{"id":25140,"date":"2018-05-09T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T09:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25140"},"modified":"2018-05-09T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T09:37:39","slug":"i-really-want-new-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25140","title":{"rendered":"I really want new girls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first lily in our garden is opening up<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn’t have a photo for this post so thought I would show the first of my bargain lilies just starting to flower in the sunshine.<\/p>\n

I called my breeder at the weekend to see how he is getting on. He said to call every month and I left it five weeks so as not to hassle him too soon.<\/p>\n

I was very disappointed to hear that he has no eggs hatched at all. I am thinking that I need to start researching to see if I can find another breeder. Starting from scratch it could be a long time until my breeder has girls to sell.<\/p>\n

He previously had two trios so I assume that he has the same. A trio is two hens and one cockerel which is usual for breeding.<\/p>\n

A proportion of eggs laid will not be viable, possibly not fertilised. A proportion of any chicks that do hatch will turn out to be cockerels. A proportion of those being silky feathered, which is what I would like, could be very small.<\/p>\n

It could take a year to have enough girls to give any choice and I would like new girls during the summer to get them used to being outside before winter.<\/p>\n

I have found one possibility in Wokingham which is near enough to us. There is no address or telephone number so I will have to e-mail them and I am not sure if they are still in business.<\/p>\n

We are away Thursday and Friday and out all day Saturday so I can’t do anything until after then but I think that I will set the wheels in motion by sending an e-mail. I am keeping everything crossed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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