Hello from sunny Devon, England.

Hi all, glad I found this forum.

I have 3X Nine week old white hens, I am pretty sure they are hens, but not sure of the exact breed. We got them when they where 5 week old and I thought they where bantams. They have a coupe but its too small for them,so they don't use it. I have completely covered one end of their run with a tarp, and they just seem to huddle together, just under it at night, they are on my patio at the moment, on saw dust, with some hay under the tarp.

I have been buying chick crumb in 5KG sacks, which stated, they should be kept on until they where 10 weeks old. I ran out this week so bought a 2KG pack which stated, they should be kept on until they where 8 weeks old. I panicked a bit a and bought 2KG of layers pellets. I am now giving them a mix of both for this last week

They have been treated for mites and seem to be very happy, I am also getting a bigger coupe next week, they are in my rabbit run at the moment but I have nearly finished a slightly bigger run for them and they are being relocated to the back of my garden when their new coupe arrives

There is nothing else I can really say about them at the moment except that I am completely new to keeping chickens but enjoying it so far.

 

Thank you

from what I have written do you think I am feeding them properley, I am going out today to see if I can get them some growers feed but dont remember seeing it anywhere