Hello, new chook owner and new member!

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Miller

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Hello, new chook owner and new member!
« on: June 26, 2008, 12:42 »
Hi

Just wanted to say a quick hello, I'm new to this forum and to chook keeping.

We picked up 8 pullets on saturday from Grannie Annie - our first foray into the joys of chooks  :D  They are from the batch of Babcocks she has.

5 days later and we love them to bits - they are great characters and will happily hop onto your knee/back/shoulder depending on what you are doing, oh, al help muck the coop out in the mornings  :roll:

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Vember

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Hello, new chook owner and new member!
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2008, 12:47 »
Hello Miller :)

Welcome to the hen house

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Poolfield2

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Hello, new chook owner and new member!
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2008, 13:07 »
Welcome, glad you have bonded with your girls straight away, they are such good company.

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Hello, new chook owner and new member!
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2008, 14:59 »
Hi Miller and welcome.
I too have a babcock and she's definately my favourite, lots of character and first to the back door for treats :D  oh she also chats constantly
Katt

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Miller

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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2008, 15:12 »
Yes ours are very chatty (esp when food about  :lol:  ) , we feel like the pied piper with a line of chooks behind us as we walk past the run.

Our lazy cat has never been outside as much, she now lays on our mounting block watching her hens (can't get in and has never caught anything in her life) and the horses spend half the evening peering at the chooking  :D

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poultrygeist

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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2008, 16:42 »
Hi Miller and welcome.

Just got back from Annie and Brian's with some pellets and a freshly prepared meat chicken.

Glad you're gettign on well. Sounds like you're a natural !  :)

Rob  8)

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Miller

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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2008, 17:04 »
Dunno about that - they seem to like pecking me - well my watch, ring, jeans, trainers etc, etc

Had to ring Annie last night in a panic though as one had been tail pecked by the others abnd had a bleeding bum - she's languishing in the run in a big cage at the mo with food all to herself, hopefully will be ok for her to go back with the others later smeared in vaseline  :wink:  

They also like helping muck out, well shovelling the shavings back where I've moved it to removed the poop!  :lol:

Not quite so messy as the horses though  :shock:

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« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2008, 17:10 »
Big welcome to the forum Miller!!
You sound like an old hand already!!! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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Miller

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Hello, new chook owner and new member!
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2008, 17:17 »
Beginners luck - I'm sure I'll be asking questions soon  :oops:

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poultrygeist

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« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2008, 17:55 »
Anne trains them specially to peck at anything. It's a highly specialized skill !  :wink:

Our Amberlinks used to like pecking at my trousers, boots, hands, ring, etc, etc but now all they do is gaggle round my feet in case I've dropped some food. Especially if I take a spade or fork in !!  :)

Rob

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Hello, new chook owner and new member!
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2008, 18:27 »
Hello and welcome. Eight hens uummmm...............won't be long before you get more this hen keeping is very very addictive!

Enjoy



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