chooks arrived

[happy place]

the chooks arrived on sunday
monday morning we were greeted with 2 eggs and one chook not looking so good tried to encourage her to eat and drink and by evening she looked a little brigter but alas she didnt survive the night .still tues days total for eggs was 8 so things are looking good but have realised fencing in garden isn't as suitable as i thought
one question do they need to be left with food and water over night idont think so but beloved has put doubts in my mind .
still theres nothing more relaxing and stress busting than sitting by chooks and hereing them greet you

[Jandra]

Great! Though sorry to hear about the one chook that died.
Yes, lovely sound they make. They can be really agitated, but also very contented when scratching around for goodies.

Jandra

[becks77]

Sorry to hear about the loss of chuckie, but glad the rest are good.
I don't leave food and water for mine as I was told it could encourage the rats so I clear all food debris every night
Best of luck

[Thomzo]

That's great. Glad the chooks have settled in. The one is a shame but, unforuatnely, often happens.

The food I put down for my chooks doesn't last till night time. I do leave water for them in case I don't get up early enough. They do get quite stressed if they can't get enough water and it won't attract vermin.

Enjoy.

Zoe

[Millymollymandy]

I always leave food and water for mine and they're already munching from the hopper when I go out to let them out which is soon after dawn. Chickens drink a lot of water and I wouldn't like to think of them left without in case there was ever an emergency and we couldn't get to them.