So, after loosing Mabel we thought we would leave it a while and see how we go with the remaining 3 (who seem to be coping fine). However when putting them to bed the other night, we noticed them all bundled up together in one corner of the coop with a lot of room to spare and have realised that come winter when its a lot colder, they may struggle to keep warm, so we may have to add some more sooner.
As we have to add a minimum of 2 birds at a time, we thought we may aswell do it sooner than later, so have started looking at potential new breeds to add. The main determinant being that they lay different colour eggs! We like that we can currently tell who's laying what, as it allows us to keep an eye on the individual birds, plus Emma's nephew and niece like the different colours.
As a blue egg has been requested, Emma is looking into breeds that can provide one of those! We are currently considering a Fenton blue (for blue/green eggs) and a cherry maran (for very dark brown eggs). We are hoping to go see some on Thursday (when Joe is off) so will update then! Emma is tempted to add a 6th chicken, then we can have 6 eggs a day (not that we use that many) - as "its an equal number". She's nuts that one!
Other than that things seem to be ticking along! The girls are very noisy when they know someone is in the house and they want to come out of the run - its almost like Myrtle is shouting at us to remind us she's there and can she free range please! Once in the garden they are very quiet, apart from the odd time when they peck the glass in the door asking for treats! And should they see you in the living room they come running to see if they can have something! We now have to keep the back door shut when they are free ranging as they just keep coming into the house and tormenting the dog!
They had another treat again today - crickets! Emma bought a tub when getting some locusts for the chameleon (we should have shares in a livefood company!!). They were literally tipped in the middle of the run and the girls went NUTS! It keeps them active chasing them, and they seem to love them too. Definitely more of a live food eater than pellets (if they get the chance!).
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