Chicken bald back

[Chickabee]

I recently got a laced polish bantam. She's very young and very beautiful. However after having a very bad experience with introducing a new hen to my girls I have been very cautious. (Hence I now have 2 Eglus). I built a cage for the newcomer inside my walk in run. I let her out once and the girls went for her very badly. So back in her small cage she went. Today, about 3 weeks later, I let the big girls out. Let the youngster in the run, then put everyone back in together with some lovely corn. It worked! She's even roosting with them tonight (after a little persuasion with a broom, as I can't get in the run). I'm so happy, as no doubt she is too.

[Lewis]

Congratulations on the intro!

 

Any photos of them together?

[Patricia W]

Keep an eye on her. I've had to separate my Polish Bantams from the big girls who take a fancy to their posh hair - and eat it!

[The Dogmother]

As Patricia has said, you do have to be careful with them; I put it down to the other birds not being able to 'read' them as the eyes are obscured. You get the same thing with dogs which have hair-covered eyes.

 

Having said that, I had a Polish x Araucana once and she was fine, but I did trim her top knot back so she could see, and the others could see her too.

[Chickabee]

She's doing ok at the moment. A few pecks from the others this morning, but nothing too bad. They are directly outside the French doors to my lounge so I watch them all the time .

 

I take photos all the time, as I use my I pad, but can't seem to get them on this forum. Any idea how?

[The Dogmother]

There's a thread in the FAQ section with instructions

[Chortle Chook]

Really pleased she is settling in. I love my Polands big time Would be so nice to see a photo of your girly, especially as my laced Poland went to the great meal worm store in the sky this year and I miss her.

 

By the way, your Poland might like another Poland friend. I've found my Polands do everything together.

 

This is what I do to add a picture

1. Load it onto Photobucket

2. Click on the 'IMG thumb nail' and do Ctrl C on my key board

3. Go to my post on this forum and do Ctrl V on my key board

 

Hey Presto - a Poland

[Chickabee]

Thank you. Will give it a go

[Chickabee]

 

Now just need to know how to make it smaller

[PoachedPlease]

Oh how gorgeous..and I am not a Poland fan usually. She is soooo pretty!

 

Xx

[Chortle Chook]

Oh now I am just so I've been trying for quite some time to get a silver laced Poland. Mind you, you now need a gold laced to go with her

[Chickabee]

The entire brood (not an easy photo

 

Plus one

 

2 Ginger nut rangers - Pamlar and Peggy

1 cream legbar - Joyce

1 silver laced - Cleopatra

1 hybrid not sure black with ginger flecks round her head and nack - fleckle

1 Silkie - FiFi

1 light Sussex reverse - Maggie

1 9 month old guide dog puppy - Becket

[Plum]

Fabulous photos I was going to ask what type of chicken was in the basket and on perch

 

Yes my run is full of rammel

[Chortle Chook]

What a lovely collection and your set up looks lovely. You have grass

[gavclojak]

Grass, yes but not for long

[Patricia W]

I love your chicken run cleaner - the dog!