urgent advice - CHICKENS from school???

[teagg]

PS
funny you should mention greyhounds... one of my sisters has adopted an ex-racing greyhound...

not sure she'll be getting any eggs though....

(but then again she has neither a thermomix nor the size of my hips).......

 

[Brumington]

In my honest opinion DON'T! We did just that...adopted a couple of babies. We weren't ready for them and they grew quickly....into roosters!!! It did spur us on to building a coop quicker than we would have done before but by the time it was built we realised our dream of fresh eggs was kind of smashed!!! So our roosters found a new home next door and we went and bought three point of lay hens. Within a month they were laying. With the really young chickens it'll be months before you get eggs, if you're lucky enough to get hens!

[teagg]

AH!!!
good point....
I've a husband... that often strikes me as being more than sufficient males in the house....

but I could be marginally biased... not being one myself
G

[EmeraldSue]

 Gillian, I,m loving your saga with the chickens. Can't wait to hear how it ends

[Cornish Cream]

Gillian, I,m loving your saga with the chickens. Can't wait to hear how it ends

Me too Sue

[obbie]

If you get roosters, you can give them away.
if you get hens, great you get eggs, and so fresh like us.

we ended up buying 6 point of lay hens too.

[Aussie Brenda]

Ha Ha great saga,   Mich I have an adopted Greyhound she is so loving, they are real couch potatoes, just a walk or a few throw's of a ball if you can get one to chase it, Rosie is my third and only one to chase a ball.  It is like they absolutely adore you for saving them and giving them love.

[snappy]

Do it Mich!  We have had our adopted greyhound for only 6 weeks and she is a much much loved family member already.  They generally have beautiful manners and are very calm and graceful.  Pepper only finished up racing in February this year!

PM if you want to know the rescue group we used - they have kennels in Richmond/Windsor and have so many beautiful greyhounds looking for homes.

[obbie]

what happened to the Chickens

[Lovely-lindaloo]

Yes, what happened,  feel like I just read a real cliff hanger only to be left wondering LOL. 

[obbie]

Did you get them..

[mrsb]

I'm wondering what happened. Our prep teacher at school has eggs in the incubator at the moment and I'm wondering if we should keep a few. Husband will have to make a chookhouse though...

[goldfish]

I believe the decision was to leave it to the spring and perhaps get point of lays - long story . .

If anyone is thinking of adopting very young chicks, I put together some information  for the school I adopted mine from so that parents who were thinking about taking chicks could see the care that's needed.

 I'd be more than happy to forward it to anyone who'd like to take a look.  Just PM me your email address . . . .  

[goldfish]

Well.. Unfortunately, at least one of the 6 chicks I brought home from a preschool hatching project has turned out to be of the male persuasion  Council regulations are very strict so he has found a new home on a property on the central coast. I  must admit I'll be sad to see him go but there's no choice...

That's Roger the Rooster in the middle....

This is Roger  enjoying time on his perch

I was looking at two sites simultaneously this morning when I noticed the irony in their titles ... *sigh*  )

[Cornish Cream]

May Roger "live long and prosper"    and not turn into "Butter Chicken"