Lets see how many chooks we have.......

[MaureenHall]

Sorry to hear that Mo. I think it's 1863 now.

Can't have had my counting head on sorry

[its hilly]

Time to add my latest hatches
Pair Silver Sussex = 1865
White silkie bantam = 1866
2x Hilly hybrid = 1868
Black plymouth rock x barred wyandotte banty = 1869
And finally 7 Cream legbar = 1876

not adding Nick in till I know if he'll recover from his neck troubles.

[SueDuma]

New chickens - New chicken owner!

Hi everyone, thanks to you all for the useful info. on keeping chickens. We have been following your blogs for some weeks whilst planning our chicken run and all the extras. They arrived today ! 2 Miss Pepperpots and 2 Gingernut Rangers + their Eglu cube. I've got nothing else done today,
had some fun trying to get them into the hutch, hopefully they will soon learn to go up to bed as night falls! Love the gentle sounds they make, they fuss whilst you try to catch them, but are calm and quiet once held. They look nice and healthy and clean, I'll try and get some pictures up on here in the next day or so.

So far..1880

[Glutton4...]

Down to 1878, I'm afraid.

One of my ex-Free Rangers that I got at Christmas 2008 had been off colour for a few days. She would have been around three years old by now, I guess, and had sixteen months of 'proper' free-ranging freedom, which she thoroughly enjoyed. Yesterday one of the large Girls I got last summer from a neighbour, was also under the weather. She could walk, but kept just sitting down most of the day. She didn't even get up when I went in with their afternoon corn.

Mr. G. kindly despatched both this morning, as they were lying together in the coop, propping each other up, with the others looking concerned. Nasty job, but kinder than watching them suffer.

RIP Laydees.

[tomgood99]

Sorry to hear your news Glutton, I sadly know the feeling
Anyway on a positive note we have three more to add;
Henrietta, speckled 2 years old - 1879
Gwendolyn, goldline 23 weeks old - 1880
Delia, silver link 23 weeks old - 1881!

[Nicos]

OK- I'll add my two latest Marans chooks- looks like the chick with the hernia is going to make it ( fingers crossed)

1883

[HayleyB]

Minus one, our oldest ex batt Lizzie died today, she was down and then perked up yesterday found dead this morning.
1882
Plus.........



3 hatchlings so far, (a fourth had a prolapse) Cookie sitting tight on the babies and the other 7 eggs (one egg broke a week or so back)

Fingers crossed we get a couple more... All seem to be girls though... Phew
1885

[petal]

1885 plus buff orpington baby(fuffy fing..) white pekin, 2 splash pekin and 2 gold silkie fluff balls! = 1891

[mr darcy]

come on girls! nine more to go! quick someone, buy some more!!

[zanush]

1891 - plus my 7 (3 ex batts, 2 Silver Link, 2 Bluebells)

New total: 1898

[petal]

1898 plus 1 that I didn't think would make it - a little buff orpington called lucky. = 1899!!!!

[HayleyB]

Two more hatched (total 5) sooooooo.....

1901...........

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[CaroltheCarrot]

add my four 1905

[Glutton4...]

Two more hatched (total 5) sooooooo.....

1901...........

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Piccies, Hayley, piccies!???

NOW!

[Ilikepumpkins]

1905 + 2 = 1907