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[Ponypoor]

What a cutie, how do you manage to keep your chicken's white feathers so clean???!!

I sometimes wonder myself. They love digging through the horse stalls and picking through fresh horse poop

But I also have lots of wood shavings so that likely helps, and naturally sandy soil here.

I have found that dry sand and shavings are the best for horses and chooks.

Don’t get me started on pine sap though - ugh! It sticks to everything and is miserable to pick from horses manes and chickens feathers. Oh and human’s hair!

 

[Ponypoor]

Sir Shirley

Midnight Majesty Marans (Hoovers hybrid)

Cockerel

Shown here at 4 months

He was a huge gorgeous sweet boy, I gave him to a family who loved him dearly, unfortunately about 4 or 5 weeks ago he was killed - likely a hawk/eagle attack.

At someone’s suggestion, I suggested trying to hatch some eggs from his hens. We weren’t sure it would work, it had been 3 weeks since his death. But I checked eggs for them on Wednesday and there are 6 definitely and 4 maybe eggs! My neighbours are thrilled and I am too.

RIP and fly high and free Sir Shirley