Posh and Pecks

A friend commented to me after we said we had chickens that they will be good for fresh eggs and two roast dinners. I could see the funny side as he was kidding although we have no intention of eating our hens.
As much as I love to eat chicken I would not consider eating our chickens Posh and Pecks they are not just egg layers they are part of the family
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Posh and Pecks love their afternoon free ranging in the garden as they generally get a handful of meal worms between them.

Although recently, we have decided to reduce their treats for a week to ensure that they eat all of their layers pellets as we have added some Flubenvet which is a game bird and poultry wormer. We have 2 hens and the recommended dosage per hen (per week) after you break down the huge sizes on the label is:

1Kg of feed and a quarter of a teaspoon of Flubenvet…tiny amount!
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What a night!

Everything was peaceful until around 2am when the local foxes started screeching. If you've never heard a fox before they can sound like someone screaming for their life. It really can be piercing.

So there I was, bolt upright now because the sounds were getting closer. The night can play funny tricks on you as well because they sounded like they were in the back garden where the run is.
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It was a pretty eventful day we were out with the chickens Posh and Pecks for almost two hours this afternoon. John hadn’t seen the girls for almost a week and had gone out especially this morning to Pets At Home in search of some chicken food and treats unfortunately Pets At Home had nothing. It’s a shame they hadn’t considered catering for the needs of chickens as a growing number of people today are keeping chickens as pets.
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Posh and Pecks after just three weeks seem to be very friendly Gingernut Rangers, they don’t run away from you when you get close to them, in fact they follow you around the garden watching everything you pick up. They are so inquisitive they seem not to miss a thing.

Posh checking out poop scoop
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Well it’s been just over three weeks since our chickens Posh and Pecks arrived they seem to have settled in very well.

This is also my 23rd chicken blog since launching the website and to celebrate I am treating the girls to weetabix soaked in warm water topped with sweetcorn.

Tucking into weetabix
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I see really nice people posting on forums about how their hens are missing then see them comment that they:

*Only turned their backs for a minute or two or five
*Went inside the house to make a cuppa
*Left the hens free ranging because nothing ever happens
*Don't bother with fox deterrents because it's expensive
*Don't think there are foxes in their area
*Know that there are foxes in their area but don't think they visit their garden
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Well you wouldn’t believe it unless you heard it but its true! Chickens purr…

Whilst out in the garden today brushing away the left over snow from the decking and the patio the chickens Posh and Pecks were free ranging in the garden.

I spent a good two hours in the garden as the sun was shining and it was warmer for a change, although I doubt it’s the end of the wintry spell.

Last leaves
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There was no red carpet treatment for Sharon’s arrival when she came to meet the chickens Posh and Pecks today, although the girls were happy to provide a few welcome parcels (poo) prior to her arrival.

Sharon

It was obvious Sharon was eager to meet the chickens because I wasn’t permitted to open the chicken run door until she was stood outside the run.
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Today we thought we'd just do the usual and treat the hens at around 3:30pm with some mashed cabbage, potatoes and a mix of stuff leftover from yesterday that they left. We usually leave it till later in the day as we want to make sure they eat their fill of pellets to get a balanced diet.

Keeping my beady eye on you!

All was going well until Pecks spotted one of our cats spying at her through the patio door. All this time we've been pretty good at keeping the hens quiet (as if we had any control over that!) and so far, the neighbours haven't noticed that we have hens.

Until today.
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