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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: little blue on August 30, 2009, 03:03:56 pm

Title: New girls
Post by: little blue on August 30, 2009, 03:03:56 pm

If anyone's interested... here are the ex-battery girls, after a week with us.
They've settled really well, lots of eggs and even go in at night (even though one insists on sticking her head out just as we're trying to shut the door down!!)


(http://)(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/august/th_006.jpg) (http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/RuthP/august/?action=view&current=006.jpg)

Title: Re: New girls
Post by: Rosemary on August 30, 2009, 04:00:11 pm

Do they have a licence for the tractor?

Title: Re: New girls
Post by: little blue on August 30, 2009, 06:04:14 pm

No they have 'L' Plates!!
Our other hens have a blue one...

Title: Re: New girls
Post by: Roxy on August 30, 2009, 10:35:10 pm

I like it when I get updates on where the battery hens have ended up, and they have a lovely home with you ....even a tractor to ride on!!  In a few weeks, they will look completely different.  A little cider vinegar in their water once a week works wonders on battery hens.

Title: Re: New girls
Post by: sandy on August 31, 2009, 09:25:35 pm

I love the Ex Batts, they all have very different charactors and all can be easily picked up, 2 of mine still have bold bits but are doing very very well, one seems to like the Ducks and follows them everywhere...IF it's nice tomorrow I will take some more photos(http://[IMG]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu232/pryde/017.jpg)[/img]