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  1. ando68

    How long.

    Thanks sweet chickens , I didn't realise they could depart so quick. I'm not looking forward to taking them from her, but like you said ill rest assured they are in a nice new home.
  2. ando68

    How long.

    I'm expecting chicks from a bantam hen I have. She is sitting on approx 10 at the moment. I've promised someone two of them when they arrive. How long should I wait before giving them away. Is there a normal timescale to leave them with their mother before giving any away?
  3. ando68

    Not so sure.

    Thanks chicken canoe, I'm a bit over concerned about her just abandoning the eggs really. Ill have to use a strategy to get the rest of them through the run at dusk tomorrow after she has gone on into her box. Just in case she chooses her pal over her eggs.
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    Not so sure.

    Hi all, I haven't been around here in quite some time. I have 3 Rhode Island reds and a Peking bantam hen and a bantam rooster. The bantam hen starting laying about 6 weeks ago which was fine,, she started to lay under a bush about 2.5 weeks ago and acumakated about 15 eggs then she went in to...
  5. ando68

    Hello from Dublin , Ireland.

    By the way thanks drumstick,, I will check out the egg laying thread. Ando
  6. ando68

    Hello from Dublin , Ireland.

    Hey all, Got my first egg today, not sure from which hen it came though. My 5 year old son was mighty proud to carry it back into the house,.amazing how much joy these birds bring.
  7. ando68

    Hello from Dublin , Ireland.

    Thanks for all the welcomes,, Been reading around the site, great info. Glad I found this place.
  8. ando68

    Hello from Dublin , Ireland.

    Hi, I just got four hens last weekend and I'm am totally new to hen rearing. They are Rhode Island reds & I was told they were two weeks from laying. So far so good, they seem to be settling in nicely. Look forward to getting to know some of ye hen lovers and picking up some useful tips from ye...
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