Re: no more chickens for me :-(

teapot <lisacole1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi teapot,


> I am giving my 2 ladies to a friend with much more space than my back
> garden. Firstly, they will have more space to bok around, secondly when
> one dies I will not be in a panic to find a companion for the other as
> my friend already has a dozen hens. The only worry is that they might
> not get on but I will keep my coop for a month in case.

They're two, I bet after a couple of days they'll be just fine!


> I am very sad to see them go but I want to reclaim the garden, have
> some of that green stuff back in it and even some of those flower
> things. I want to garden with my toddler and I want to be able to leave
> the back door open without a chicken coming in.
>
> I have to drive them 200 miles, would they be happier in a dark box or
> a wire cat cage? I will do water stops.

Dark box with holes for ventilation. If you put quarters of a nice juicy
apple into the box with them, they'll have something to eat and drink,
sort of. I always do that when we go to poultry shows, and they don't
need water stops then. The last show we went was 500 km away, now what
would that be in miles... a fair distance, anyway

>
> Ahh the ladies, it's a sad day.
>
> teapot

You're brave. Butto me it sounds like the right decision for you at the
moment. I have given up gardening years ago - I have to decide what to
spend my little free time on, and I chose chickens. With a little child,
there's only so much time left and if your choice is gardening now, well
that's fine.

I think your ladies will be happy to live in a larger garden with more
hens (perhaps even a rooster?).

I only hope you'll stick around and join us from time to time - it's
just as bad to lose an old s-a-p friend, you know!

so, speak to you soon

Nuele (D)

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