UK Member Please Say HI

[MedicDog]

Hello my ppl from the UK I'm from Birmingham.

Welcome! What do you have in your flock then?

 

[Francolin expert]

Welcome! What do you have in your flock then?

I have three grey francolins 1 male 2 females, 1 dog and 1 cat. What do you have?

 

[MedicDog]

I have three grey francolins 1 male 2 females, 1 dog and 1 cat. What do you have?

Two Silkies, one white and one black. One pekin cross & one white leghorn, all bantams. Just had to Google francolins, they look like nice birds, are they flighty or placid in nature?

 

[Francolin expert]

Two Silkies, one white and one black. One pekin cross & one white leghorn, all bantams. Just had to Google francolins, they look like nice birds, are they flighty or placid in nature?

They're skittish birds by nature. But if hand raised and tamed they are so wonderful mines follow me around the house everywhere.

 

[MedicDog]

Okay, so one of my Silkies has gone broody. Do I break her or use her for chicks? I want to but it's just getting colder and colder and I don't want any harm to come to my favourite little lady or her babies if they do eventually hatch.

 

[Sneebsey]

I only really hatch in the spring and summer, but have been known to push the boundaries every now and then. I wouldn't hatch right now, as they'll get the worst of winter so young, but end of January I'll be putting some eggs in.

I have a broody silkie too, after breaking her sister last week. Barely six months old and already it begins.

ETA: I've also just looked up francolins; they're spectacular and I never knew they existed. I see that there are alot of different species in the wild; are yours of a certain type commonly kept tame?

 

[Francolin expert]

I've also just looked up francolins; they're spectacular and I never knew they existed. I see that there are alot of different species in the wild; are yours of a certain type commonly kept tame?

Well I had all of my francolins as chicks spent a lot of time holding them and hand feeding them everyday. The breeders I got them from had francolins that were tamed as well. So yes they've been bred for quite a while by breeders and down the generations they've been tamed.

 

[PouleChick]

Okay, so one of my Silkies has gone broody. Do I break her or use her for chicks? I want to but it's just getting colder and colder and I don't want any harm to come to my favourite little lady or her babies if they do eventually hatch.

I'm in the same boat - I have no cage or anything to hard break her and would rather not. Not sure if our eggs are likely to be fertile at this time of year either. I'm not worried really about the chicks more worried about putting her on her own in the broody area - if it is cold will she freeze on her own? I wcould put the other silkie in with her as they co-parented last time so guessing they may keep each other warm?? What does everyone think?

 

[Debby in france]

Hi

Im not trying to seperate this forum up but i thought it would be nice to know who and how many UK based members there are here

The main reason is then as the members in USA conduct Egg Swaps and Counrty and County based Sales and Advice then we can see who would be best to ask for local advise

So Any UK member just say Hi and state which Town/County your in


I will Start

I'm in UK, West London [Berkshire]

Hi there, I am Debby and I live in sw France, yeah I know that’s not uk but I am British so I just thought I’d say Hi !

 

[CCUK]

Okay, so one of my Silkies has gone broody. Do I break her or use her for chicks? I want to but it's just getting colder and colder and I don't want any harm to come to my favourite little lady or her babies if they do eventually hatch.

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