New birds are here... pics added

Doug The Chickenman · Post by **Doug The Chickenman** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:48 am

Well done,
Now just treat them like your normal spoiled chickens and all will be back to normal.
They will be better treated and able to rebound from this.

Bayvistafarm · Post by **Bayvistafarm** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:57 am

Before and after pics!? Thanks for rescuing the poor girls.

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:49 am

Thats sooo cool that you took them on...I know a few folks that would have turned around and said no thanks...this gives both the old guy and the birds a much needed reprieve from life's stresses...very cool..yup, very very cool

Rhonda · Post by **Rhonda** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:04 am

Thanks everyone for your support.I should have known my enabler friends would get it and not call me an idiot! Even hubby who usually just tolerates my bird thing has been really good . He went out on his own last night and added an extra bat of insulation to the hen house where the squirrels had pulled it out.
So they all survived the night and I got one egg so far this morning.They all slept on the floor last night, hope they figure out the roost thing today.I hate how terrified they are of me my old chickens used to meet me at the door and one used to land on my head when I bent over.These guys flatten themselves against the wall whenever I come in . Hopefully this will pass when they figure out I am the source of food. Right now I am just slipping in and filling food and water and not pushing them.
I will try to get pictures. I was too embarrassed by them yesterday but will suck it up.
Thanks again for the love!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:18 am

I think you did an amazing job by taking them in!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:07 am

I am looking forward to hearing how they adjust.
They will eventually figure out you are the nice person who brings goodies, research has been done on the fact chickens recognize people who are "friends", unless of course you wear a new hat, then all bets are off.

It's going to be interesting to see how long it takes for them to figure out roosts and all the other comforts (like space) they weren't accustomed to.

WaupoosCowgirl · Post by **WaupoosCowgirl** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:13 am

Grand move, well played!

chicken · Post by **chicken** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:14 am

Congrats on your new birds. Go with your gut I always say and to heck with what anyone thinks. What kind of chickens are they? How old? Any pictures yet?

baronrenfrew · Post by **baronrenfrew** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:44 pm

I tip my hat to you Rhonda. My neighbour talked to me last fall and wanted to buy laying hens from me. Then I saw how he kept his birds. A tiny room, the size of a CDN tire toolshed, one light bulb, no window... it felt like a dungeon. I wanted to give him a lecture, that birds should get some sunlight and grass and a dustbath, if there's any reasonable way to do it. A little respect for the animals that give their lives for us, but the best I could do is say that the breed I had are too aggressive for these tight conditions. And to think he's got 300 acres and the house is far from the road, more than suitable to free range or at least a decent run.

baronrenfrew · Post by **baronrenfrew** » Tue Feb 16, 2016 2:01 pm

Its hard to make laws saying how animals should be treated. They are often enforced in extreme ways. Some things work better in theory than in practice.