Chicken bald back

[Leicester_H]

Hi

 

You may remember that last May we rehomed 6 ex-bats from the BHWT (http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=93427)

 

Thought you might like an update.

 

Took some pics after about 1 month

4 of the 6 had few feathers on the wings

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Most had bare necks

One (now called Didge - the one who was too scared to come out of the box and we thought we might lose) had a very bare and sore looking back as well

Well, Didge has put on a lot of weight and is now a very solid hen

Didge's wings and back are a lot better now

This is WooWoo (one of the smaller ones - she weighs 'nothing' when you pick her up)

This is Titch (another of the smaller 3)

She walks in a very jerky/comical manner and her legs always point in funny directions - but she seems fine - she is the only one so far to have mastered roosting on top of the eglu (so legs can't be too bad!)

This is Pippa

This is Saddie

and finally, this is (fat) Polly - she weighs (and always has) about twice what any of the other do

 

They all have great and different personalities - if anyone is thinking about getting some ex-bats, I thoroughly recommend it. I have made a deal with them, that I will 'pamper' them and they have to live for a least a year after adoption - fingers crossed they will survive a lot longer than that. We get 4 or 5 eggs most days from the 6 of them (even now, in February).

 

H

[counturchickens]

How lovely, it's nice to see them looking so good

[Grandmashazzie]

They are looking so well,great little layers too.

[Space Chick]

Well the living a year pledge isn't a bad deal

 

I've done 2 ex batt rescues and most have lived 12-18 months after.

 

Although the last of my last batch Zoe has now reached 2 years and 6 months.... I didn't think she would make a week as she came out of the cage with a broken wing that had set badly, she still has a disabled wing but is still one of the first to race down the garden for mealworms

[keyhole kate]

Wow they look fantastic and can I say your getting more eggs than I am from my silkies and Pekins

[Valkyrie]

They look lovely. Fat Polly! Well done they look so good now. Can someone remind me what eggs are?

[LottyJ1]

Wow great post! They are looking fantastic!

 

What a great house they have too. Lucky girls. It is so fab to get them looking and behaving like normal chooks and the year pledge is a lovely idea.

[jennie186]

Lovely photos thank you for sharing. They are very lucky chickens!

[redsunset]

Lovely to see such treasured and spoilt chooks! Bless you and all the others who take on those poor little mites. Hope they remain well and healthy for you....

[Chortle Chook]

What lovely hens they have all become! Well done you for your kind care and thanks for the lovely update

[Luvachicken]

What beautiful girls they have grown into

Can I ask .............how come you also have such lovely green grass with all those girlies eating it ?