Julie's chicken keeping diaryRe: Julie's chicken keeping diarySo Dodo is going back to her roots? Getting on a step ladder at dusk is going to be tricky so you def need to break the habit. She is a lovely looking girl and tylan is great for chest problems
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryAnd look what she presented me with this afternoon after a lot of messing about in the nestbox ...
Ta-dah .... A perfect BLUE egg Julie
“cockerels may crow but it's the hen that lays the egg."
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryLovely! Aren't you lucky, having such a beautiful and clever girl!
Karen
Alpha chick to: Smudge, Matisse and Bluebell Chief servant to Marley the cat Remembering Weeps, Rexie, Sage, Cassie, Toffee, Captain Gabby, Commander Nugget, Ronnie, Juno, Special Poetry and Reading Casper, Tigger, Tophenanall Rembrandt, Chestnut, Tiddly, Willow, Mango, Coco, Dorian Grey and Pokey. Also my lost furries Charlie and Jasper Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryBeautiful egg Is that the lining for the nestboxes, very posh
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryGorgeous egg and it blends with the background beautifully Lindaxx
And then there was one, Again!!!!
Jemima xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Little Angels Free For Ever Honey,Lizzi,Peggy-Mitchel,April,Hope,Faith,Blondie, Sorrel,Scarlet, Penny, Gabby, Rosie, Chick-a-Dee xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Remembering Our Beautiful Foster Boys we are so sorry that we couldn't keep you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryOoh clever girl. So lovely that it was a really bluey one. Dodo is absolutely stunning and so is her egg!
We love our skyline, Wiggy - they are such characters, mad as a box of frogs - and we were delighted that her eggs were blue, although (not to do our girlie down, of course!) Dodo's egg is a more striking colour - Wiggy's are very pale blue.
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryThis was todays harvest from the chicken run - I planted a fig in there last year as it's a bit more sheltered with the tarpaulin on the top of the run and I harvested two figs today - a first for my garden
Julie
“cockerels may crow but it's the hen that lays the egg." Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryLucky you, you must know who has layed which egg with that lovely variety
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryJust a quick update - all hens together and getting on well - Muriel my last ex-batt seems to be flagging - she had a very severe moult which seems to have taken it out of her and she suddenly looks like an old lady. Hope she makes it through the winter but not that optimistic - been trying to feed her up with lots of protein, poultry spice etc but she just looks tired.
The two new girls have laid all through the winter nearly everyday so had no problems on the egg front - must remember next time I get some new girls to get them late summerish then they just came into lay as winter draws in. I'm longing for the longer summer days - poor things haven't been out of their run much with the short days and rotton weather. So glad they've got a largish run - would feel terrible if they didn't have much room. Julie
“cockerels may crow but it's the hen that lays the egg."
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryHad to put Muriel in the spare coop today - they've been pecking her back where she's moulted and she's not well - poor old girl. Made her a nice bed and gave her some protein rich supper and put some cream on her back- see what tomorrow brings.
Julie
“cockerels may crow but it's the hen that lays the egg." Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryAw come on Muriel darling, get well soon Julie have you tried gentian violet on her sore bit? It stays on for ages and is antiseptic against wounds(bet I am teaching you to suck eggs)
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryYes I will put some on tomorrow if she's still with me- got some in the kitchen somewhere - it's not just her back though she's gone downhill very quickly - think that's why the others had started to pick on her - they always know first
Julie
“cockerels may crow but it's the hen that lays the egg." Re: Julie's chicken keeping diaryHows Muriel doing Julie?
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce
The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire & Vorky ,Blueped,Ginger,Ninger &Linky Sunny Clucker was ere July 12-21 2012 Sunny Clucker was ere July 6 2016 to Sept 9th 2017 Sunny Clucker is here , rehomed Aug 18th 2018/
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