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Post by starlingqueen on Aug 22, 2015 15:09:54 GMT
Finally weighed my chooks. They are 10lb and 10.2lb. Big birds though, not sure how the size compares to Orpingtons. Mine are French Marans.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Aug 22, 2015 15:47:46 GMT
That's interesting, would be good to see how much Shirls's are.. |
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Post by OP on Aug 22, 2015 16:08:31 GMT
Fair old drumsticks running round.  I don't mean it really. Honest. |
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Aug 22, 2015 16:31:18 GMT
Fair old drumsticks running round. I don't mean it really. Honest. Boo! (I'm a vegetarian) |
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Post by Shirls on Aug 23, 2015 6:29:14 GMT
Fair old drumsticks running round. I don't mean it really. Honest.[/quote HOW COULD YOU OP??!!!!! How very dare you!!! |
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Post by Shirls on Aug 23, 2015 6:32:51 GMT
My newbies are: two at 4lb 5oz, and one 4lb 14oz, Bea has gone down to 6lb 1oz now (last week). She does fluctuate as she loses every time she goes broody!! I need to weigh her again as I feel sure she has put on a bit since we had the babies, she tends to hog all the treats so that the babies don't get any. Georgie was over 10lbs before she passed. You haven't mentioned Maple and Daisy starlingqueen, I'm almost scared to ask  are they O.K. and have you weighed them? |
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Post by starlingqueen on Aug 23, 2015 10:23:32 GMT
Maple and Maggie (changed her name as she is top chook and she is a dominant character, so Daisy seemed too "soft")are doing fine. The intros were so easy. Maggie asserted her authority and and Maple was happy to let her. They were sharing the run on the same day we got Maggie. Never had such easy intros before.
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Post by Shirls on Aug 23, 2015 16:31:06 GMT
You are so lucky Wendy, my Bea is really not very 'giving' towards the babies, but she has been broody up until last night so she may be a little more tolerant later. I eagerly await tonights episode of going to bed, all in the same compartment. Phoning up later about two new babies!!!
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Post by starlingqueen on Aug 23, 2015 17:13:36 GMT
You are so lucky Wendy, my Bea is really not very 'giving' towards the babies, but she has been broody up until last night so she may be a little more tolerant later. I eagerly await tonights episode of going to bed, all in the same compartment. Phoning up later about two new babies!!! I think it was so easy because Maple is so submissive and Maggie was with a lot of other hens so she was used to it. We had a few donks on the head while Maggie was setting up the pecking order but Maple didn't contest it so it was all over very quickly. Let us know how the phone call goes. |
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Post by Shirls on Aug 24, 2015 6:37:44 GMT
That was so good of Maple bless her, she has been used to being bullied after all. I hope she is really happy now with her new companion, I'm sure she is.  Successful night here with Bea and the babies sleeping in the same quarters. There was a lot of too'ing and fro'ing but they eventually settled. I closed the door so it was really dark and they soon settled. Good news this morning that they are ALL in the run (as it's raining) so I should be able to close that door, for the first time with them all in together, as I am going out later. Good news with the phone call starlingqueen, I collect two Orpingtons on Wednesday. One Blue and one Black. Names (at the moment) will be Blue: Phoebe, Black: Morgana. Also good news is that because they are a similar age to my babies they can all go in together straight away. She said there may be one or two 'bops' but it shouldn't be much. So exciting, can't wait til Wednesday!! |
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Post by samwiseg on Aug 24, 2015 7:26:29 GMT
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Post by starlingqueen on Aug 24, 2015 10:44:41 GMT
That was so good of Maple bless her, she has been used to being bullied after all. I hope she is really happy now with her new companion, I'm sure she is. Successful night here with Bea and the babies sleeping in the same quarters. There was a lot of too'ing and fro'ing but they eventually settled. I closed the door so it was really dark and they soon settled. Good news this morning that they are ALL in the run (as it's raining) so I should be able to close that door, for the first time with them all in together, as I am going out later. Good news with the phone call starlingqueen, I collect two Orpingtons on Wednesday. One Blue and one Black. Names (at the moment) will be Blue: Phoebe, Black: Morgana. Also good news is that because they are a similar age to my babies they can all go in together straight away. She said there may be one or two 'bops' but it shouldn't be much. So exciting, can't wait til Wednesday!! Ooo, exciting can't wait to see the new girls. Love the names too. Fingers crossed they all settle down nicely for you. |
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are they O.K. and have you weighed them? 
