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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Carl f k on July 17, 2013, 06:37:40 pm

Title: New chooks
Post by: Carl f k on July 17, 2013, 06:37:40 pm

3 cuckoo coachins and a silver hamburg

Title: Re: New chooks
Post by: Daisys Mum on July 17, 2013, 06:47:53 pm

Lovely  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: New chooks
Post by: Carl f k on July 17, 2013, 07:07:38 pm

Thank you , never had them so young when can they join the adults... They will all have a huge shed and outside as I'm moving them to the goat shed as they had to go

Title: Re: New chooks
Post by: zarzar on July 17, 2013, 10:45:06 pm

i got some hamburgs very flighty but our 2 boys lay eggs  :roflanim: they was penned on own to get rid and they started popping eggs out lol

Title: Re: New chooks
Post by: mojocafa on July 18, 2013, 06:15:41 am

I have Cochins too, lovely calm birds, enjoy

Title: Re: New chooks
Post by: Bert on July 18, 2013, 07:03:52 am

Lovely little chooks  :chook:
Looking at the size of them I don't think you will be putting them with the adults for another 3 - 4 weeks at least. Probably longer.

Title: Re: New chooks
Post by: in the hills on July 18, 2013, 12:45:27 pm

It is best to keep them separate until they are virtually at "point of lay" size ..... quite a while yet by the look of them. Then separate the pen so that they can see but not get at each other. They can be wicked with newcomers and these could easily be injured or killed. Need to be big enough to defend themselves and get out of the way.