Poppy 2, Pansy and Bluebell

Three new 'ladies' were collected on Saturday and are settling into their new home with minimum fuss. Apart from some chasing around the coop, it's all going smoothly.
I'm mesmerised by the 8 of them, each with their own personalities and quirks. It was so funny seeing all the ruffled feathers as the new ladies were added on Saturday morning, two of the quietest of the original five suddenly sprung to life to show their disgust and show the three 'newbies' exactly where there place in the pecking order was.
So far the transition has been injury free and long may that continue....now, if we could just get some eggs from these girls, everything would be just perfect!

The Ladies are doing well

Bar the loss of Poppy Devine on Monday, the Ladies are doing well and eggs are due any day now from Rose and Violet who seem to have had a growth spurt and are more developed than the others.
On Saturday we are off to collect another Nera to replace Poppy(irreplaceable as she is) and 2 more for the brood....I might be addicted!

Poppy Devine

The past few days with our new 'brood' have been a delight and a saga in equal measures, the Ladies are all doing well and growing daily. We should be getting eggs soon.
Last Thursday night Brad phoned on my way home to say our favourite little lady Poppy was seriously ill and wasn't sure what to do. We decided we had to get her to a vet and at least try save her.
We never did find out what was wrong with her, googling the symptoms Brad thought it might be a head trauma and it was suggested that she be fed vitamins E and B and Selenium, we moved her into a make shift coop in the bedroom and so began the bedside vigil, Brad shouldering most of the responsibility as he is, luckily, at home full time at the moment.
We must have done something right, as Poppy made a tentative return to the others and looks to be well on her way to a complete recovery!
Delighted? Just a little! Haha