Livestock

Thanks. Couldn't be bothered to do a tiny on it!

Hi Louise, yes I think that the chicken will definitely be too hot in the sun. The best protection you can give them from the heat is probably some low bushes (they would hide underneath) or trees. Failing that a wooden mat similar to what you use at the seaside to lie down on, butwith bigger...

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

I'll keep meaning to check out the name of the farm (not in her family any more). Would have been in the 1970's. Also had friends who's relatives had farms there where I stayed (1980's) before meeting Mrs Scrungee, but I can't remember much about those days.We have a practice of...

As strange as it may seem, some feed their fish Brine shrimp enriched with Garlic Gamma Brimeshrimp + Garlic - Seahorse Aquariums Ltd

Hi ZiggyI've no doubt you're right, but I already have time/space restraints. Ah well, maybe some time in the futureCheers...Freddy.

Something I've always been meaning to try is a plastic strip curtain in front of an open plan nest box, which is 'supposed' to reduce the hen's desire to head for the furthest, darkest, corner.

I recently asked on my local Freecycle (South Norfolk Freegle) for some fertile chickens eggs and got quite a few replies.I have kept some email addys from some of them as they have rare breed chickens & they asked me to pass their email addys on to anyone who is interested in fertile eggs...

yeah ur prob right ziggy itl prob end up looking like the opencast around here ..i do have a large patch to fill at the bottom thou which was y i was thinking ducks and it has one of those helicopter trees there so its mostly dead ground x

Never had a problem with cats, chickens usually win when it comes down to getting food off a cat. They have a great sense of what should be happening. YouTube - ‪2 chickens break up rabbit fight!‬‏

Aaaah lovely chickens, hubby's quite jealous they've got more hair than him,lol.

The first possibly a Leghorn - as could the second one. But the second could also be a Welsummer (the female next to it might confirm that).If the last one has five toes, it's a Dorking!

Thank you for your kind words Im glad it made you rethink, i dont mean that to sound bad but it really can cost alot and isnt easy (and helps if you have friends with farms! )From personal experience i found owls one of the hardest BOP's to train aswell.As i said previously, if...

i keep chooks - two little colombian and one very very old ex batmy neighbours love getting a few very very fresh eggsloop0y

I agree, chickens are not that difficult to look after - a secure, dry and draught free place to sleep, a secure run to roam and scratch and food and water.

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.

You could collect some venom and make some beauty cream from it.

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Great, thats what I was hoping for. Guess I'll have to experiment a bit to find a strength that doesnt overwhelm my plants. Thanks all.

thanks for that. i already checked up the leg, nothing there. it seems to be ok now anyway. there doesnt seem to be anything coming from her nose/beak now, and we dont have anywhere to keep her seperately (hubby keeps promising a new run......) unfortunately. all the other hens are fine. i...