- Hybrids 4 - RIRs 5 - Fish 6 dogs And a partridge in a pear tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 They are gorgeous girls (chickens and the pup ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 All yummy, lucky you Whats this about tv and your garden have I missed something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 All yummy, lucky you Whats this about tv and your garden have I missed something? We're having part of our garden done by The Beechgrove Garden - not sure when it will be televised..just waiting on the director arriving just now then the presenter and crew arrive at 8am tomorrow morning..the weather however, isnt playing ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy72 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Awwww...love the pup, would really love a Vizsla but hubby says that 2 dogs (and now 2 chickens) are enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Lovely girls Wendy That puppy's ears need munching... does she smell of Weetabix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Lol..she's not here yet - but i'm sure she will smell of Weetabix!! @ Cheaky Chook - that's what's missing..the partridge... Can i have some thoughts on this..tonight one of the RIRs was being really bullying to the two new ones..for no reason trying to beat them up etc...we waving the brush and a subsequent squirt with water stopped it for a while..i just went out to check on them and instead of voluntarily going into their own hutch, the two new girls are in the main coop, side to side with all the others. We didnt have this level of bullying the previous times..should i just keep a close eye that it doesnt escalate or should i separate out the two new ones again? I hate to see them being battered like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I keep my new ones separate for 2 weeks (so they can see each other) before allowing them to free range togther for a couple of hrs only. THen I put them in togther at night. Sometimes you might have to take a step backwards. I have had one set of awful intros and recently one where it was easy. Lovely pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
