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Location: Perthshire
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29-07-2013, 10:46 AM
New hens - additions to the menagerie
Some new hens
These are 'point of lay' just 20 weeks old or so. Hopefully in a few weeks they will be contributing to the egg count.
A Bluebell
A Light Sussex Hybrid
This is one our existing 2 year Isa Brown hens. A Battery hen rescue but looking in good condition now. They're all still laying an egg a day despite being past their 'optimum' battery age.
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Location: Lancashire
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29-07-2013, 12:50 PM
we used to have a pen/allotment and had chickens, we also like yourself took on ex-battery chickens, they were great, and it was brilliant to see them running around enjoying doing out doorsey chicken things
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Location: Perthshire
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29-07-2013, 04:35 PM
Originally Posted by tawneywolf 
Love bluebell, is that a type of chicken or is that her name
The kids name them
The grey one (the Bluebell) is called Snowflake and the white one (the light Sussex) is called Twinkle.
The red ex battery chickens are called Ruby, Penelope, Clementine and Nanny Plumb.
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Location: Dogsey and Worcestershire
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29-07-2013, 06:41 PM
I used to have them when I was little and they learnt to crouch and fold their wings for a cuddle When we were on holiday with the children this year the farm in which we stayed had some lovely fowls, I think some of them were Bluebells.
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29-07-2013, 09:37 PM
I like a boiled egg and sometimes scrambled eggs on toast but we give a lot away or I trade for trout with a friend.
Karen does a lot of baking so that accounts for a lot of the eggs.
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30-07-2013, 08:19 AM
Originally Posted by Phil
Some new hens
These are 'point of lay' just 20 weeks old or so. Hopefully in a few weeks they will be contributing to the egg count.
A Bluebell
A Light Sussex Hybrid
This is one our existing 2 year Isa Brown hens. A Battery hen rescue but looking in good condition now. They're all still laying an egg a day despite being past their 'optimum' battery age.
When I was at the convent one of the sisters used to have chickens,but when winter came she used to boil up potatoes with the skins and they used to go mad for it,the noise was surprising Gemini54
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