New Hens

Buttercup, chief Rooster.  

During the winter we had to buy some eggs, and it was noticeable how much better our eggs were. So we decided to boost our flock with a 3 more hens. 

All five feeding together, we are going to keep the new girls segregated for a week whilst they all get used to each other and in case the newbies have any disease   

All five again.  The new ones are a White Star, a Bluebelle and a Ross Lohman.  We had an egg already from the Ross Lohman (we think)

Just the girls. 

Buttercup big boy checking up on me, I think he will enjoy a bigger flock, he has always been a bit hen pecked with the other two with him being still quite a youngster. 

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Bluebelle   lovely hen, but the black feet are wee bit creepy!

All 5 getting to know each other

Odette is a White Star, a classy bird, all of the new hens are hybrids.

Rusty and Bluebelle, Ross Lohman and Bluebelle Hybrids

Big Boy Buttercup...posing for the camera. My old girls have been yakking all afternoon, they are not happy about the invasion of their old home.  They have been having sleep overs with Buttercup in his new home, so for 5 nights out of seven their home was empty.  I think they wanted to keep it as a summer home though, as they went on for hours!