Guest Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 a couple of weeks ago Spot died - non-specific chicken-drop-dead-itis, leaving Miggins on her own. fortunately I was due on a BHWT rescue the following saturday - so booked a couple of hens, but i was nervous that miggins (huge brute of a bird) would simply eat them for pudding... so I set them up a temporary pen so they could view each other... here's Miggins eying up Windle Pooms.. but Miggins soon found her way in - and bl.oody murder was not done - so I said stuff it and let them all out together (sleeping together having been no problem) less than a week later - with no bloodshed - Miggins and Duracell sit happily together under the bench as if they have been friends all their life - about to go off handbag shopping together: and the usual introduction flashpoint - food in a confined space - seems to be no problem at all chicken introductions?? nowt to it!! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 goodness. Miggins is a very agreeable chicken isnt she,...especially allowing her new friend to share the other side of the grub with her (thats where I have trouble with my new chooks versus Ella evil chook) may the long friendship continue !!! Wonder what handbags they got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 oh and sorry to hear about Spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sorry to hear about Spot. Good to see Miggins is a sensible chook and has welcomed her new friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I'm sorry to hear about Spot but great news about the intros, and welcome to Duracell and Windle Pooms karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sorry to hear about Spot Revnev but glad the intros have gone well! Duracell looks fully feathered compared to Windle Pooms!!! Well done for rescuing them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Well done Phil. A success story . So sorry to hear about poor Spot though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sorry to hear about Spot Revnev but glad the intros have gone well! Duracell looks fully feathered compared to Windle Pooms!!! yeah - my daughter picked them out - we decided to have a feathered and an oven-ready i reckon the feathered ones (there are always a few) were the top chooks in their cage - all the rest got pecked! though - of the two - Windle Pooms is the bolder and the more confident - perhaps cos she thinks she has less to lose! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 though - of the two - Windle Pooms is the bolder and the more confident - perhaps cos she thinks she has less to lose! Or she had to fight for the mash? makes me want to get some more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sorry to hear about Spot. What fab names you have chosen for the new girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Sorry about Spot Phil, but it looks like you have found a lovely couple of hens there to increase your flock. Great names as usual too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Lovely hens Phil (she says writing through her laughter as Milo dribbles on the duvet cover watching hubby eat his croissant) Windle is my fave despite the silly name! How you and Carys chose i'll never know - there were so many! Glad the into's have gone well! Though i still think Robin and Emanuel would have been better names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Im so sorry to hear about Spot - its always a shock when you lose a good chicken friend. I love the pictures Phil - they remind me of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly but not too sure which is which! Windle looks like she needs a lot of love but if Duracell and Miggins are being good friends then she has it made already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 sorry about spot, your pictures are lovely though, it really looks like those chickens are the best of friends!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbyhouse Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 So sorry to hear about Spot. It's so hard to lose a loved chook. I know what you mean about the 'drop-dead-itis'. Patty died in January, our first loss so we paid £150 for a post mortem to discover that nothing obvious was wrong - apparently they can just switch off! Good luck with your new one! We have just bought 3 Bantams so watch this space! All the best. Sal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Lovely piccies & I love the new names (where DO you get them from?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
