Recent content by labelle21

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Thanks for all your replies it has definitely helped. Although, my husband has come back from work to say we can have more than one new chicken and we are going to go over to have a look at some in a few weeks. We will make sure we take the proper steps to introduce them properly and have the...

Bloomin hell...that is all I can say!

Thanks for all your replies. I think I have come to the conclusion now that it just simply be too hard or cruel, I would love to have many more chickens but the main problem that my husband is concerned about is the little space we have in our garden, it's big enough to get more chickens, but it...

Hello, A bit of advice please... I basically would love more chickens, however can only convince hubby to have one more at the moment. The problem being there is a particular breed I want (a French Wheaten), I have found a seller but she advices me that because of the age difference between...

I was asked the other day if I was scared everytime I crack open an egg just in case a chick fell out, this person also knows I only have 4 hens and no rooster!

That looks like a great run too. x

Thanks for your reply. Well usually she is the most interactive friendly bird of the lot. She is a fun quirky little hen. She was her normal self in the day, it was only once she had lay this soft shelled egg that she put herself right in the corner under the coop and refused to budge. She was...

Hello, Our Amber Star hen called Amber has so far lay two soft shelled eggs since we've had her. Both times it has happened late at night when she has already laid a normal egg in the morning. When it happens it is always just outside the run too then she goes and sits alone under the coop...

That's terrible Southerlys, sorry to hear that. 4/4 today - well that is if you count the soft shelled one!

Thanks, yours are lovely too.

Oh okay, we are new to chickens so not sure on breeds yet, we have two that look very similar and the black and white one we have is a Spekledy (so we were told) and we were told the other was a Cream Crested Legbar (although I was expecting her to be a cream and grey colour). Here they are...

That's brilliant news,very exciting, we are waiting for our last one to lay. What breed are your other two chickens? I think we have the same, a Spekledy and a Legbar. x

It does say 'non-toxic' on the bottle however, we have already blown them now because I got worried. I will be giving me mum the 3 decorated shells that have been blown and 2 fresh eggs (undecorated) for her to try. Thanks again for all your replies, it was very helpful. @Donrae - I hope...

Thanks for your reply, oh well I guess I have learnt from my mistake! Nevermind, we decided to blow them in the end so at least she can keep the shells. Here they are, painted by my 2, 5 and 7 year old... Mine didn't quite make it when my 2 year old launched it across the kitchen. Thanks...