Congrats ggbear, hard work but worth it, I had a 28 hour labour with my third no fun but at least no c section, pulled five huge lambs in the last 2 days so am aching abit myself, she is beautiful by the way
Found a tolbut boy at pear tree poultry but they want £50 and its a long way from me and above my budget, so I will be hatching as soon as I get my next broody, I have 3 silkies and 3 gold tops so shouldn't be long regards carolyn
Hi everyone, not been on for sometime, been reading all your messages, been fighting mud myself, i am sick of slipping in the slurry, also found out all 3 of my tolbunts are girls so need a boy to go in with them this will set me back a good few months to get the polish tolbunt self funding, I...
Glad she got back herself, I've got loads of additive birds that will be laying in the spring, always a good price for BYC members, have you looked at serama's, my new crush chicken, good luck this winter to all and get ready to close the coops early, Yorkshire coop could do with you coming to...
Hi yes all weather proofed, I have seen fox scat but everyone is lo locked up till fully light and this will go on all winter, hope everyone one else learned a lesson through my misfortune
CG
Morning everyone, today I'm weather proofing my new chicken coop door and nest box, waiting on egg hatching, semara on day 17, said I wasn't doing more chicks this year but whoops, getting ready for the the dark nights and the cold weaather, hope everyone stays fox free and well.
CG
It was my fault with the pea chick, broody mum took it on top of the coop, thought I'd go back and get them in, got side tracked, but won't be caught out again
Having a really bad time here on the small holding, first my broody silkie got off her 3 chicks that had just hatched, all died, think she freaked when she felt them move, shes still young, then my broody phoenix squashed 1 chick and let another 1 get cold and die in the corner of the nest but...
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Hi can anyone help me identify this breed they are 5 months old, I brought them as hatching eggs from a guy in Tenerife, he said they were Onagadori, since looking into the breed I would doubt that, I love them anyway, hope someone can give me some feedback thanks CG
HI they have been in the village, killed a whole flock of chicken I sold, I live on the common and see foot prints in the winter but so far Ive been lucky, we have foster kids who we have since become part of our forever family, I would hate them to find any thing had hurt the chickens, havnt...