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by MrsBirnie
10 Oct 2012, 09:41
Forum: Just for Pets
Topic: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)
Replies: 242
Views: 62776

Re: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)

We deal with Northern Parrots in the pet shop, get alot of stuff from them, waiting on some binky balls I think they're called, reccomended by a customer who comes in, she has a few diff parrots, and says they love them, worth a try, as I say, always looking for new ideas and toys for her. 250 words...
by MrsBirnie
10 Oct 2012, 09:00
Forum: Just for Pets
Topic: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)
Replies: 242
Views: 62776

Re: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)

Kingsley likes sitting on the coffee table fruit/nut bowl, and sits and plays with the nuts, trying her best to get into them, but no success yet, she can get the outer shells off, but not quite into them, and if she is not sitting there she is practising her flying skills round the living room, sit...
by MrsBirnie
09 Oct 2012, 22:48
Forum: Just for Pets
Topic: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)
Replies: 242
Views: 62776

Re: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)

Aww, lovely, do they both get along together? You had them since the were tiddlers? We have one at our pet shop, estimated at 25 years old-ish, been in the family since 1988, named Tomi, was Tommy, presumed she was a he, then one day 3 years ago she laid an egg, she too is such a character, very tal...
by MrsBirnie
09 Oct 2012, 16:12
Forum: Just for Pets
Topic: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)
Replies: 242
Views: 62776

Re: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)

She is 10 months old, born Christmas Eve 2011, that pic was taken a good few months ago, her eyes have fairly brightened up, she has lost her beak fuzz now, and her beak is longer, she's such a character, can say a few diff variations of hello, mimics my house phone and mobile, does my ooooh noise, ...
by MrsBirnie
09 Oct 2012, 13:58
Forum: Just for Pets
Topic: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)
Replies: 242
Views: 62776

Re: Members Pets and Wildlife Photo's (Not chickens!)

Some of our other beasts... Jinnie our Sporting Lucas Terrier, biased but the best wee doggy on this planet! http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/KerryBirnie/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads/380176_10150818735608385_34605626_n.jpg Jura our only remaining Siamese :( She's lovely, does not appreciate Smo...
by MrsBirnie
09 Oct 2012, 13:09
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: MEMBERS CHICKEN COOP PHOTO'S (PICS ONLY PLEASE)
Replies: 155
Views: 563326

Re: MEMBERS CHICKEN COOP PHOTO'S (PICS ONLY PLEASE)

Here is my girlies run and house...will take closer/better pictures, off sick just now, and my Blackberry is away getting fixed so the old HTC phones not up to it! We are raising the coop off the ground, so they can get shelter underneath, and going to go to the beach (2 second walk) to get more bit...
by MrsBirnie
09 Oct 2012, 12:28
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Fencing ideas.
Replies: 6
Views: 1064

Re: Fencing ideas.

Thanks for the replies, all good ideas, they will only be out in that area when we are in garden ourselves to keep an eye on them...a lot of people walk their dogs down the dirt track that runs along the back of our house, so would never leave them out unattended in case dogs spooked them and sent t...
by MrsBirnie
08 Oct 2012, 19:59
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Fencing ideas.
Replies: 6
Views: 1064

Fencing ideas.

Hi, Finally have my chickens, they're settling in well in the house and run, we have situated the run at the end of our big garage shed so sheltered, and is 18ft by 8ft and full height, chicken wired on all sides and the roof...we're also giving them a section of the garden (25ft by 25ft) at the end...
by MrsBirnie
07 Jul 2012, 23:13
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken feeders & drinker.
Replies: 8
Views: 2569

Chicken feeders & drinker.

Hi,

What is everyone's opinions on type of feeders and drinkers?

Galvanised or plastic? We live in a coastal town, with salt spray/air, wasn't sure if this would effect the galvanised coating?

Any good websites anyone can recommend?

Thanks x