Meet Lily, Jem and Mariella! Josh and I went to buy them on Easter Sunday not realising everywhere was shut! How very disappointing. We went back on Bank Holiday Monday and bought Lily a Sussex, Jem a Rhode Rock (she's the darker hen) and Mariella who is disappearing into the house, she's a 'white hen'. They all have different personalities. Lily is the boss; she's a little older than the other two, the pecking order was established immediately! Mariella is next and poor old Jem get pecked by the other two. The wonderful thing was that as soon as Lily got into the pen and had a look around she started scratching and bathing in the dust, the behaviour was instinctive! I spent the first night very worried about a visit from Mr. Fox and stupidly didn't sleep very well, but the girls were fine and chirpy the next morning. We have settled into a routine of feeding, cleaning etc. One day I came home from work and all the girls rushed to tell me that the door to the hut had blown shut and the water had been knocked over (no one owned up) it was hilarious! Luckily I keep a shallow basin of fresh water in the pen for them too so they have plenty of water to drink. I'm still a novice and finding my way; luckily I have Wendy up the road to guide me!
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Here come the girls ....
Meet Lily, Jem and Mariella! Josh and I went to buy them on Easter Sunday not realising everywhere was shut! How very disappointing. We went back on Bank Holiday Monday and bought Lily a Sussex, Jem a Rhode Rock (she's the darker hen) and Mariella who is disappearing into the house, she's a 'white hen'. They all have different personalities. Lily is the boss; she's a little older than the other two, the pecking order was established immediately! Mariella is next and poor old Jem get pecked by the other two. The wonderful thing was that as soon as Lily got into the pen and had a look around she started scratching and bathing in the dust, the behaviour was instinctive! I spent the first night very worried about a visit from Mr. Fox and stupidly didn't sleep very well, but the girls were fine and chirpy the next morning. We have settled into a routine of feeding, cleaning etc. One day I came home from work and all the girls rushed to tell me that the door to the hut had blown shut and the water had been knocked over (no one owned up) it was hilarious! Luckily I keep a shallow basin of fresh water in the pen for them too so they have plenty of water to drink. I'm still a novice and finding my way; luckily I have Wendy up the road to guide me!
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