Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Just picked up two new chickens. A 10 week old Sebright and an 11 week old Barnevelder. The Sebright is so tiny, she managed to squeeze through the run wire within 30 min and was in with the big ones and then out in the garden! Managed to scoop her up again and now fortified their part of the run with small gauge bird wire. She is a little cheeky hen! The barnevelder has some wonky toes, but has done well up till now, so figured she’ll be fine. Both are silver laced. No great photos yet, but they have retreated in their little rabbit hutch for now and have had a good little feed drink. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Pretty girls! Is that 5 you have now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Yes 5! Although my mom was tempting me to 6... I somehow resisted temptation! 🤷🏼♀️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cat tails said: Yes 5! Although my mom was tempting me to 6... I somehow resisted temptation! 🤷🏼♀️ Who said 'I can resist everything except temptation'? Sounds like Oscar Wilde? Mind you, I don't think he kept chickens. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 What lovely girls - I’m so jealous of your Barnevelder - looking forward to seeing more photo’s 🥰 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 They are still VERY scared of everything. And little houdini is just so tiny, she can squeeze through just about every gap... They ventured of their little hutch at dusk and then decided that the hutch wasn’t bed and went looking for bed everywhere... little barnevelder even tried flying up the run sides... Hope a good sleep might settle them down a bit for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Awww, those are so sweet and I think, just what you wanted. They do look small in their bunny house 😊 I love the patterns on their feathers. Can't wait to see some more pictures when they are brave enough to potter around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Get a Sebright they said... it will be fun they said.... 😂 I figured I had some old netting lying around and attached to the rest of the run. Really need the little houdini to grow FAST! 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 She will 😊 What have you called your other one ? I can't seem to spot it - probably because I am using my new craft glasses to help me see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Not fixed on names yet, and houdini won’t stay houdini! Thinking of Mus for the tiny Sebright. Mus is the Dutch name for a sparrow. Mus is the white blob on the left with her head poked out. The grey/ black blob on the right is the Barnevelder. Maybe Selma for the little Barnevelder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, Cat tails said: Get a Sebright they said... it will be fun they said.... 😂 To be fair CT I think what they actually say is, Sebrights are very small and very good at flying so they’re not suitable for a first chicken and think carefully about your enclosure 🤣 Hopefully though she will get big enough to not be able to escape any more! I wanted gold sebrights as my first chickens but (probably fortunately) I ended up with Wyandottes instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 45 minutes ago, Cat tails said: Mus is the Dutch name for a sparrow. Funny that because my Peggy reminds me very much of a sparrow. She tweets just like one and is still very small, like a sparrow. 47 minutes ago, Cat tails said: Not fixed on names yet, That'll be why my glasses aren't helping then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, mullethunter said: To be fair CT I think what they actually say is, Sebrights are very small and very good at flying so they’re not suitable for a first chicken and think carefully about your enclosure 🤣 Hopefully though she will get big enough to not be able to escape any more! I wanted gold sebrights as my first chickens but (probably fortunately) I ended up with Wyandottes instead. The guy was trying to sell me either a wyandotte, cochin or bielenfelder, but don’t want anymore big broody fluffbuts. And the Bielenfelders were partridge and have bad experience with anything partridge coloured. Oh well, we’ll get there in the end! She is supposed to be the size of a Dutch bantam, and neither Merel or tiny Leentje was ever able to get through the bars. Itty bitty houdini is only 200 grams, so she should bulk up a bit! 2 minutes ago, Luvachicken said: Funny that because my Peggy reminds me very much of a sparrow. She tweets just like one and is still very small, like a sparrow. Yes itty bitty houdini tweets a lot too. Very cute! But she does have a good pair of tiny lungs on her! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Cat tails said: Itty bitty houdini is only 200 grams, so she should bulk up a bit! Peggy is only 270g. Such a tiny thing compared to my Nellie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 Just now, Luvachicken said: Peggy is only 270g. Such a tiny thing compared to my Nellie. Tiny chicken, tiny vocal cords! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I love the pretty patterns on their feathers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Little Houdini is tweeting non stop, even when eating and preening! Also tries to get under the little barnevelder. They do potter around quite happily, have a feed, a drink and a preen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 So cute 😊 Can they see the others ? What do they think of each other ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 The others can see them and are less than bothered. Even when little Houdini shot through the wire yesterday into their run, they just went about their business. If she wasn’t so tiny, I might have hazarded putting them together. They do still have issues with bed time. Was home just before dark and they were squawking around trying to crawl under each other. Did even put a torch in their little hutch, but ended up putting them into it myself. This was during the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Great choice of breeds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Such pretty girls 😊 It won't take long for them to get used to things - they have a teacher for their mum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 I gave Merel some visitation rights to the babies today. She was really quiet and deliberate in her movement with the chicks. But mostly pottered around a bit and found all treats. Put Truus in as well, but she is more like a bull in a china shop... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 They make Merel and Truus look huge! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Well Truus is quite a chonky bantam. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 They look very happy together. You have been braver than me, mine are still separated by the wire and still haven't moved outside permanently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
