Hi ThereI may not be all that local, but hey who is counting? I'm in Jersey. At least we have direct flights to Devon (Exeter)Welcome to the website!For what it's worth, I'm a newbie too
My local chicken guru told me to put a few concrete paving slabs down where I feed. Luckily I had some lying around.Anyway this wears the toenails down for them and makes it easier to sweep up too.I have just put the slabs straight onto...
Thank you all for your thoughts!Funny how I never thought there could be a problem, and yet I am the one who had trichiomenaiasis in the wild birds last year, and nearly lost them all!!! So I have moved the bird table this am. Remains...
My Light Sussex are Isadora and Angelina, collectively they are the ballerinas.Then there is Marjorie Maran, Hermione the Silkie Cross (She is a lovely ginger colour with a smart topknot). And finally there is Big Bertha - She is bigger...
Hi Certainly my wild birds eat the hawthorn berries.You can use them to make a tasty jelly (for humans).Hawthorn regulates the blood pressure: Good for high and low BP. This from a herbal for humans. Can't see how it wld hurt chooks tho.
Quote:Originally Posted by BluffCountryShepherdess Fascinating thread! I'm brand new to raising pure-bred chickens and had to see what the heck ACV was! I've used it in my sheep's water ~ I raise Shetland sheep ~ prior...
Hello:)My little flock has settled in well and are wandering around comfortably, so I decided I could let them through into the larger part of their enclosure. This bit has some drain covers and a rather elaborate wild bird feeding...