Livestock

I am so thrilled for you!!!! How did you eat it?

As I said yesterday I left the incubator on for another day and yesterday’s gut feeling that they were done was wrong, as this morning there were another 3 chicks hatched, they sound chirpy and look healthy, I quickly whipped them out of the incubator and are now in with the rest, in the brooder...

Yikes! We've been seeing/hearing a buzzard over ours for a week or so now. Hope they don't have a go at the girls!

hahaha short and sweet

I have alway introduce new hens at night time when they are at roost dont seem to have any bother in the morning. I dont think there like humans, can you imagine waaaaah who the hell are you how did you get in

where are you located at Jennifer ?

Glad I found this thread I have been thinking of maybe getting some chooks in the last few weeks and I have found this most informative. Just a quick question roughly how much does it cost to buy a coop and how much does it cost to feed them? Rusty

Awww lovely Joolz....all looking well.......i see Sid's keeping an eye on them

It may not work - literacy is not a strong point amongst Vulpines

Use 3 hinges, not 2 (the door will be harder to rip off) use screws not nails, again it makes for a lot better and stronger construction, use mastic on the corners (inside the house) and along all edges, this will leave no place for red mite to breed and hide, and make cleaning easy, the nest...

It's lovely to see them settling in It looks like the cats have found out where they are in the pecking order

welcome to the world pretty thing!!!

Paint it yellow and call it big bird wont have a problem then Spruce

Cover him in honey and cornflakes then let the chickens do the rest hehe. My neighbour next door used to be like that but since i trimmed his father in laws privets for him he seems to like me know lol

Really sorry to hear :( Having just had mine for 5 days I am already attached to them, and yes, can see each has her own personality. I haven't read to end of post (as I am about to dash off on the school run) just your first message, so hope you have since been able to sort out a coop and more...

Thanks for asking Sussexgardener! He/she is getting on brilliantly very healthy & cute, still considerably smaller than the rest but growing well, I'll get a new pic/video when I get a chance.

Do you mind the snakes have moved in?! I'd be so worried! Yeah, if I ate more veg I'd have a chicken bucket like yours too, don't think your rules are as strict as ours mind! And if I had a bigger place I'd probably have some sort of farm on the go too so envious of you!

So sorry loli,hope your ok xx

Would the omlet "go" house be ok for 3 chucks? That in a home built run?

Brilliant Sarah Nice one Nando