Dudeoir Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Hi folks, So I finally have my hens, they are amazing and I'm looking forward to them providing eggs and garden entertainment. I have a sunnyside blue called Bernadette/Bernie A Rhode Island cross called Red and a white leghorn with the best name ever... Zeno Warrior Chicken!!! (OH named her) They are still very shy but my collie likes she has new friends in the garden. I can see her thinking about attempting to herd them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSilver Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Woot! Well done - here's hoping you'll have some pics? /hint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Welcome, this forum will provide hours of entertaining and informative post's. You will no doubt call on the expertise of the moderators and the wealth combined opinions. Chickens are so entertaining Without this forum I am sure I would have lost the plot....I don't DO Facebook,Twitter,friends reunited or any of the other plethora of social networking sites (personal thing....don't want to snoop on the kids and I know I would!!!) but this really is a fantastic friendly forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Welcome . Your new girls sound lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 We all get so excited when someone says they have got new chickens Can't wait to see what they look like - once you have posted enough posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Lovely - they are a hard habit to break! Having spent most of the day watching mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi Dudeoir and a warm welcome to the forum. Pics are compulsory If you are anything like me you will find that no matter how busy your life is, your hens will become an obsession and you will make great friends on the forum who will be there with great advice on any topic under the sun. Happy poultry keeping Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeoir Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Hi guys, Thanks for the warm welcome. I will get some pics sorted, I just need to post a bit more I've been sat in the garden all wrapped up a few times now. Zeno is living up to her name, my collie Skye just sits and watches them all day too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Ah, I rem my first 6 chooks! Got them in May almost two yrs ago, it was 26 degrees outside (v rare!!) and I spent all day outside watching them with ice lollies!.........fast fwd to not quite two yrs later and I now have 32 chooks, still watch them and dream of getting some grass back! Enjoy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Since you have a Sunnyside Blue I would guess you bought your hens from Sunnyside Poultry? If so then I always buy my girls from there, I have been really pleased with my flock (some 4 years old and still laying). I am in Burton On Trent. Of course if it is just a coincidence that it is called a sunnyside blue the I appear to be weird stalker so should give myself a talking to. Welcome to the world of chicken keeping but beware the very infectious morehens disease, everyone starts off with just 3 hens then within 6 months you find life is not complete unless you get another 6 hens, you raid skips for cable drums and other junk to make toys for the chickens, every birthday and Christmas you will be given chicken themed items (one year I was given 4 pairs of chickeny oven gloves). Enjoy your girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeoir Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 My OH has just read my original post and told me off about getting his chickens name wrong. It is Xena Warrior Chicken. > Since you have a Sunnyside Blue I would guess you bought your hens from Sunnyside > Poultry? > > If so then I always buy my girls from there, I have been really pleased with my flock > (some 4 years old and still laying). > I am in Burton On Trent. > > Of course if it is just a coincidence that it is called a sunnyside blue the I appear > to be weird stalker so should give myself a talking to. > > Welcome to the world of chicken keeping but beware the very infectious morehens > disease, everyone starts off with just 3 hens then within 6 months you find > life is not complete unless you get another 6 hens, you raid skips for cable drums > and other junk to make toys for the chickens, every birthday and Christmas you will > be given chicken themed items (one year I was given 4 pairs of chickeny oven gloves). > > Enjoy your girls Yes I bought them from Sunnyside, I went on the course last November and had them nearly a week now. They ventured into the garden for the first time today and they loved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 There's nothing quite like those first chicken arrivals. It really took me back to childhood levels of excitement when I got my first chooks - 4 years ago now. You've got them at a lovely time of year in that the weather will (surely) be getting better and better and the daylight hours longer so you can spend lots of happy hours with them and get them nice and tame and friendly. Hope you have plenty of mealworms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
