New girls...they settled in immediately to their new home & began foraging.
Our new hens are a cross breed developed for commercial egg laying, from a number of good laying types, such as Isa Browns, Leghorns and Australorps. So we have 2 red/brown (Rusty & Freckles), 2 white (Lucille & Harriette) and 2 black (Nigella & Collette). In about another 12 weeks or so, we'll be blessed with fresh laid eggs. We think we'll get a couple of other breeds as well, as we adore Rhode Island Reds and Light Sussex for example.
Freckles, Rusty, Nigella, Collette, Lucille & Harriette in the 'hood' with their 'homies'!
Apart from providing excellent weed control and fertilising for our home yard garden, we'll be able to add occasional doses of their manure to our farm compost, when we clean out their bedding hay.
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