Pekins or Full size?

[frias]

Neighbours one side of me have a restaurant so late nights. Next to them also has a restaurant and when I first told them I was getting hens they said they hoped I wouldn't have a cockerel. Neighbour other side who looks after hens for me is fine but her son has remarked a couple of times about the girls waking him up. (Not at the moment but in the summer they are up early and like to announce the arrival of an egg).

[petal]

Nowt wierder than folk!

[frias]

Lack of available hens has forced me to wait. I rang place I got last couple of girls from and she has only got White or Sussex star at POL. All others are only 8 weeks old. I've let the girls into the fresh pen now which was ready for the newbies. Now I'm thinking perhaps I should have had what was available.

[Flummery]

They will be with you for a long time Frias. Don't compromise. I contacted the breeder I got my girls from 2 years ago. He has only a few ready at the moment but if I wait till the end of the month he's have a bigger choice. I'm going then! (For 3 more!)

[lettucegrow!]

Interested to read that it is possible for slow introduction of smaller breeds to existing flock of larger hens. I really want some silkies and now have available, after very sad sudden death of our lovely lop bunny, a coop within my larger home made run. The plan is to keep three bantam silkie hens in this coop and let them into the garden when I am home for a bit more excersize. I suppose if they could see eachother constantly eventually the novelty of the newbies would wear off. I am in no hurry to introduce new girls as the last attempt was very stressful! The smaller coop would be ok for bantams, one of those all in one run/nest box ones that is far from suitable for hybrids.
Anyone know of bantam silkie breeder in Herts?