gongladosh Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 what's today's Xena update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackian Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 You could sell the badges in aid of EX Batts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Or "Xena rools the roost" - "Xena for PM" - "Xena woz ere" - the list is endless. So get printing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Waiting for Thursdays installment of Easthenders starring Zena the Luckiest hen on the planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Very lucky chook! Sounds like some kind of ex farm hen to me. My caged birds were terrified of humans at first but in a couple of weeks they became the cheekiest, friendliest chickies I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Had another merged free range after work last night, the chooks have been itching to get at my bell pepper and tomato plants. As the tomatoes had finished, I pulled the pot onto the patio, removed the cane and string, and let them have at it (anything to keep them away from my peppers!) and Xena, Olive and Bella all tucked in without any fuss at all. Xena is learning to share! I topped up her water with lifeguard last night, and she's got a mix of 2 cups mash, 1 cup pellets, and a handful of mealworms for her food today (spoilt, I know). The squabbles are dying down between some of the older girls (2 more came into lay at the beginning of the week), though I'm still not confident to let her out with the silkies again. And she did her usual 'climb on top of mum when it's time for bed' routine. I popped her in her eglu, and shoved the disney princesses beachball on the nest box, and a minute later I could hear her scrabbling, she was trying to perch on it - unsuccessfully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 oh the image of a chook balanced on top of a Disney beach ball trying to sleep without popping it ... hysterical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Xena the Princess and the Pea or rather the Princess and the disney princesses beachball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine-chick Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I'm loving your story of Xena. I've never checked up on forum threads so much I just keep thinking how lucky she was to turn up on your doorstep. I've even been relaying her tale to my workmates and anyone else who will listen !!! She must definitely the most famous hen out there.I look forward to more updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Xena laid an egg today! Her first egg was on the day she arrived, and a softie, today she laid a slightly wonky MASSIVE egg, which you could be excused for thinking was a goose's She must have laid it one of the numerous times she went back into the eglu, but as a seasoned pro she took it in her stride and didn't ever spend more than a couple of minutes in there, and definitely no loud announcements. Yay Xena! How exciting Here's to more hard shelled eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavysqueak Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Well done Xena. Look at the size of it to the other ones in your pot! I have to say that I'm hooked on the 'Tale of Xena the Wandering Princess' as well. I look forward to more updates .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well done Xena She obviously knows she's home ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 This is a fabulous thread! I love CoF stories and Xena seems like a real character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Wow that's a whopper. Do you think it is a double yoker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Wow that's a whopper. Do you think it is a double yoker? I can't wait to crack it and see, but I think my OH would like me to wait until he visits from uni to see it for himself. He loves our little Xena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 So how's everyone's favourite chicken of fate doing ? Was it a double yolker? We need a Xena update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 yep, it's been quite a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Well, xena will have been with us 3 weeks today, we got 3 very large eggs from her last week (and I cracked one, and they're not double yolkers, just huuuuuuge!) I think she's almost ready to start being put in the cube run... But not quite. She will happily share treats when there's plenty around but once the food gets thinner on the ground she gets over greedy. She's not the biggest troublemaker of the flock though unless the silkies are around. I'm getting 3 eggs and 2 softies a day from the cube girls, so I think once the last one comes into lay I will bite the bullet. I have a couple of very xena-esque pictures to put up when I'm at the laptop (she looks a lot like a turkey at the mo!). She's moulting large feathers from her tail and main body, and some silkie wispy new ones are rippling in across her back - I'm so excited to see her with a full set. Unsure as to how much her comb has receeded, but I see her every day so I don't think I would notice anything tooo subtle. I shall update this post in a bit with her latest mugshots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine-chick Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Lovely to hear Xena's update ... I've been checking in checking in regularly cant wait for more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 We got our 4th Xena egg today - true to form it was a whopper She's quite the poser! Here she is with her off-again-on-again friend Bella, the 'off-again' periods demonstrated by Bella's lovely white plummage being stained with anti-pek spray from a few weeks ago... any tips on how to get rid of it would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Oh, and one of her back, feathering up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzy73 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Love the piccys ,she has quite a character and thats just through photos,she must make you smile alot and to think she found you you lucky thing x x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 she is most definitely one of a kind in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 She looks so well and happy, posing away . Amazing what a difference just three weeks of being really loved and cared for can make! Well done all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Yup fell on her feet -watch out she might be emailing others as we speak? Whats the update on nutty bleachy neighbour. I only come on here to look at Xena and nutty neighbours - must get out more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...