In the interests of equalizing the male/female ratio here, I have now purchased six pullets (‘teenage’ hens about to lay eggs) and have confined them to the original chook pen where they are adjusting with a mixture of trepidation and delight. Surrounded by peafowl and guinnea fowl – who fly in and out of the pen whenever they feel like it – the six new chooks are experiencing a kind of culture shock I guess. All four roosters are not allowed into the pen yet so they cockadoodledoo outside the pen constantly but they don’t seem particularly amorous, more curious – maybe even alarmed.
One of my BFFs (being acronymically challenged, I didn’t even know what this meant until last week) helped me pick the new chooks up and gave me some chook advice, as she has had chooks for years.
Daffy wants to join the newbies since Dotty, his ‘wife’ seems to have disappeared. I suspect she is sitting on eggs somewhere but have not been able to find her and Daffy quacks all day for her – his loneliness is gutwrenching. I hope she hasn’t been taken by that fox.
So – another new poultry mini-chapter. Let’s hope it all works out because I want eggs again!
jmgoyder 
never found a post about birds so interesting – you obviously love these guys and gals
They are a source of untainted joy!
Wish I lived in the country again. When I stayed in Lochranza in the Isle of Arran in the school holidays with my cousins one of the neighbours kept hens and when you went to the house there were hens running about everywhere.
Did you get my previous idea of using a shower radio to keep the foxes away? I get foxes in my street at night and I am always afraid they attack one of my cats. It does not get dark here in the summer months and the light fades at 11.00pm, but the sky never gets dark so my cats stay out all night. I prefer them in the house, but they have minds of their own!
Waiting to watch Andy Murray in the Wimbledon Men’s Final, the first Scottish finalist at Wimbledon. Saltire (Scottish flag) is hanging from the washing line! C’mon Andy.
Am trying to figure out how to reset the old radio in the old dairy as per your suggestion (well kind of!)
I love your Scottish patriotism – but don’t particulary like tennis – but for your sake I will say ‘go Andy!’ whoever he is – hehe!
What a delightful introduction to your fowl family. 🙂
If you go to any previous posts you will see the rest of the bird ‘gang’ – ha! Irony is that I started this whole bird thing to cheer Anthony up and now he’s not even here -alas.I am going to explore your blog tomorrow – bedtime for me!
Thanks for the tip. I LOVE chickens! That ruckus you hear is me wandering around your place in the night! 🙂
Okay – that’s good to know – I can hear some commotion out there now so I will just assume it’s you!
There’s nothing like your own eggs but keeping hens was a great responsibility. We have to go to the shop these days.
When we get our first dozen eggs I will exchange them for one of Mrs Tootlepedal’s quilts – hehe!
You will have to bring them round in person.
Okay – see you soon!
I love fresh eggs! My BFF and I were just saying yesterday how we missed living in the country because we both had laying hens back then and vegetable gardens and bought fresh milk from a neighbour and all the food just tasted so good!
If you lived closer I could give you both!
My Brother just bought me down 6 gorgeous blue eggs from his country farm tonight and am looking forward to fresh eggs for breakfast tomorrow so I know how you feel about fresh eggs ‘again’.
(my SIL is overseas for 5 weeks so goodness knows who is letting the chooks out in the morning and putting them to sleep at night – hopefully my 15yo neice).
I’ve only just figured out what SIL means – I am so stupid – ha!
Very exciting to have the bird family expand. More photos and dialogue coming up?
Definitely!
should we pray for eggs??????
Not a bad idea!
Oh, how lovely! What a curious time they must have had meeting all their new companions. Ours have all stopped laying so we may have to do the same. Perhaps the old girls will be embarrassed into fessing up some eggs then 😉
The poor things are freezing tonight as it is only 2 degrees here (for us that is very cold and those hens were in a shed before). I don’t think we will be getting eggs any time soon!
Interestingly, our four roosters, after their initial excitement, now seem indifferent – weird!
2 degrees does sound cold. At least the girls will keep their neck feathers for a little longer then 😉
Yes, definitely!