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by tucker
06 Dec 2008, 01:40
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: MEMBERS CHICKEN COOP PHOTO'S (PICS ONLY PLEASE)
Replies: 155
Views: 554085

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by tucker
06 Nov 2008, 23:06
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: When will they lay?
Replies: 21
Views: 4159

I got my three girls 6 weeks ago. I am not sure how old they were, probably 14 / 15 weeks or so. I got my first egg last weekend and 2 of the three are now laying, yet I had expected it wouldn't happen till spring, so a nice surprise. Mine had very little comb but after weeks of it looking no differ...
by tucker
24 Oct 2008, 22:18
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: will boiled up apples be ok for my hens
Replies: 15
Views: 3287

Re: will boiled up apples be ok for my hens

olpoll wrote: hello,
Ive got a load of old apples and was wondering if they would be OK for the hens if i boil them up??

Won't boiling up your hens put them off their food a bit?
by tucker
10 Oct 2008, 20:43
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Corn crazy.......What have I started?
Replies: 31
Views: 6547

Just an update:
I stopped the corn in the pellets and they have stopped tipping it out and spilling it everywhere, so lesson learnt and normal service resumed!!
I've started just scaterring the corn for a treat, normally when they are out in the garden.
by tucker
07 Oct 2008, 22:41
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: No turning back now....
Replies: 9
Views: 2242

Oh... you ladies are definitely cunning. We were walking around a garden centre and came across a coop for sale. On seeing it, my OH suggested chickens out of the blue and set those little cogs off in my mind. I started building the coop and looked over the fence to see what the racket was and saw t...
by tucker
07 Oct 2008, 20:08
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Corn crazy.......What have I started?
Replies: 31
Views: 6547

Many thanks for the links.
I'll have a proper look at those and see if there is something suitable.
by tucker
07 Oct 2008, 17:16
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: do chickens poo in their sleep?
Replies: 33
Views: 5522

2 year old kid - sometime in a nappy somethimes he forgets it's not there, dog, hens, I dread to think how many hours per year are spent picking it up or wiping it off something.
If I ever get onto room 101 with Paul Merton, I am putting poo in there.
by tucker
06 Oct 2008, 23:51
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Corn crazy.......What have I started?
Replies: 31
Views: 6547

I am in the market for a decent feeder. I bought a galvanised drinker, but they only had plastic feeders, so I wanted a metal one. I have seen the round ones that are similar the drinker and can be hung up and also the trough ones which have a grid over them. The round one would fit better and I wou...
by tucker
06 Oct 2008, 20:51
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Corn crazy.......What have I started?
Replies: 31
Views: 6547

Corn crazy.......What have I started?

I was giving my pullets a few grains of corn and wheat for a treat each day. Then I had the bright idea of mixing a bit in with the layers pellets. Big mistake....! They quickly learned it was in there and threw out all the pellets to eat the corn, tipped it over and attacked it till the whole conte...
by tucker
28 Sep 2008, 22:32
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken Cottages - Important Warning
Replies: 15
Views: 3824

I had a look at one of these in a local garden centre and toyed with the idea of getting one, before nicking the general design and doing my own slightly bigger version. I did see the base lifted out when I looked over it, but assumed it hadn't been fully assembled for show. The easiest solution is ...
by tucker
27 Sep 2008, 22:07
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: I'm a chicken keeper at last.......
Replies: 21
Views: 5004

Yep, ours barks at every dog too. Most ignore him but the odd one will have a go back. We found he was actually totally different off the lead. As mad as it sounds, but he never barks at other dogs when he is off the lead and just does the sniffing and weighs them up and it's always been a friendly ...
by tucker
27 Sep 2008, 21:39
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: I'm a chicken keeper at last.......
Replies: 21
Views: 5004

Hi Jo68 Yes, he is a long haired Jack Russell. With people and kids he is such a softy and well behaved. But, other dogs, cats and anything else he is a typical terrier. I therefore wasn't sure how he would react. He has had a week of sniffing them at the coop and seems to have accepted them as a re...
by tucker
27 Sep 2008, 20:28
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: I'm a chicken keeper at last.......
Replies: 21
Views: 5004

Thanks for the info... Worms.... yes, they are having a bit of a field day there. They are finding loads and it seems to be the light sussex who drops the odd sloppy one. She is also the greedy one that steals any worms the others find, before they get chance to get a proper hold! They all seem fine...
by tucker
26 Sep 2008, 23:06
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: I'm a chicken keeper at last.......
Replies: 21
Views: 5004

Many thanks. Well they have settled in really well so far. They seem very happy and are warming to us and will now come and eat from our hands, rather than running a mile. Still a bit too early for any eggs, but plenty of time for that. They are also putting themselves to bed and all huddle up toget...
by tucker
24 Sep 2008, 23:31
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: I'm a chicken keeper at last.......
Replies: 21
Views: 5004

Yes, my 5 year old has named them: Snowy - no prizes for who that is, Rocky (blackrock) and Bluebelle..............er the Bluebelle. Still he has at least given them names that are relevant! We were in danger of having various cartoon related names before we got them. I'm not sure at hen named postm...