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Lisa
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Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks
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| Nisi wrote: | | ....It is very nice to see the remaining three looking so calm and relaxed.... |
Yep! Had that experience. When I had Lara put to sleep recently due to ill health even my OH commented on how calm the remaining chooks now were...  |
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Aussie Chick
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes/ Brisbane
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| it has to be worth a try with the cockerel, especially if that means your Bully goes away for a little while. Your three girls will have their own space and when you reintroduce her she will be the new one! |
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Nisi
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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Location: Yorkshire
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Just an update.
I returned Doris the bully to the suppliers and brought home a big Buttercup ! I had her in a cat carrier and put it in the run with the 'old girls' they pecked away at it and tried to intimidate her. I took her out of it for a short period of supervised bonding ! The formally quiet little mouse of a hen (Maud) suddenly became Attila the Hen ! I took the new one (Beatrice) down to the summerhouse overnight and then in the morning put her back in the basket in the run. After she had been with us 24 hours I put her in with the others and Attila continued to chase her but she was suitably subservient. I waited to see what would happen at bedtime and it was hilarious. Attila did her best to stop Beatrice going in the house and after a bit of argy bargy Attila fell off the ramp and Beatrice went in ! They all seem to be getting on fine now and I am getting 3 eggs everyday. Just one more to start laying now. |
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debcat
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: Isle of Lewis
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Hi,
Glad you managed to get things sorted out  |
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thewinkingtiger
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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Location: East Yorkshire, UK
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Hey Nisi!!!
So glad to hear that things have turned out well!
Congratulations
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summayah
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
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Location: luton
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| well done with your new chicken, do you have a pic of her? |
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Deb_Moderator
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| Glad to hear that the family is all nice and happy now! |
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Nisi
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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Location: Yorkshire
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:42 am Post subject: |
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I can't send a pic yet as my son has borrowed my digital camera, but I can tell you she's a big girl and is very noisy !  |
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Lisa
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| Glad to hear you were able to exchange her and all is much calmer in the chicken house now |
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NannyP
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Location: 86310 Nr St Savin
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