Livestock

Compromise is most definitely the answer!

looking at that her planing on a new orchard doesn't stand much chance

That's a good plan, we'll run with it Thanks Andrew

What chick could resist one If our sid had a builders bum i would get him one xx

OOooooh do they make them in teeny tiny size to fit budgies? cos i'd take half a dozen! oh yes, really i would! i would honest.........well NO not really

So sorry loli,hope your ok xx

So sorry to hear that M,youve had a terrible time,so many loses xx Mine stopped vent pecking but are still plucking the backs of about 4,they seem ok,i keep spraying still. No idea how lilac lived her inside were hanging out! Hope your ok xx

Hi Loli & Honey , yeah I'm still around . Hope alls well with you xx

Discovered that hens really enjoy watermelon for breakfast.

"Can I order a quarter pounder burger meal with spicy wings on the side, please?"

Same here Loli, mine kept ticking over right through the winter this year, normally I'd expect to get no eggs for about a month or so around December and early January.I've been trying to think what I'd done differently this year and I have changed a couple of things since last winter.I used...

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

I bought a 4 lot plus coop&run from a friend last yr,2 of them was being pecked away in a sorry state,all are fine now What i did was try to introduce them into my larger run with my others,it didnt work out,there was only one that was brave enough to venture out of the coop for days,so i took...

Hi Sarah, Ive been known to blow dry my girls! I'm being serious. A sheltered area would be the best thing for your girls mine have an area on my veggie patch, it's perfect for them because it keeps the dirt dry so they can dust bathe all year round & they can get out of the rain, they can get...

Honey is my Old English Game Bantam. She is just getting into the swing of this years laying. I spotted her "sitting" a couple of times, just must have been wind. Then she presented me with this effort .... (from left to right: standard, medium sized egg, bantam egg and Honey's!)The winds...

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!

Brilliant Sarah Nice one Nando

Re: rooster, they are *all* noisy and they are *all* on the protective side (it's their job, after all). And don't be fooled into thinking they only crow in the morning *any* time of day, or night, or whenever takes their fancy. Also, do *not* be conned into believing that if you...

where are you located at Jennifer ?

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!