Chooks from saturdays rescue

melons · Post by **melons** » 25 Feb 2008, 12:57

Here we go, lovely girls for your enjoyment )t'

Baldies first, they've gone to a heated hen house as they'll be chilly otherwise

she looks smug in her bedroom doesn't she :-D

These girls have gone to Northants.

Richard I'm having the same problems that Dave had, you shrink them down in photobucket & do a preview on DTL, some are big some are small, what are we doing wrong

melons · Post by **melons** » 25 Feb 2008, 12:58

& now they're all fine

I'm even more confused now :oops:

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 25 Feb 2008, 14:44

Well done Mel,

what lovely girlies they are.... (f+

AnnaB · Post by **AnnaB** » 25 Feb 2008, 15:46

Mel
They are so lovely and their combs are so BIG!!!

melons · Post by **melons** » 25 Feb 2008, 16:00

I've just had these sent over to me from my sister, the top one is Linda the hen, she has a really badly deformed beak, but she is top chook in her group & does very well with what she has :-D

She is first out every morning & shoves all the others out of the way for her breakfast, she's very feisty )t'

The other chookie I just wanted her, she's a love, look at her little toes all curled up, bless.

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 25 Feb 2008, 16:03

Ahhh, how delightful!!!

Makes me wanna grizzle though......

chucky egg · Post by **chucky egg** » 25 Feb 2008, 16:38

Me grizzling too. Bless their little cotton socks.
Little curly toes. Made my eyes water so am typing away now to look busy 'til I get my self sorted. (cough).

melons · Post by **melons** » 25 Feb 2008, 16:44

Don't be fooled into thinking they've eaten either with her crop all full like that, it was all just water, they'd been starved for 24 - 36 hours, this is how long that Lisa thought it to be )de:

I tell you it makes me murderous, but what really makes me into a murderess is the fact that little Linda chicken not only has a wonky twisted beak, she's damn well been de-beaked aswell, oh god I'm going into one, best stop :oops:

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 25 Feb 2008, 16:51

...Mels, how do you keep your temper when confronted with the farmer??? Think I'd be doing time by now..... :cry:

melons · Post by **melons** » 25 Feb 2008, 16:54

I don't meet him Ged, I met them outside the carphone warehouse this time, I'd ruin it, they'd never get another hen :cry:

Post by **Richard** » 25 Feb 2008, 17:21

There's some good looking hens there!

The fourth one down has 'Boss' written all over her!!

Good for you, Richard

seahorse · Post by **seahorse** » 25 Feb 2008, 18:43

wow what a rescue :shock:

poor little girls, DEBEAKED???? )cn(

these farmers need debeaking and worse!!!!!now the lovely girls will be spoilt with love not disfigurment (f+

the colonel sends them his best )t(

Post by **Richard** » 25 Feb 2008, 20:31

PS - Don't know why the Photobucket thingy is happening. Maybe just a temporary gremlin?
Will keep my eyes open.

Richard

angela · Post by **angela** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:22

Well done with the rescue. Poor little things.

One of mine (Lucy) has been debeaked and also has a slightly wonky beak. I hope it's not the de beaking that can cause them to go wonky, either the process or how they use them afterwards.

How many hens do you have now Mel?

Angela )t(

melons · Post by **melons** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:41

none were for me :cry: I've still got just the 5 girlies, a friend of mine does the rescue & I take them to other people who ask for hens, so it's a good 2nd best helping other people discover the wonders of ex batts )t'