Hope you find your chook.

We back onto a field and one of mine got out via (we think) a hole that a rabbit had dug. I searched the field only to find her in the middle of next doors lawn.

Fingers crossed for your chook

Ruby

Hi Manda

The cheese looks beautiful! What gives it the lovely yellow colour?

Ruby

These sound good. I have to admit I thought all balsamic vinegar was brown?!!

Ruby

Thank you very much LL!

I think the final one you mentioned will be ideal for me so I will try and get some in soon and hope for a mild winter - we must be due one.

Ruby

Am also considering green manure.

If you've got two beds you could do an experiement and green manure one and do some winter veg (hardy leaves under cloches?) in the other one.

Would be good to know what green manure other laners recommend.

Ruby

Have just caught up with this post. I have had trouble with neighbours complaining about my hens before and I now keep the coop covered until 8am when I let them out. They only make noise when they lay an egg or a cat comes into view etc but my neighbours have loud parties. I think that some people ...

You could try a gravity feed feeder which is not open like a dog bowl. we use one of these and it's OK but still some mess - so we have to keep it swept up or it really does get smelly when wet. Our hens are spoilt too - they even have their favourite bits of mash and wipe their beaks through the m...

so sorry to hear that. She looked like my little Phyllis who died earlier this year. Beautiful colour - and such a difference after she was looked after by you. I'm so glad she got to enjoy 2 years of freedom with you. Big hugs

Ruby

Oh bless her! If you've never seen one it must be a real surprise!

Ruby

We have one and it's super. We still check though!! And one day the battery went and the door shut at the wrong time so its worth checking - but gives us peace of mind.

Ruby >

Thank you all very much Just an update - I got very low at the end of May and ended up in the psychiatric hospital . The nurses were kind and helpful and the other patients such lovely people who despite their own probs would give you a hug if you looked sad. They changed my meds (citalopram to esci...

Hi We have also had similar problems with one of our smaller hens. (The smaller the hen the louder the noise it seems!) Being of an anxious nature I would get up and run round trying to keep her quiet, including bringing her into the house, in case the neighbours were woken etc. What finally worked ...

Thank you Mrs B. Sertraline has been suggested along the line so I may be able to give that a try. I'm glad it's helped you - and being able to reduce is a good sign for you.

Ruby

Thank you for all your support and lovely messages. I have been to the alotment (was rather worried about going). There were some of the chums down there and they were all kind to me. I hoed lots of weeds and made a start on earthing up the spuds. I can't understand why, if your meds were working, t...

Thank you Annie


Thank you also Mrs Boodles - my heart goes out to you as a fellow sufferer.

Ruby