- May 21, 2013
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Hey everyone,
I posted a couple of times in the newbie forum earlier this week, and figured it was time to graduate! I wanted to share with you my chicken story.
At the weekend a friend of mine got 5 chickens. 4 of these had been raised together and the 5th came from a large flock where she was being bullied. Sadly, this submissive chicken got a bit of a beating in her new flock too, so my poor, panicked friend started desperately ringing around to find a new home for this hen. I can't say I was planning n having chickens any time soon, but nor had I ruled the idea out and seeing this poor girl, I had to take her.
So Mabel (who we think is an Australorp) came to live with us. But Mabel looked lonely. I came on here asking if chickens can live a lonely life or if they need companionship - the answer was a unanimous "get her a friend". So I started an Internet search for a local lone chicken. Not as easy as I thought it would be- lots of roosters and cockerels but few chickens. One breeder I contacted said he had a couple of mottled javas, but really I only wanted one. When I called him the next day, he told me he actually had a young Delaware who he couldn't show. I'll take her, I said, so early Friday morning I headed off to collect Molly. We now have two chickens that couldn't be happier. They snuggle up together and get fed copious amounts of worms that my kids dig up!
I can't seem to add photos using my iPad, but you my avatar is a pic of both my girls sharing an apple.
Thanks for reading.
I posted a couple of times in the newbie forum earlier this week, and figured it was time to graduate! I wanted to share with you my chicken story.
At the weekend a friend of mine got 5 chickens. 4 of these had been raised together and the 5th came from a large flock where she was being bullied. Sadly, this submissive chicken got a bit of a beating in her new flock too, so my poor, panicked friend started desperately ringing around to find a new home for this hen. I can't say I was planning n having chickens any time soon, but nor had I ruled the idea out and seeing this poor girl, I had to take her.
So Mabel (who we think is an Australorp) came to live with us. But Mabel looked lonely. I came on here asking if chickens can live a lonely life or if they need companionship - the answer was a unanimous "get her a friend". So I started an Internet search for a local lone chicken. Not as easy as I thought it would be- lots of roosters and cockerels but few chickens. One breeder I contacted said he had a couple of mottled javas, but really I only wanted one. When I called him the next day, he told me he actually had a young Delaware who he couldn't show. I'll take her, I said, so early Friday morning I headed off to collect Molly. We now have two chickens that couldn't be happier. They snuggle up together and get fed copious amounts of worms that my kids dig up!
I can't seem to add photos using my iPad, but you my avatar is a pic of both my girls sharing an apple.
Thanks for reading.
