hi from basildon uk

[pestypaul]

hopefully some that lay eggs and run faster than our jack russell spike. basildon is to have its first poultry auction in many years. so i am gonna treat it as a beauty pagent and choose the good looking hens. any vital statistics i should look for??????????

 

[Sitka]

We need more Brits here! Welcome, lads!

 

[pestypaul]

ahhhh well people, we have chickens, two ex battery hens. its quite funny to see a chicken not knowing what to do with worm. at least they have plenty of space now and will no longer have food dye in there grub to give the british public bright yellow yolks

 

[PortageGirl]

Congrats to you on your hens! Are their beaks intact? If they are, and they get grass or grass trimmings regulary and access to bugs and room to scratch, their yolks will be as yellow as anyone could want.

My girls barely eat any layer feed in the summer they're so busy out in the garden (back yard to other Americans!) eating greens, bugs and what all, that I barely have to fill the feeders.

They only peck at the provided layer feed in the morning before I let them out, and in the evening when I'm near the coop and they're thinking about going in to roost. I'd worry about their diet, except they are thriving and their eggs are WONDERFUL.

 

[Tonopah Pati]

A Big old Howdy from Arizona

 

[eggsrcool]

from England!