Come and see my BEAUTIFUL new hens!

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See my lovely new hens here

I got a Bluebelle, and a Silver Link hybrid (which is like an amber star, but a bit bigger and heavier, and a little bit more docile I think). They are SO gorgeous! The bluebelle is called Smokey, and the Silver Link is called Snowdrop.

Dopey my Goldline is coming round to the idea of them - she thoroughly booted them round the run and house on the first day - literally booted them out the door of the house. But they are curled up on the roost together now. No doubt there will be more fireworks in the morning!

Wow - both gorge but Smokey is very special!

Like the new run by the way.

thank you!

they are gorgeous. absolutley lovely. how is dopey now, must be a nice change for her to be top hen.
This time next week

we have 2 like that tortoise.

Our blubelle is called Beyonce because she has abig bum, and teh amber one is Babypeach due to her peach coloured feathers.

I'll try and download some photos of ours later.

ooh theyre lovely!
i want some!!
i have 6 boring looking but v entertaining hens from omlet. now i want pretty ones! and some fertilised eggs to make chicks! yay

Hi,

We too sustained a casualty this week - poor Lulabelle. The advice I've been given is to introduce a new chicken at night when the rest are on their roost (they won't fight then) and then expect it to be picked on for a few days while they establish the pecking order. Apparently, this can be alleviated by introducing a greater number of birds than there are established ones. I'm also buying a couple of 'Foxwatch' deterrents for the garden. Not cheap but cheaper than a new batch of hens! Good luck.

Lovely girls.

I've always stuck mine in at night and left them to it just intervening if it got too vicious.

i like smokey and the fox