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by battychick_kike
03 Aug 2008, 21:24
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chilled out chooks.......they love relaxing music! videos
Replies: 17
Views: 3585

Chilled out chooks.......they love relaxing music! videos

Hiya, I just had to share this with you all on here, I got home from a hectic day at work to be greeted by my faithful ladies, so I got my lounger chair out and put some music on........ (the music that was being played in the building formerly a church on the day I got married 11-08-07) The hens to...
by battychick_kike
31 Jul 2008, 22:43
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Poo Picking!
Replies: 20
Views: 2823

Hiya and welcome, As I work for a car parts supplier, my place sells latex gloves, so I purchased a box and they are great, I pick the poop by hand, pop it in a flower pot and when I'm done I sling it on the compost, (all the while I'm poop picking, I am being closely followed by all my girlies, its...
by battychick_kike
31 Jul 2008, 22:18
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: New Hens - do we need to keep them inside for a while??
Replies: 12
Views: 2076

Hiya and welcome to the crazy world of chook keeping! I also only have ex batts,so I can only tell you what my experience was when I got them back home. The place I got mine from said no need to keep them locked in, I did initially put them in to the henpen where they had access to food/water and th...
by battychick_kike
31 Jul 2008, 00:03
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Attention - All (Ex)Battery Hen Supporters!
Replies: 17
Views: 3105

Hiya Bluebell, I have only been a member for a few days, but have had my beautiful ex batts for a few weeks, I too have been telling everyone how wonderful they are and the despicable life they have as a battery hen! My work friends now know I'm mad! May I please have one of your posters, I can put ...
by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 23:55
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Dorothy and Betsy
Replies: 2
Views: 607

Hiya,

What a nice thing to reunite the original 4 hens together, is it just the 4 you have or do you have more? would love to see some pictures (im a bit obssessed with photography but only on a novice scale) plus its nice to see what other chook keepers hens look like

Taz

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by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 23:44
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: What's the biggest thing you've seen your girls eat?
Replies: 18
Views: 3650

oh yeahhhh! ha! well, the slugs mine gobbled down didn't seem to impare the taste of the eggs so that's gotta be good :-D #

Taz

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by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 23:30
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: What's the biggest thing you've seen your girls eat?
Replies: 18
Views: 3650

p.penn wrote:We have cows in the field behind our house - should I be worried?? )j;


haha! how many gulps will that take?


Taz

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by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 23:18
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Pictures of my chicken girls and their new run...
Replies: 27
Views: 4397

Hiya,
I love the little door on the front with its windows, and your girls look sooo lovely, well done to you and your OH

Taz

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by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 22:00
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: New to chickens
Replies: 14
Views: 2819

Hiya Helen, welcome I only joined yesterday, but have been hooked to this site & forum for the last 8 weeks. I'm a proud mum to 4 ex battery girls. xxxx I put my run on concrete slabs so the foxes can't dig underneath it. I've put a roll of turf from B&Q in the run for them and an area of dr...
by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 21:27
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Pictures of my girlies
Replies: 16
Views: 2944

Thankyou everyone for your kind words, I had tears in my eyes reading your replys, thankyou xxx I do love the sunbathing pictures, it was only a few days after we got them that they nestled down in my boarder to bask in the warm afternoon sun. I'm proud that I have given them a retirement they deser...
by battychick_kike
28 Jul 2008, 00:42
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Pictures of my girlies
Replies: 16
Views: 2944

Pictures of my girlies

Girlies all sunbathing Henrietta, Marge & Bisto Paxo munching Paxo Bisto Marge Henrietta Inside hen pen.......needs a clean! Tilly my number 2 of the 8 cats approving the nice clean hen pen! Security light that will aid me in the winter or if its dark, the cat above hen pen is Coma, my number 3 ...