On Jul 6, 8:29 am, AriesVal wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:50:40 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote:
Mary, the Egglu arrived yesterday at my daughter's in the UK, I will
pick it up in early September. I think I will leave "at the point of
lay" chickens until Spring, what do you advise?

Judith

I'm not Mary but I would say get them now - once the pullets settle in and
mature (about approx 8 weeks) you will be getting newly laid eggs by end of
August latest, and if you timer light their little house they will lay all
Winter too
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Thanks Val but I am not picking up the Egglu from my daughter's house
until September. I am going to drive to England by myself as I am
flying to the USA from Heathrow so I will pick up the hen house on my
way back to France. I thought, obviously wrongly, that the chickens
were killed in the winter, this is what my neighbour does?

Judith