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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Clareg on May 27, 2011, 14:39

Title: New chickens have arrived
Post by: Clareg on May 27, 2011, 14:39

Hi

I collected my 2 new chickens yesterday afternoon  :)

I have named them Matilda (a Brown Nick) and Tallulah (a Blue).

This morning I got my 1st egg - I am sooo pleased :-)

Now just got to continue trying to teach the dogs that the chickens are their friends!!!

:)

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: themagicaltoad1 on May 27, 2011, 17:04

So where are the pictures???

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: Clareg on May 27, 2011, 17:17

Here are the pictures   :D

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: Honeysuckle on May 27, 2011, 18:30

Lovely girlies  :D :D

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: daisy1990 on May 27, 2011, 19:23

they dont look big enough to be laying- beautiful girls

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: bantam novice on May 27, 2011, 21:21

so cute  :)

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: NormandyMary on May 29, 2011, 20:35

Lovely girls, and from what I can make out, they are living in 5* luxury accommodation. Any chance of a piccie of your hen house please?

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: JaK on May 29, 2011, 20:38

They are very sweet, how old are they?

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: bramford on May 30, 2011, 08:28

They look lovely, as far as the dogs go just introduce them a little bit at a time and in the end the dogs wont even give them a second look, this worked for me  :) 

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: Clareg on May 31, 2011, 06:57

Thanks. I will take a picture of the hen house today (now that it is not raining outside!). They are both 19 weeks old.   As for the dogs, I am completely surprised... One of them isn't very keen on the chickens and pretty much keeps his distance and the other one is absolutely fascinated with them and just stands with his nose pressed against the cage staring in! He's had a peck on the nose through the wire but it hasn't upset him. The birds generally just ignore him - phew!!

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: Clareg on May 31, 2011, 09:46

Here is a picture of the hen house with Eddie, the Jack Russel who is fascinated by the hens :)

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: Clareg on May 31, 2011, 09:47

And also a picture of the run that my husband built this weekend which (once treated) will attach to the hen house to increase their play area  :)

Title: Re: New chickens have arrived
Post by: bantam novice on May 31, 2011, 10:40

lucky hens!  Your JRT seems fascinated, like mine.  A few weeks ago my JRT, Sparky, went down to the vegetable plot where the hens are.  One of the hens had escaped out of the enclosure and was happily demolishing the new shoots and Sparky just ingored her.  I was amazed!   Now the new chicks have arrived he will stand for ages gazing at them!