Search results for query: *

thanks for all the input folks, i have been keeping an eye on her, shes still mooching about on her own, i was outside just now doing some repairs and the other birds were having a rest on a log and evie stood alone, breaks my heart, bless her

As in the title, my sweetest girl evie is all mopey and sad, she is isolating herself from the other birds, moulting like crazy but not totally bald, she dosnt join in when the scratch is thrown down, she looks so unhappy, one of the other birds bullies her, when she comes near her evie just...

yes, i did figure that she see's herself as the roo, so she must be challenging me, is that why she has stopped laying do you think?

i have four chickens, all bought together a year ago and they all get on well and lay regulally, but i noticed one of them just recently has started pecking at one other bird in particular ( the most gentle one ), she will even run across the run just to give her a peck , and also pecks me quite...

i often sit with my chickens ( big coop )and chat to them as they potter about, one by one they will all jump on my lap for a cuddle and hopefully some treats, Evie my grey speckledy dosnt, she runs about around my feet until i pick her up and she snuggles down for a cuddle, she is such a sweet...

hi all, i made the mistake of giving my birds a treat of frozen sweetcorn,( cooked in microwave ) because they love it, but one of the girls got an impacted crop and was quite distressed for about 3 days until she cleared it, ( i massaged her crop a couple of times a day, and got some oil down...

one of my top hens had this problem two days running and she looked quite stressed, for two days she had trouble passing her eggs then she laid a soft shell egg two days running, then she went a day without laying at all ( i was quit relieved about this , i think she needed the rest )then she...

i bought an old wooden dish from a boot sale and i put the chickens treats in it every day, they are so used to it they wait by the gate every afternoon, my dogs like to lick it clean when i fetch it in ( not that there is anything left to lick off !!), but i dont think i would use our plates...

hi, its used mainly to stop the birds getting worms, i put some in the water hopper about once a week, they seem to like the taste, also its good for us to have for arthritus, mixed with honey, never tried it but i hear its very good.

thanks all for tips, i dont need to call them, they are all waiting by the gate checking their watches !!!

hi all, i give my girls a scratch mixture ( mixed corn and boss ) first thing in the morning and last thing before they go off to bed, which they always look forward to as i know it warms them throughout the night, but what can i give them now the weather is improving, here in England we are...

hello annmarie, i also have a run for my birds, i feel its safer than free ranging, what i was thinking of doing this year is taking off the top layer of soil and replace with sand or chippings, sand is ok until it rains then it goes really lumpy and soggy then dissapears altogether after a...

Quote: While I can respect you have your opinion I would respectfully ask you to stop insulting the royal family of my country. How would you feel if I said the president of yours made me want to puke? hear hear, i am also a brit, not particulaly into the royal family but if prince charlse...

hello from england, i enjoyed your article , i also relate to the 'junk drawer ' it was spot on, and i have found loads of similar items in our junk drawer, its a definate human thing to chuck things in a drawer just in case. best wishes chrissie

Quote: sorry, just seen the roof picture, well done

are your gaps around the roof tiles blocked, as we had that kind of roof and rats climbed up the side of the walls and crept through the gaps into the coop, everything is blocked now, but they are crafty little devils, good luck, nice hen house

hi all, i'm in kent, the garden of england, well, in the summer perhaps !!!

Quote: can i buy this in england ?

hi there, we have had the same problem here in england, they are a darn nuisence, so far OH has filled all holes in with filler and cement, but the buggers are getting through a little hole in the corner of the roof, they climb the tree outside and walk in , easy, i cant get the poison blocks...

hi, my girls love the freeze dried meal worms and wait for them every day, so i thought i would treat them to some live crickets from the garden centre, well, when i opened the pot a couple hopped out and my girls just looked at them in amazement, didnt really know what to do with them, they...