Three more waifs.........

[Snadger]

Was just about to leave allotment last night when I wa collared by another allotment holder asking if I wanted another three chickens.
He explained that I was his last chance after asking all over and he was going to neck them if I didn't take them.
I agreed to take them without seeing them. They are reminicent of chooks from the battery and are quite devoid of feathers (suspect mite problem also)
Anyway added them to one of my small flocks with a cockerel in it. I've always found that a cockerel will take command and stop any bickering. Cockerel attacked me as I was putting them into run so I thought "Thats good he's looking after them already"

Stopped with them for about an hour and he seemed to have stamped his authority on precedings giving chooks a peck if they started fighting and standing in between them acting as referee!.

Tomorrow they get wormed and covered with diatomacious earth!

[Suechooks]

I got three evictees a few weeks ago. Take care they don't give your others anything - one of them hasn't stoped sneezing since she came! The others are ok and at least 2 are laying but have had to keep them in their own coop and run.

[Glutton4...]

Good old Uncle Snadge - always a sucker for a sob story! LOL

[mr darcy]

talking of feathers my Buffy only just re-feathering after parasite attack, can't count the amount of powdering have done and house too!

[Snadger]

Good old Uncle Snadge - always a sucker for a sob story! LOL

I think the rest of the allotment holders call me 'Chicken George' behind my back!

[Glutton4...]

I think the rest of the allotment holders call me 'Chicken George' behind my back!

That's much more polite than what they call you on here!

[Snadger]

That's much more polite than what they call you on here!

You've broken my heart!

[polo]

Good on ya. Glad i'm not the only sucker for waifs and strays.

[Flummery]

Ah, you soft-hearted thing!

[Liza]

Well done Snadge, your a star. Bet even if you had seen them first you would still have taken them on.

[Jeanied]

How are they doing, Snadger?

[Snadger]

How are they doing, Snadger?

Quite well Jeanied. The LS cockerel is ruling the roost. One of them laid an egg today.
The three are keeping together in a mini flock and I have been feeding them seperately with treats and greens at the opposite end of the run to tuthers.

[Jeanied]

And where are our photos I ask?
We saw the dog last winter up to his armpits in 8" of snow last winter - so where are the chookies?