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We have been finding eggs around the place from some of them on a regular enough basis sure enough! We did think she was looking lonely after the other one passed, the other one was always livelier and much more willing to come right up to anyone whereas this one always held back more, sat on eggs a few times and reluctantly came over after the other one. So when my mam saw the post about the rescue hens we thought we'd get some to keep her company.
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Nice! It sounds like it is going well, then.We have been finding eggs around the place from some of them on a regular enough basis sure enough! We did think she was looking lonely after the other one passed, the other one was always livelier and much more willing to come right up to anyone whereas this one always held back more, sat on eggs a few times and reluctantly came over after the other one. So when my mam saw the post about the rescue hens we thought we'd get some to keep her company.
At first, she seemed not in the least bit interested but after a few days she was wandering around with them and scratching away (we think showing them foraging) and leading them into the shed at night. She has taken to staying in there with them voluntarily, something she refused to do for years. We think she's taken on a "Mammy" role and she keeps them in line with warning quacks too
Thank you, it's great to see them coming on and getting more and more confident.
So far mostly good, they no longer run away and jump a mile at every movement. Most of them will even feed from a hand when we do it. They are establishing a pecking order which isn't the most fun thing to see as at times it looks like they are bullying one another with pecks and chasing away or pulling feathers. One is looking a bit poorly though so we'll keep an eye on her.
That sounds like a good idea, at the moment they will come to the door looking for some attention and food because they know we have a small food tub inside, from when it was just the duck and we didn't want her feeling lonely. Some of them will almost fall over each other to get at it whereas others will be told off by the higher up chickens and be a bit more cautious.
