FAILTE TO THE IRISH CHICKS
MYfirst year gone by now i have 14 hens/ chickens and two ducks all is going well they can not lay quick enough for my customers as they are free range and organic absolutly georgouse. i love to sit and watch them potter around the garden and the neighbours garden's ha...
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YES IT ONLY STARTED WITH NEW ONES I BROUGHT IN NOW SPREAD TO MY BABY CHICKS I NOTICED ONE NEW ONE DOING IT THEN FOUND HER DEAD IN HOUSE 2 MORE IN GARDEN COUPLE DAYS LATER THOUGHT COCK OR PECKING ORDER BUT NOW SEENING THEM GASPING KNEW SOMETHING ELSE.
SO CAN I SEE THE WORMS QUITE CLEAR...
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yes it will work if u separate them and re introduce in a another few days week even just pen off so old ones can not get at them as there is the pecking order and that is what it is all about which one is the boss so your old hen is really only putting new ones in their place but...
es i have concentrated on the chickens and noticed to last two days two sitting fairly still most time but one big thing they are doing is keep opening and closing there mouth as if they were trying to swallow but not eating or drinking with head tilted up and then they both died . so it...
yes i have concentrated on the chickens and noticed to last two days sitting fairly still most time but one big thing they are doing is keep opening and closing there mouth as if they were trying to swallow but not eating or drinking with head tilted up and then they both died . only...
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yes since these came they seem to pick on each other i noticed one in paticular wanting all good food pickings first and rest keep their distance then but cock was also pecking them that why i seperated him. but no dont think outh stange about them before hand i only have then a week...
i got 11 new .p.o.l pulletts two of each different breeds to find one dead in hen shed 5 days later another yesterday in garden another tis eve is ther a bullie amongst my flock no blood jus looks like neck broke one eye has little drip blood. i locked cock away lasts night seperate but one...
tiny little mite lookin things on perches in hen house thousands i cleaned it out water ect changed hay but they back again few days later are they normal? dangerous? or what are they and how do i get rid of them organically preferably. thanks sandra ireland:rolleyes:
she definitly should be boxed in with her eggs you can let her out once a day or two days to the bathroom they are well able to hold on untill they get out or they use just one cornor of there nesting box to go when very full that makes it easy to scoop out . i used a cat box for my girl so i...
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cool so all i have to do is take to the bed for 19-21days think my back is starting to act up.ha ha lol but i think i shall try the boob one. and sorry your a man cant help there but u could strap it under your arm?????? roll
cool so all i have to do is take to the bed for 19-21days think my back is starting to act up.ha ha but i think i shall try the boob one. and sorry your a man cant help there but u could strap it under your arm??????
well thank god there shall be chickens on the shirt this time thats what i tried to say last time where was the chicken but i typed it all wrong and it took a member 's 4yrold child to translate it ha ha. my idea is to have a baby chick sitting on its mothers back like they do it looks so cute...
yes i am mad ha ha just wondering it u did not have a incubator and no chicken how could u hatch a egg???? i was thinking bout putting it in my BRA HA HA SERIOUSLY BUT IT MIGHT GET SQUASHED AT NIGHT IN BED HOW ABOUT WRAPPING IT IN COTTONWOOL IN MY BRA . OR WOULD A HOT WATER BOTTLE DO THE JOB...
oh ive to regester never heard that ong im going 4years now usually go my farmer if i have problems and of course back yard chicks. thank god so far so good jus dam fox which dogs keeping away at present now magpies able get into house n' rob eggs
thought it did not matter if they week or too old once eggs fertilethen only when they sit on them to start incubating??? anyhow i emailed dept agriculture to see jus in case well thats it for me going there on hols and bringing home lodes eggs ha ha:rolleyes:
hi all just wondering if it is possible to get fertile eggd delivered to me in ireland yous seem to have wonderful different chickens i would love some to hatch. sandra IRELAND:):ya
thanks a million everone he is fine it actually happend a good few week ago and he is perfect now still. ive also told him to keep it in his pants but he just said QUUACK .