I am so upset this morning, as have discovered that due to my own stupidity, foxes have had two out of my three chickens. They wouldnt come in, and I meant to go back a bit later on, but totally forgot. Ive never done it before, and our hen house and run is totally fox proof, for a while, couldnt work out how it had got in, till I realised!
I now just have the one girl left, and want to get her some companions, but havent a clue what or where to get any (these were just ordinary brown hens from a farm closure), and how to stop them fighting when I put new ones in.... Im in north northants, and if anyone has any ideas, particularly as to how to introduce new ones, I would be grateful. I dont want the one left to be bullied, or for her to bully any others. How likely is this to happen? I would like good egg layers - these girls laid the most enormous and delicious brown eggs - that are easy to look after.
Grateful for any advice - and believe me, wont be making that mistake again!!
Lynne
I now just have the one girl left, and want to get her some companions, but havent a clue what or where to get any (these were just ordinary brown hens from a farm closure), and how to stop them fighting when I put new ones in.... Im in north northants, and if anyone has any ideas, particularly as to how to introduce new ones, I would be grateful. I dont want the one left to be bullied, or for her to bully any others. How likely is this to happen? I would like good egg layers - these girls laid the most enormous and delicious brown eggs - that are easy to look after.
Grateful for any advice - and believe me, wont be making that mistake again!!
Lynne