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by hearttoart
13 Jul 2012, 08:39
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: The chicken run is up!!
Replies: 18
Views: 1765

Re: The chicken run is up!!

Looks fab well done u. I designed and built our coop and run (OH was my lacky) i love it when my hubby is showing visitors and says "yeah i built it" i always have to say "ahem, who built it"
by hearttoart
06 Jul 2012, 09:22
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Just another boring day in the henhouse?
Replies: 13
Views: 582

Re: Just another boring day in the henhouse?

love it, mine were chasing each other round the garden the other day trying to pinch spaghetti off each other i wouldnt mind but there was tonnes of it scattered all over the grass :-D
by hearttoart
06 Jul 2012, 08:56
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Minnie
Replies: 6
Views: 502

Minnie

Hi, We've had our chooks now since 13th April all at Point-of-Lay, 7 out of the 8 are all laying every day which is great and then we have Minnie our Amberlinks who has still not laid. Its only this past few weeks that her comb has started to grow and gone from pink to red. By my reckoning they shou...
by hearttoart
18 Jun 2012, 12:49
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Whats the one thing you hate about keeping chickens ?
Replies: 32
Views: 2464

Re: Whats the one thing you hate about keeping chickens ?

Poo - don't hate it just can't believe how much 8 chooks can produce lol
by hearttoart
25 May 2012, 08:57
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Egg shell question.
Replies: 10
Views: 585

Re: Egg shell question.

We had our 1st softie on Wednesday night. My hubby said that Cooper was having a sleep in the middle of the garden but i said she looks like shes laying but didnt bother to check when she toddled off 1/2 hour later. When i was locking them in their coop at bedtime i had a quick wander over to where ...
by hearttoart
22 May 2012, 10:14
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Rosie's first egg
Replies: 14
Views: 584

Re: Rosie's first egg

Yaaaaay well done Rosie )t'

B&* do a great range of blue paint lol
by hearttoart
22 May 2012, 10:12
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Smallest egg i've ever seen
Replies: 5
Views: 323

Re: Smallest egg i've ever seen

Thanks for your replies :-D

Manda, when Bluebell posted her resonse i phoned my hubby at work and said dont worry its just a f**t egg, he did laugh
by hearttoart
22 May 2012, 08:15
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Smallest egg i've ever seen
Replies: 5
Views: 323

Smallest egg i've ever seen

Well 6 out of our 8 girls have now started laying and yesterday one of them produced the smallest egg. It wasnt much bigger than a cadburys mini egg (yum yum) and was almost like a bouncy ball shape not the usual egg shape. The kids thought it was hilarious and my hubby was gob smacked at the size o...
by hearttoart
19 May 2012, 21:41
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Sat waiting
Replies: 18
Views: 1290

Re: Sat waiting

Ooooops meant Yolkers lol
by hearttoart
19 May 2012, 21:15
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Sat waiting
Replies: 18
Views: 1290

Re: Sat waiting

No but I checked the coop every time 1 came out whipped out the egg and wrote their name on them. Two of my little nieces (5 & 2) named two of them belle and peppa and they both laid today, rang them both up and lily the 5 year old came to collect the egg for her dinner. She rang me up later so ...
by hearttoart
19 May 2012, 21:00
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Sat waiting
Replies: 18
Views: 1290

Re: Sat waiting

We've got five of them laying now wayhaaaay and I know which five so a numb bum and cold body have been worth it :-D
by hearttoart
19 May 2012, 08:42
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Sat waiting
Replies: 18
Views: 1290

Sat waiting

You did all warn me!!! well this morning has confirmed its finally took over. Ive got chickenitus . 4 out of our 8 girls are now laying and we know for definate 2 of them but not the other 2 so seven o'clock this morning brew and stool in hand i went to let the girls out and have been sat outside wa...
by hearttoart
17 May 2012, 14:39
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Cider vinegar
Replies: 4
Views: 508

Re: Cider vinegar

Mine says 20ml per litre :-D
by hearttoart
14 May 2012, 20:42
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Surprise delivery
Replies: 4
Views: 239

Surprise delivery

After reading some posts last week about getting free wood chips from local tree surgeons I decided to email a few and see what response I got. One offered a truck full for £50 needless to say I didn't take him up on his offer but a lovely man called Richard said yeah he'd love to 'dump' them free o...
by hearttoart
14 May 2012, 13:22
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: is it legal
Replies: 9
Views: 767

Re: is it legal

if it isn't it should be