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Silkies - so excited!

By LolaLayla, in Chickens, Eggs and Hatching

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Oh I think I saw this pair today, so very beatiful! I would love to have silkies but I would feel too bad not letting them free range with the others to keep them dry and non muddy (we have a dung heap.... :doh: )

 

Mine free range with the others and don't mind mud or rain :wink: Although they do need the occasional trip to the indoor foot spar for their feathery feet :lol:

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I am really pleased with them. I had a bit of a problem getting them to go to bed as they seemed to settle down in the corner of the run. I had read somewhere that shining a torch from the inside of the eglu encourages them in but it didn't seem to help. Had to get OH to assist. Hopefully they will know the drill tomorrow night. :D

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How old are they?

 

Have you got any bigger photos? ... esp of any headgear :)

I have been told that they are POL. I will try to get more photos soon. In the one I took they were just out the carrier and not sure of anything, poor things. I am glad I took the carrier to the show though as they had been in a box for a while and I felt it gave them a chance to stretch a bit on the last part of their journey.

They seem fine this morning. I think they haven't been used to roosting on rails (could this be possible?)as one in particular found it difficult to place her feet correctly.....she made a less that graceful exit from the eglu :lol: There was a bit of shouting from L and L too as they heard the newbies. I think it was a "we can hear you, show yourselves" sort of shout :lol: At the moment they can only hear each other so hopefully they can get used to each other being in the garden over the next week. Then I plan to let them see one another.

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On the names front I had thought about Blanche for one until I got them and realise they are much too fancy for that. I think collectively they will be the Twitter sisters. I have stolen that from someone on here but thought it was so brill :D So I hope whoever it is won't mind :pray: But individually I think we have an Estelle and a Trixiebelle. L and L will still be known as "the girls" (this has confused my children in the past as I also refer to my coffee pals as "the girls" :lol: ). OH reckons "the girls" are having a sly fag round the back of the eglu discussing the new arrivals and plotting against them :shock: I am not as unhinged as I sometimes sound in my posts....honest :D

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LolaLayla wrote:

OH reckons "the girls" are having a sly fag round the back of the eglu discussing the new arrivals and plotting against them

 

:lol: How kind of him to build them a bike shed round the back so they are out of the weather and able to plan their nefarious doings

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LolaLayla wrote:

OH reckons "the girls" are having a sly fag round the back of the eglu discussing the new arrivals and plotting against them

 

:lol: How kind of him to build them a bike shed round the back so they are out of the weather and able to plan their nefarious doings

He feigns indifference but I know he is always thinking about their best interest :lol::lol::lol:

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Like fluffy snowflakes will they let you touch them yet? :D

Yes, I can touch them and have had to pick them up as they are having difficulty getting into the eglu at night (think I will start another thread looking for advice about that) They seem to have smaller wings than the others so I have to make extra sure I have them tucked them in fully when lifting them up.

Love that green stuff too :!: I used to have some..........think it was called grass :lol:
This is the bit that the girls don't usually get to fr on :lol: We did reseed it though at the end of last year as I had had the eglu with my rabbit and her babies on it. It was bald in bits :shock:
I also noticed how nice your garden looks. 8)

Thank you. I love gardening and got the greenhouse and raised beds a few years ago. The girls have been known to escape and help turn over the raised beds. Usually when I have just planted small plants :evil:

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Aw, sooo cute! I am getting serious 'new chicken' envy at the moment :mrgreen: Everyones new girls are looking fab, think I'm going to move next year so that I can fit more in!

After going to that show I really could have bought more. It was so great to actually see the different breeds. You look to have a lot of different types. What is your favourite :?:

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