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need four docile hens for our house (with 3 year old twin girls!)

Hi everyone, 

 

we just finished our coop in Cedar Cottage, east Vancouver, and we need to find four hens that are reasonably docile so our twin girls can be around them. Someone suggested Buff Orpingtons. Any ideas? The ideal is birds that know each other (new coop and all) and are easy to pick up this weekend. We were thinking of going to the Cloverdale auction, but I don't know a lot about hens so not sure what to look for.

 

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.  

 

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Kristi Tatebe on June 8, 2011 at 8:22am

So glad to hear it!

 

I highly recommend looking into a nipple system for watering - I have a few stuck in an old milk jug hanging in the run, but you can also use a bucket or similar.  Water stays clean, and only needs filling once or twice a week.  It took a couple days for my girls to figure them out but once they did it was so much easier in terms of maintenance.  They still prefer dirty puddles when they can get them though :-)

 

Just look up "chicken nipples" (yes, seriously) on Ebay or google it and you'll see what I mean.

 

Good luck!

 

-Kristi

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