splodge88 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Meet... Acorn & Sky!! Our gorgeous new girls have finally arrived to keep Henny Penny company Sky is a White Sussex hybrid & Acorn is a Warren hybrid. Both lovely, although Acorn has had a few pecks at Sky! Very easy to handle compared to how our omlet chickens were when when we first got them - although that may be more to do with us! Aren't they beautiful?! p.s. seem to have some sort of black mite/flea type thing any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphisto Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 They are indeed beautiful, hope they make you and Henny Penny very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor94 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 They are lovely and have great markings already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTheDiver Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Try dousing them in Diatom, this might help the flea thing. It did when a couple of mine got something similar in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 They look good, are they laying yet? Black mites/fleas don't sound great for new POL - are they moving and its not after a dust bath etc? I'd get some Diatom or Total Mite Kill spray to try and get rid of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splodge88 Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 They've just started laying! (well Acorn has ) Lovely little 46g egg They haven't learnt to dustbath yet :L But we bought some Total Mite KIll Powder and put it on them. When we got them Sky had a brown dirt on her tummy...but after powdering them the mite powder is suspiciously the same colour...so I think someone must have known. But where we got them from they had only just arrived and the lorry was still there so probably not there fault. Hopefully it'll clear up soon. They are bizarre chickens though Don't get the idea of treats at all! Sweetcorn? No! Grapes? No! Mealworms? Meh. So Henny Penny has had 3 chicken's worth of treats And Acorn has the sweetest little voice - she sounds like Noddy's car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Beautiful ladies...Acorn is gorgeous colour. As said by others, Diacom is good for getting rid of lice etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I love the name 'Acorn' What does Henny Penny think of her pretty new friends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
