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Post by Shirls on Jul 7, 2015 14:38:47 GMT
what with one thing and another. What with my card being blocked, my new card arrived so went to get some cash and found a budgie wandering around the car-park, card doesn't work!! So came home and sorted out the lost budgie. Been on the phone to bank half the afternoon - assured card will work tomorrow (yeah right, we shall see). Couldn't access my barclaycard account on-line (haven't been able to for two weeks!!!) so got on to bank again and got that sorted. Managed to stuff down a jacket potato for lunch (was starving by then) and suddenly remembered .....
I AM GOING TO COLLECT THREE 12 WEEK OLD BABY CHICKENS TOMORROW!!! and I hadn't told you all!!!!
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Post by milliej on Jul 7, 2015 15:28:45 GMT
 Not really that funny for you Shirls, sorry but it's the way I read it......busy lady.....3 12 week old chicks oooh looking forward to those pics. 
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Post by OP on Jul 7, 2015 15:57:33 GMT
It never rains but it pours is the saying. I know exactly what you are going through. Different things though.
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Post by Shirls on Jul 7, 2015 16:08:49 GMT
It never rains but it pours is the saying. I know exactly what you are going through. Different things though. Hope they are not too bad for you OP. |
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Post by starlingqueen on Jul 7, 2015 16:18:59 GMT
That's very exciting Shirls. Can't wait to see them. Hope the intros go well. A little tip, have a hose ready to squirt any naughty girls if they get a bit too aggressive.
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Post by Shirls on Jul 7, 2015 16:24:07 GMT
That's very exciting Shirls. Can't wait to see them. Hope the intros go well. A little tip, have a hose ready to squirt any naughty girls if they get a bit too aggressive. I have been told to keep the babies separate from my original two, so I have a separate run and sleeping compartment for them. I have to keep them like this for two weeks, but we will see how it goes. Bea and Georgie can free range round them tho. Then when they are all integrated they have a whole new coop to house all of them in the original, cleaned out run. So it will be a new house to all of them. Watch this space and photo's to follow. |
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Post by samwiseg on Jul 7, 2015 16:28:44 GMT
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Post by starlingqueen on Jul 7, 2015 16:39:17 GMT
They will still be aggressive to the new girls even after 2 weeks. There will be the new pecking order to sort out so the dominant chook will be grabbing combs and bashing the new girls as will the second in command. There could also be some flying kicks in the mix too. Before letting the new girls mix with the old, grease up their combs with vaseline so they can't get a grip.
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Post by starlingqueen on Jul 7, 2015 16:43:15 GMT
Oh, should have said, don't grease their combs on a very hot day as that's how they regulate their temperature.
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Post by birdguhl on Jul 7, 2015 17:22:01 GMT
That's a lot going on, Shirls!
What about the lost budgie tho...?
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Post by birdguhl on Jul 7, 2015 17:57:42 GMT
Ah - just find your other thread and caught up. What a little sweetie! And a lucky one at that. I must keep my eyes open for lost budgies in future!
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Post by suesbird on Jul 7, 2015 19:08:22 GMT
You don't do anything by halves.  New day tomorrow, all will be well. |
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Post by jellybean on Jul 7, 2015 20:01:24 GMT
Good luck tomorrow shirls, we want to hear all about them,
With pictures, of course, :-)
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Post by lemonade on Jul 7, 2015 20:15:38 GMT
Wait a minute... Chooks do flying kicks?!! I can't even picture that! Haha!
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Post by Hezz on Jul 8, 2015 0:52:53 GMT
Hope all goes well, Shirls. |
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Not really that funny for you Shirls, sorry but it's the way I read it......busy lady.....3 12 week old chicks oooh looking forward to those pics. 
