yes...It's a special chook mash from the farm shop. I just add hot water n it soaks it all up n makes it really yummy for my girlies. It costs about a fiver for 20kg bag so seems like good value.
My six feathered ladies; Boudicca, Ginger-Ninja, Chicken-licken, Layla, Harriet and Henny-Penny; at breakfast time. Experiment with the new (to us) feeding method of Warm Mash. They absolutely love it...
I am a newbie at chicken keeping but I just introduced my two new ones to my four established chooks at night so that they woke up together and sprayed the newbies tails with pine tar which discourages pecking/biting. (bought at my local farm shop). They had a couple of tussles but that's it. It...
I didn't get a cockerels for the same reason but my alpha female is mega loud first thing. No complaints yet...but waiting for it...that why I am eager to move to semi-rural/rural area...
I was surprised by that too. Being a newbie chook mummy I was pleasantly surprised that they put themselves to bed! All I need to do is shut the little hatch. we have resident Foxy-loxy about so I shut them in securely every night. Plus it keeps them quiet til a bit later in the morning. Out...
that sounds very stressful. Hope Meme is better soon. Ur very lucky keeping ur horses at home. My Trixie is kept in livery atm (very good livery tho it has to be said: really supportive with in - built training/schooling for both me and Trixie seperately. They are big on natural horsemanship...
Someone told me this is the beginning of my chicken-addiction when I got my four feathered ladies a couple of months ago. I was adamant I would only have 4. Last week I acquired two more. And now want quail. I reckon she was right.
Yes...I have 6 Warren bantams...prolific double yolk layers! Love giving the eggs away to folks. We also have a choco lab dog; a gypsy vanner cob; three chunky bunnies; 4 aquatic turtles and a bunch of sea monkeys. We r looking to buy a smallholding now for more horses and a goat or...