Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[craftyhunnypie]

Today we went chookie shopping! Really loved the Partridge Cochin trio, but the cockerel was far too much like Boon, a bit upsetting & a bit too soon for us to have one the same as him. Maybe next year. So we have brought home a gorgeous gold laced wyandotte cockerel. We've called him Sid. Stopped to eat a baguette we'd bought on the way home & he started crowing his head of in the car... was very funny! We are very proud of Sid. Just waiting for it to go dark & the girls go to bed & we can sneak him in with them. Still want to find him a couple of ladies too. Hubby wants Welsummers, so doing a search tonight for some locally.

Photos of Sid definitely tomorrow!

Emma.x

[memphisto]

Welcome Sid!

 

So lovely to hear about people getting cockerels I hope he'll help you heal a bit after loosing Boon. Hope he loves his new ladies, what a lucky lad maybe getting some more ladies too!

[Cheeky Chooky]

Awww welcome to Sid Hope to see some pics soon!

[craftyhunnypie]

Sid is installed in his new coop with his 9 ladies - lucky lad! A bit of chuckling from him, but at least he'll hopefully know where he lives now & take himself & his ladies off to bed tomorrow night. Found a few places round here with Welsummers, but of course they have other beauties too. More hens?

Hubby also dead set on some show girls too. And i thought I had it bad!

Emma.x

[Cheeky Chooky]

[vickichicky]

I look forward to seeing the photo's! x x

I've got 2 little Silver Laced Wyandotte Banties (love them to bits). And bless - after 3 days of mixing with my huge 'teenagers' in the WIR (with little chasing) I found last night that they had put themselves to bed with their new friends instead of in their own little house

[Gloss-Hen]

well done i look forward to some pics

[memphisto]

Morehens is an infectious disease.

 

Obviously, the best cure is to indulge

 

What breeds is your husband thinking of?

[craftyhunnypie]

He wants showgirls!

Emma.x

[Chortle Chook]

He wants showgirls!

Emma.x

Is 'He' hubby or Sid. Could it be a case of 'birds of a feather flock together' ?

 

By the way, do you not have to go through intros if you get a new cockerel? Do the hens just accept him? It's something I've been wondering about as one day I know I'm gonna have to replace my dear old boy.

[craftyhunnypie]

WIth my girls I've usually just put the cockerel in at night time or of course they have been raised together from chicks or youngsters. So far fingers crossed, we have never had to do the intros with the cockerels. I guess you learn with experience on what you can & can't do. You do have to be prepared incase it doesn't work out. You have to have alternative accomadation for any intros you might have to do. Even with the girls - I go with the so long as no blood is drawn, let them get on with it attitude. After all they are just establishing a pecking order. Sometimes I've had to use separation coops in the daytime, but they've all cuddled up at night..so two faced!

I'm sure Sid will sort them out in the morning! He's big!

Emma.x

[craftyhunnypie]

Sid is missing! Got back today, just in time to shut chickens in, but no sign of Sid Vicious ( Vicious because he went for me last night). God knows where he has got to. We can't find him in the trees or anywhere. We wonder if he has got shut in with next doors chickens! Will wait & see what the morning brings! Although he is vicious with me, it will be a relief to hear him crowing in the morning!

Emma.x

[Patricia W]

Is he back?

[Lewis]

You went for the Gold Laced then?

Welcome Sid ... and Bye Sid!

 

Hope he comes back!

[craftyhunnypie]

Hubby went out looking for him late on last night. The little beggar was in my Veg patch to be ( old sheep holding pen ) curled up under some corrugated metal sheet! He is a character! He allowed hubby to just scoop him up. Hubby doesn't believe me that he goes for me!

He's strutting his stuff with his ladies. Thank god he was found!

Emma.x

[Chortle Chook]

Ahh very pleased Sid is back, viscious or not

There is something a bit special about cockerels isn't there?

[MedusA]

I read your post with jealousy (I had a beautiful GLW bantam who turned out to be a cockerel and had to be rehomed because he was so noisy I was really worried the neighbours would complain), then with mounting anxiety when Sid went missing.

 

So glad you got him back, Emma. Phew!

[docsquid]

Really glad you found Sid. He does sound like a real character