Diary of keeping Hens in the Yorkshire dales

GETTING BIGGER NOW!!

PLASTIC PUT ON TO KEEP THE RAIN OUT

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well been while since wrote on here but due to the hundreds of requests(ok,one) heres some more news on tweety and henrietta

both doing very well,bigger now esp tweety!!!!!and some more feathers at last.

been thinking of getting another one today see if wife agrees!!!!!!

some more pics and film on here too for you to see

they know how to dig now and the garden proves that,they dig for britain see the film

HENS,WELL THEY GOT THROUGH THE STORMS LOTS OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
BEEN TOLD TO BUY SOME PLASTIC SHEET TO COVER TOP OF RUN TO STOP THEM GETTING TO WET OR MUD ALL OVER THEM,BOTH OF WHICH THEY HAVE.
CLEANED THEM OUT TODAY PUT BARK CHIPPINGS DOWN AND SOME CORN AND GRIT.THEY LOVE THE CORN AND WILL FOLLOW YOU AROUND IF YOU HAVE SOME.
THEY WENT IN THE GARDEN TODAY AND SEEMED VERY HAPPY.THE DOG,EDDIE WAS NOT HAPPY AND SAT INDOORS FED UP.
SHOULD BE SOME VIDEO ON HERE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THEY ARE.GETTING BIT MORE FEATHERS NOW,STILL 2 EGGS A DAY.

NEW FEEDER BOX MADE AND ADDED.WENT DOWN VERY WELL EVEN THOUGHT ITS EASIER TO THROW IT ALL OVER THE PLACE
GAVE THEM GOOD CLEAN OUT TODAY.
TWO MORE EGGS TODAY,WIFE IS GOING TO MAKE A CAKE ON SUNDAY,SOON SEE HOW BRIGHT YELLOW IT IS WHEN MADE.

BOTTOMS UP FOR MEAL TIME
BE NICE WHEN FEATHERS GROW BACK ESPECIALLY IN SOME PLACES!

EASY TO SIT ON AS WELL

SOMEONE STILL GOT GREEN EYES,EDDIE CHECKING ALL OK

TWO MORE EGGS TODAY.THEY REALLY LIKE RICE!!!
SOME MORE PICTURES COMING

EGG OMETER NOW AT 7 !!!

OK THINGS HOTTING UP NOW!..................

2 EGGS TODAY I CAN SEE ILL BE ABLE TO RETIRE SOON

TWEETY SEEMS TO GETTING BIGGER ALREADY MORE FEATHERS THAN
HENRIETTA THE SMALLER BALDY ONE.

LOTS OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND THE STRUCTURE SEEMS TO BE HOLDING OUT WELL...HIGH QUALITY PALLETS THATS THE ANSWER.

THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING MORE TAME EVERY DAY

I HOPE EVERYONE AT HEAD OFFICE AT PETS AT HOME...BEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD(RYAN AND HR MADE ME SAY IT)IS HAVING A LOOK !

ANY MORE NICE COMMENTS BE NICE NOT RUDE PLEASE KIDS LIKE TO READ THIS TOO

WELL NOT LOTS OF DRAMA TODAY HAVE GOT MORE EGGS THATS 4 NOW!!!
BOTH GOING TO THE HEN HOUSE AT NIGHT TOGETHER SO THATS BETTER.NOT LEAVING LIGHT ON IN HOUSE AT NIGHT AS SEEMS A BIT LIKE A BATTERY FARM ENVIROMENT.
THINK SOME FEATHERS STARTING TO GROW A LITTLE BIT.

Lots of noise from hen house this morning,hoping Henrietta has finally been copying Tweety.When I get back from work tonight I,ll get update from the boys I,m sure.

At 10:00am we found Henrietta had layed her first egg ,it was a special moment for her.well done Henrietta.Evan Tweety went to have a look.

Well Eddie finally meet the new neighbours!
Eddie is our dog,not to phased by the hens which is a good thing,the hens seem to be the same.No more eggs yet.

Face to face.Who blinked first?

A bit of a tentative dog!