Thanks to Pat for the inspiration on the Blog Title!
So...Day 4 of the initiation of the new girls and I still felt uneasy. Skippy and Ellie were just not adapting very well and Charlene was being very inhospitable. Friends that know Chickens assured me that they would settle down. I had hand fed and watered the new girls for 2 days now fearing that they would starve or thirst to death. Little Ellie makes sounds like a tiny piglet (I know this sounds crazy) and it just broke my heart to see her running towards the waterer with Charlene hot on her little furry feet.
Sunday afternoon we noticed that Ellie had some pecked places around her neck and this REALLY bothered me. I had read that hens will go after blood. This and her pitiful sounds made our decision so much easier. The box was found that she came in and we took her back to Creekridge farms where she was raised. She is so tame she rode the whole way in my lap (with newspaper under her). I feel much better!
Today I am happy to report that Daphne and Skippy are out in the run eating and drinking and blending right in.This just goes to show me that I still have lots to learn about Chickens!
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