Oh wow I totally forgot all about this thread. Cookie is doing very well now and is all grown up. She is laying well (apart from having gone broody at the moment which is a nightmare). She also has a sister called Julia who is a light Sussex.
They are both adorable and get on well :)
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We've had 2 chickens since last year and this is my first time dealing with a worrying situation so please forgive my ignorance.
We have an 8 month old Buff Orpington. She has been broody for about 2 days now. As this is my first time experiencing a broody hen I have been unsure on...
Cookie spending time with Mum... Her favourite place seems to be on my chest where she can see what’s going on. She seems to be cheeping constantly at the moment and stops as soon as I pick her up. I’m guessing she wants lots of love. I don’t mind of course :)
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I wanted a space to document our new chick’s journey :)
We’ve recently adopted Cookie. She’s currently 12 days old. We aren’t sure of her breed. We are pretty sure of her sex (we hope).
It’s a weird story on how we adopted Cookie...
We live in a tiny village and our neighbours have...
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I got her from our local farm. They had loads of different breeds running about and the farmer said they couldn’t be sure what her breed is.