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Nice looking hen, I have recently hatched out my first eggs laid by my Black Copper Marans, I got 5 hatch out of 8 eggs. 4 are roosters and 1 is a hen or so it looks at the moment.

I agree get a good poultry vitamin supplement and add it to there water you can give them some of this water first off via syringe down the back of the throat to start them off. I had a very similar situation a few months ago as I had a late hatch of Birchen Marans and the weather turned to...

If you have a car you can drive through Killarney National Park and go and visit Kenmare which is a great little town, I live about an hour from there so visit it quite often though I'm located in the Cork Kerry mountains , there is loads to look at in this area and the scenery is some of the...

I hope you have a great vacation here, if you go to Killarney check out the Ring of Kerry and The gap of Dunloe which you can hire a horse and trap and get driven through the gap whilst you enjoy the scenery as well as Killarney National park. All are worth a visit.

Hi Alison, Nice to see you here. Maikan

How's your rooster Shrek doing? Maikan

Welcome Rockriver, Nice to see another member here from Ireland. Maikan

I'm well aware of the hunting debate over here, many years ago whilst working with horses here I was a temporary Hunt Groom. Yeah nature will take a hand in culling some of the foxes as that's the natural order of things if we humans don't interfere to much, but that unfortunately takes time and...

I feel for you regarding your birds and very unpleasant neighbors. Can you not make an unofficial / official complaint to your friends who own the property and give them grounds to tell there tenants to stop upsetting the neighbors and there pets and to prevent there kids n dog from...

Ok I'm safe here , no one saw me come in here, so I can hide some more eggs. Maikan

Thanks for that info regarding dogs, its sure given me some food for thought. I know what great Horned owls are as we had them back home, n thankfully there are none here and no Eagle owls, just a few Sea Eagles up on the mountain who aren't interested in the Chickens as they want the fish. I've...

Yes they have been forming packs this year mostly due to the sever flooding we've had here and it seems to be happening in a lot of places. Though my lands on the side of a mountain the mountain top is level and due to the farm there being in a messy probate battle its been unworked and the...

Well its sure not been a great day today,and it wasn't for trying on our part to protect these birds because despite a very well built run with a 7ft high wire fence and 4 foot of wire dug down into the ground, one of the packs of fox's that roam around on the neighboring farms dug down several...

Really sorry to hear about the loss of your little guys. I enjoyed reading about them and seeing how they were growing. I only use traps n cats here for rodent patrol as we've to many livestock n animals around. Having worked for an Equine and agricultural vet for yrs I know what to do for...

Due to the continual bad weather here for the last 2 months my lot get 2 hot feds a day of crushed oats n Barley, fresh veg (there stuck inside the stables due to the wet) then added extra's of grated carrots, sweet corn n peas, chopped apple, corn pasta or rice. They also get some meat or fish...

Ahh were near neighbors then,

Your not so far away then either.

Having just gone through this with a young rooster I can only suggest that you read these links and do as they suggest in trying to empty n clear the crop. My Rooster cloud was so severely impacted that I was only able to shift a small amount and of course this happened over a weekend when the...

I know for skin conditions with animals n after freeze branding horses that the vets I've worked for here and in quite a few other countries I've lived in recommend using Pure Coco nut oil or Shea butter. Both help condition the skin n prevent it drying out but aren't toxic. You can use the...

Very Cute.