Growing chicken feed help

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    Ive been watching them since i got them loli :heehee: jessie has named one.. lilac :scratch:
    I cant wait to get some more now :)
    They are 12month old,he advised us to put them on layers pellets and corn come sept when temps drop...he had lots of adorable chicks loli :wub2:x
     
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      Thank you jenny,they are very healthy and have been well reared and looked after :blue thumb:
      Quite friendly too :hapydancsmil:x
       
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      they're luverly Joolz :thumbsup: any chance of a pic of your set up too?

      im not envious at all, nope, not one bit :whistle:
       
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          Tried to look at the Video but it wouldn't let me.....i don't believe you Joolz:heehee:
           
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            You are on my fb friends loli so you should be able to see it on fbook :biggrin:x
             
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              You got any eggs yet:dbgrtmb:.....
               
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              Some pics honeyb..
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              Its approx 18x18ft pen,roost pole at 12inches high in coop which is 4x6ft,food and water available inside and out plus under the house where their dust patch is,they also use it for mid afternoon shade :)
               
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                NO :gaah: but 1 keeps lying down 9 til 11am :dunno::)
                they do seem more interactive now thou :)
                Pecking at my toes is no nice thou:heehee: x
                 
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                I don't wonder if you keep trying to shoot them with a laser pen:heehee:....

                They'll lay once they settle in...no worries:thumbsup:

                They're great though aren't they:chicken:
                 
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                  They love chasing the dot :heehee: they are brill loli,ive named my boss hen after you:blue thumb:
                  Darran wants to get into breeding some now or hatching some bought fert eggs i mean :hate-shocked:
                   
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                    :dancy:...Brilliant Joolz:heehee:....

                    It's very addictive isn't it....a friend of mine started hatching her own ...she's got 40 chooks now:biggrin:.....
                     
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                      I bet i end up with that amount,daz will get carried away and i will end up looking after them all!!
                      I reckon my new hens think theyve been shipped abroad here,they was in perm full shade last week :) now they are on siestas under the coop:heehee:
                       
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                      They'll be loving their new home...it looks great Joolz:dbgrtmb:
                       
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