Getting some ex bats

[lottiewood]

i will try and get some pics on here, so far this afternoon...one i have named george, cos she's the bravest ventured into the run, i nearly cried when she had her 1st experiance of being outside and pecking at grass, and a hour later picked george and spike up..and let them wander in the garden,it was fantastic to see. george already likes a cuddle and i think spike was quite impressed! Can see myself sitting out in rain tomorrow watching them  ;D

[lottiewood]

[Al37]

Here they are, home safe and free at last ;D ;D ;D
This is the last cage for these ladies if I can help it


most of them went strait to the auto drinker


getting used to their new home

[lottiewood]

Al, your's look very similar to ours,quite good nick for ex batt's, I bet they r from same rescue!?

[Al37]

Hi Lottiewood,
Yes I have to admit I did prepare myself and my six year old daughter for hens a lot more baldy. What I did notice is there is a big difference in the hens weight wise, some are quit plump where two in particular from my fifteen are really skinny.
Mine were via hen rehomers.

[lottiewood]

yes Al so were mine!

[lottiewood]

got 1st egg this morning! Hey Al...does that make us in laws?! lol.....neighbours must think i've lost the plot...i was sitting out wiv them at 8am this mornin...they are so amusing to watch. Already their personalaties are showing, to think if we hadn'd taken them...they would be stock cubes by now....
lottie xx

[lottiewood]

update lol...4 eggs today!

[Al37]

Hi Lottiewood,
I suppose that does make us in-laws, although I have always thought I would make a better outlaw ;D ;D
Been up the allotment all day today with my daughter, what fun we have had.
Kathryn wanted to search for eggs every 15Min's and by 4pm we had a dozen :o one was even in a nest box :D
I have heard though that any eggs in the system would be laid regardless of whats happend to them over the last day or two.
Apparently it takes a few days for any shock to have any effect on laying :-\
I suppose time will tell to be honest I view any eggs as a bonus ;)

[lottiewood]

Yes i've read that too....my grandaughter was here today...and she actually saw one of th chooks lay a egg...she was amazed! Allready redesigning the gdn to help rescue some more!!

[Al37]

Its funny you should say that ;D
I built the enclosed pen as big as I had the materials to do so and it is a good size but at the time I thought 15 hens would be about right but seeing them in there I reckon another ten could go in with ease.
They will only be in there the days I am not at the allotment all day (just now that's 2 days a week)
When I am there all day they have a huge free range area.
I was told hen re homers have another rescue in April :D

[jesssands]

Have you got time for a pic Al? pretty please! x
love to see all the happy hens  ;D

[Al37]

Hi Jessands,
those are my pics further up :)
AL

[lottiewood]

if anyone wants to see pic of my 4 girls...email me and i can send...then maybe someone here will be clever enuff to put them on here?!

[jesssands]

ah sorry Al, I was getting you two with new hens mixed up!  :-[

[Al37]

No probs jessands ;)
Lottiewood I have sent you a PM
Al

[terrier]

Those Ex's look great. Ours were oven ready when I picked them up but one of them even laid an egg in the car on the way home! They certainly seem more friendly than the non ex bats we have. I'm keeping my eye on the BHWT site for the next cull in our area so I can pick up some more.

[manicscousers]

terrier, I received an e mail a few days ago, they've some more girls coming out in April, not sure if it's in your area  ???

[terrier]

terrier, I received an e mail a few days ago, they've some more girls coming out in April, not sure if it's in your area  ???

Nothing for North Wales yet but we got ours towards the end of last year.

[flowerofshona2007]

Soooo excited we get them this Saturday and i hope they love their new home, we have made it as nice as possible for them just have to pick up the ex bat food later this week and we are all set :)

[manicscousers]

what is ex batt food, FOS, we just bought layers pellets and wetted it for a while, giving it dry at the same time, they soon got used to the dry pellets(with scraps, corn, slugs, snails and weeds as a treat, of course)  :)
just checked, terrier, it's for bristol and devon, shouldn't think it'll be long before there are more, though  :)