ooh, thanks joolz. some burley hampton sound good please. shall I send you an SAE for them?
I've tried the spray, it doesnt work. theres 4 hens in a run big enough to house 6, so space isnt the issue. Don't have anywhere to house her...
same here, sun & showers
I emailed the woman I bought the eggs off and she has kindly offered me 12 free eggs next time they get broody :dbgrtmb:
I got him some Golden Virginia seeds. I read the info (he's dyslexic) and it says open the pack immediately, place the pack in a mug & put them in...
thanks for replying. Esme is a year older than the other 3 hens & normally won't take any rubbish from anyone. Babs just crept up on her & took...
hubby got his seeds in the post today. shame he has to wait till next year to grown em :heehee:
warm/cool, windy, sunny/cloudy/rain
One of our hens is a Babcock (Babs) and we bought her last year. The past few months she's had feathers missing, mainly from the end of her back,...
Now I am not good with making things with wood, hubby bult both our chicken coops (we have large fowl & Pekins). But I cleaned the Pekins out this...
I don't know how to sex a chicken :dunno: I dunno why I called it a him. anyhoo, I took the other eggs away today and cleaned them out. It's...
I've tried "candling" but the shells are so thick I can't see anything. Squeak (the lighter coloured hen) is mummy number 1 and does most of the...
no more chicks as far as I know :frown: Bubble & Squeak have been spending more time outside today, so I think they know its a lost cause now. I...
:snork: the "mums" didnt spend very long outside. Later on this avo, I found Squeak sitting on the grass (and as it turned out, the chick) &...
lovely and sunny and warm this morning-i put on a dress. went shopping & while I was in Asda it turned cloudy, colder and rainy :dunno:
Peep Peep is still alone :frown: the 2 "mums" went outside today on the grass, but stopped him from coming out to play! meanies!
good idea! :blue thumb: I'm pleased I managed to get a few old spoons on ebay today. still have loads more to list!
reasons to be cheerful?? normally I would say none cos I'm manic depressive :help: but my self help book says look on the bright side,...
wet and dribbly and cold. and the weather is too!
the weather hasn't been great for anything to grow here this year :sad:
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