Monday, 30 November 2009

New chicks on the block

We picked up our new chicks from The Neighbour Gnomes on Saturday afternoon. Popeye had been breeding them the last few months. He worked on a Rhode Island / Isa Brown cross.

Here they are now (enjoying a venison shank bone). They are a few weeks from laying eggs.



We have partitioned the chook shed for the time being. So that the new ones will stay on the right hand side for a few days until they have settled in. Once they are free-ranging as well, we will take the partition down again and they can all mingle freely.
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4 comments:

  1. Kelly1 December 2009 at 8:48 pm

    sweet! good one neighbour gnomes!

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  2. Unknown1 December 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Nice one gnomes. I love chooks! They are the best animals to keep whether it be for eggs or meat.

    Gav

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  3. wendyytb2 December 2009 at 12:55 am

    Oh! I admire you! I wish we could have chickens here...sigh. Maybe I can sneak a few in...

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  4. Pip3 December 2009 at 3:34 pm

    They're a lovely russet colour, was that the beginnings of a crow I heard at the end of the clip? Maybe one is a rooster!!!

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