Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[goodinparts]

and my 3 rescue girls have arrived....delivered by Jason, who collected them from the farm last night.

They are very scruffy, bless them, with the typical huge and floppy combs - and one of them is nearly a naked neck but they all look reasonably positive about life and one of them had laid a beautiful brown egg in her travelling box.

So, they are now installed in the well away from the rest of the flock & I've got to tear myself away and go do some vicaring.

 

I THINK their names are Holly, Ivy & Mistletoe - though I have to get family approval first.

So happy they are here...so want to make life better for them

Why haven't I done this before?

 

<3 ex batt love

[Mum]

Fantastic! Wishing you lots of happy ex-batt times with H.I.M (great choice of names!)

[WitchHazel]

Congratulations!

looking forward to seeing the pics, it'll be great to watch their progress into proper chickens.

[The Dogmother]

That's great news - enjoy them

[debsygooch]

Well done you - wishing lots of years of happiness with them. I love their names too.

[Cheeky Chooky]

Awww lovely

[Egluntyne]

Great names.

[Space Chick]

So pleased they have arrived

[goodinparts]

Just popped down to say Goodnight to them & all 3 have found their way happily back into the from the run and are snuggled together nicely..Ivy was nearest the door, so I gave her a gentle stroke & told them all that they are free now. Mistletoe has taken over the nest box - but frankly, after all they've gone through, they are welcome to sleep wherever they like.

The other girls don't seem to have noticed the newbies are here. I was waiting for a chorus of disapproving boks but thus far they seem to be mutually oblivious.

[LunaKiw1]

I hope all goes well this morning with minimum newbie-nastiness. I love their names too - just right for this early Christmas present of freedom for them and enjoyment for you.

[Purplemaniacs]

Congratulations, they are lucky girls. I love the seasonal names

 

I thought the same, I let mine sleep where they wanted to. When I had the three one would sleep in the nest box and the other two perched around the edge, now that there are two they have given up on the nest box and sleep huddled together in the corner of the eglu.

 

Enjoy them.

 

Chrissie

[Sue]

Now ---- You must be a Curate with a name like "goodinparts"

[goodinparts]

Darkbrowneggs - my forum name is shared with my blog, which I did indeed start as a curate...I'm a vicar now, - so things are even more patchy in their goodness but it has stuck!

 

Thanks, all, for the encouragement. Ivy seems to be a bit of a bully & has the odd gratuitous peck at poor Mistletoe, but nothing too fierce so I'll just keep an eye on them.

Not sure they've worked out where their food is - they have ex-batt crumb in one of those small "lantern" feeders, plus layers mash in the grub but though I've seen them drinking from the glug I've not seen any eating going on yet. They are, though, beginning to peck about in the run - so perhaps they'll work it out when I'm not there. Any hints or tips for teaching them where the next meal is coming from??

[Lavenders_Blue]

They'll find food, don't worry. Ex batts have had nothing else to do before except eat so they are usually pretty focused on finding food (until they work out that there are lots of other interesting things to do!),

Lovely names for lovely girls - I am sure you will have lots of fun with them

[fluffy chick]

Congrats

 

I love the names, I used to have a mistletoe too.

 

You must have some pics to share by now

[goodinparts]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150609242993902&set=a.10150206718038902.375960.839688901&type=1&ref=nf

 

I've been running around so much (Christmas & churches seem to do this to me!) that I've only got this picture, from day 1...when Mistletoe was still being shy.

3 days on, she's emerged as the cleverest of the trio and has taught the other 2 where food & water can be found. They seem to be doing well & we're down to just one egg a day, which makes me happy as I want them to save their energy to get their strength back.

 

The other girls had a FR round their run earlier, and "Ooops, word censored!"ody seemed worried, on either side of the fence....though it will be a good few weeks before I consider letting them FR together, that's for sure.

[fluffy chick]

Lovely pic!

At least they are feathered for the winter! Such lucky girls, well done you