Chickabee Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 My Lavender Pekin Frizzle (Dazzle) has always been very special to me. She's a fantastic broody and a wonderful doting mum. After rearing moorhens for me this year, she was totally rejected by the rest of the chickens. She's lived in the stables for a while, but all she would do was hide, not even free range. It's so bad that the other girls literally try to kill her . Anyway she is now in an extremely large cage in the stable with a cat as a friend. I use a SAD lamp for extra light. She has a large covered cat litter tray as a nesting/sleeping box. I visit her throughout the day for a natter. However she has become really fussy about food. I've never been taken in by this before, but she really is insistent. Pellets are thrown around the cage. Mixed corn is eaten selectively. Fresh corn is ignored. I'm giving her a fresh bowl of feed every day with just a little in and she just picks out the bits she wants. Any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hunger is the best salt. she will not starve herself to death. I think she had you very well trained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 I agree. This has never happened to me before. I'm usually the one taking in bags of food from people who say, their girls refuse to eat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Have you thought about getting her a little friend? Maybe having competition for food may Buck her ideas up and do her the world of good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Yes I have thought about getting her a friend, but there's no guarantee they'll get on. Don't know where I'll get another frizzle this time of year anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Agree with gavcloak, she needs friends Ex batts might be the thing if you have room. They would hopefully ignore her since she is the resident hen Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Nothing better than ex batts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 I've already emailed Basildon as they are advertising that they have some left over . How am I going to explain this one to the family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 You explain that it was most important due to a poor wee chicken getting picked on and no pals.......everyone falls for a sob story this time of year.....if not feminine wiles (that we are born with may have to be used lol,along with tears) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I've already emailed Basildon as they are advertising that they have some left over . How am I going to explain this one to the family What a fantastic new year those lucky ladies are going to have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 How am I going to explain this one to the family Eh how about saying you have heard that there is going to be a national egg shortage and that only ex batts can be relied on...................... Good for you! Always good to hear a happy ending Axx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 How am I going to explain this one to the family Tell them it wasn't you, it was Santa who brought them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...