Livestock

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Discovered that hens really enjoy watermelon for breakfast.

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

So sorry loli,hope your ok 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

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

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

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

Compromise is most definitely the answer!

Sounds like one of yours is growing his own little "worm" loli!! Keep an eye out, as Zigs posted, it is not unusual for a hen to have a sex change.

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

Wouldn't it be less stressful just to pop down to the supermarket to buy your eggs?

Our 6 (hybrid) hen arrangements: As their run is secure (fox & rat proof) plus roofed, the pop hole is left open overnight whenever the weather is suitable so there's no need to get up early to pop them, and with that roof they have no need/desire to spend any time 'indoors' other than when...

if we ever get those Silkies we've been hankering after, it'll be interesting to see what our two little dogs think of them, i hope Snoop doesn't think he can chase them away like he does the wild birds...& the cats of course. i don't think we'll have any trouble with Freddy he'll most likely be...