use the other one till the new hens were ready to be integrated with the original ones.
........ Thank goodness Hubby doesn't use the computer!
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Food, bedding, drinkers, feeders bought. Dog sitter arranged,house tidied and flowers, cake and wine bought for dog sitter. Dog cage adapted for chooks, and spare boxes, just in case, full tank of petrol. I think that,s it.
Just got to get the last sleep.
The weather wasn't too hot but thank goodness for the air con in the car. Beenie is the best feathered and seems to be the lookout, getting a wee bit anxious if the dogs get too close. (Hens in run, dogs on lead) but she is settling. Babs is a bit less feathered than Beenie and seems to be quieter, she just minds her own business. Bella is really quite baldy and red on her tummy, backside, neck and wings, in fact most of her!.
Saying that she is pretty fiesty, pecking at the man at the rescue centre when he tried to catch her and me when I took her from the carrying cage to put her in the run. She also felt really skinny and her breastbone stuck out like a sharp stick. All girls are happily stuffing their faces and seem to be drinking plenty and just scratching about in their run. None of them have tried to go up the ramp to the coop yet. I have scattered food all the way up it and into the coop. No takers yet. I will just let them sort themselves out for another couple of hours then have to find a way to get them into it. It's going to be too cold for them in the run overnight, them having not many feathers. I'll let you know how I get on.
Great to have you with us!! I waited till they were totally settled in the coop. Then went out and closed the door. Night night girls.
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