After the chicken problems I described yesterday, I thought Id let you all know how things are going.
First off - thanks to everyone who gave us advice both through this blog and on the RC forums. A great part of the lifestyle we now lead is being able to ask for help and getting good solid advice - everyone into this is type of living (wether it be full blown self sufficiency or just growing a few tomatoes in the garden) is striving to make a better quality life for themselves, thier family, and thier enviroment and its great how everyone joins in to help each other out.
Right onto the chooks. Got home last night to find the injured chook reaching through the dividing fence to nick food from the other (original) birds - very encouring sight, first because it shows that the wound is not too bad as she is obviously feeling pretty good and secondly because shes feeding well. Moved all the feeder against the dividing fence and all the chooks (new and old) seem happy to eat in each other company, without too much noisy arguing.
We are feeling much more positive about it all now - im still going to keep them seperated for at least a week while the wound heals (for all you not chicken keepers: if a hen see's blood or a good patch or red on another hen, they can help but peck at it - chooks have even died from this), but have a feeling its gonna turn out OK.
So, onward to the weekend. We plan to plant out our peas, paint some more of the fencing, plant more carrots and on Sunday we should have the sparky and plumber coming round to continue the work started a couple of weeks back. Hopefully after that I can put the patio back together and clear the garden up.
