Hi all , Has taken some time to write this morning as very sad and unhappy. Have posted a girl on Rainbow bridge . After seeing them yesterday midday to come home and find her dead is upsetting to say the least , un expected and shocking. I will write up some more later but today I will have to chec...

I am unfortunate to announce the departure of two ring blue left leg , a pretty girl from FSFH obtained by myself August time 2014 , flew to the RAINBOW bridge and kept going .She was friend of Penelope and Lilly ,same farm consignment.She was found full feathered and sleeping in a nest on the eveni...

Hi Karen , I put in feeders /trays the mixed grit/oyster shell stuff. I also spread it around generally in the run so they find it themselves . Free range them in the garden so they pick up the bits in the dirt etc. I have been feedinga various ammount of different feeds pellets in the morning , cor...

Hi ,I new I should not haved read this .Looks like I will have to do a reshoval of the girls and boys for space again .CAGE birds are a week spot....
Best of wishes and see what I can do .
Bob

Hi all, Hope you have all had a good xmas and chickens and animals are all well. Back at work again after a busy xmas.All chickens present and correct . cockerels noisy as normal ( bit worrying ) . One of the latest girls is moulting badily, she is as bad as I picked her up on the 17th Dec. Have giv...

Hi , my solution to the handbags at dawn /dusk is to let the mastif out . They are so watchful of her they stop fighting . She is a good ref .sends them off with a red card . I feed the girls fish quite regularly and do not get much pecking . I still get the neck feathers and tails being pecked but ...

Hi all , Good morning , last night I let the chocks out for a late run , brisk scratch in the ex-flower beds . They soon went back to run and coops .Neighbour has cut her grass and I have put it in the run area . It was a bit late as they were tired . Left the coop doors open so the late feeders cou...

Hi all , WEell it is Monday and back to the grind stone , Neighbiour spoilling the chocks today left over party bits ,pork pie , fairy cakes . just like the film Gone in sixty seconds.....I have some of the best looking hens around , tails up ,bit of colour in them not just your standard hybrids . T...

hi, Dogs and chickens . I have pondered on this as I have 2 dogs and plenty of chickens. Food is the worry ,chickens eat the dog food and the dogs eat theirs if they like it (bread ) But there is another animal to take consideration of FOXES.Having the dogs with chickens does offer them protection.T...

Thank you Richard.Have a good Christmas. 4 eggs today , brke one thin shell but putting my weight on the box with my elbow did not help . Diner time I managed to put the second ring on new girl so two ring green dark /light . Penelope got out into the garden and had a half hour rumage . Easily caugh...

Good morning to all , Thank god its Friday . Getting up for work takes its toll. One step ahead this morning as had a late night and burning candle at both ends is costly . Fed the girls and watered last night so made this morning easier.Seems the cockerels were quite this morning . Half the girls o...

Hi all , Been home midday today to collect eggs and let the dogs out. 6 eggs one busted? 4 eggs , one larger than the rest , and one egg no more than 1.5 inches really small -perfect in every way .This come from the main group and a large hen . two days ago I had a soft shell .I begining to think so...

Hi , The brown gold lace looks just like my bloomers . Really pretty girl.
Bob

Hi ,Great afternoon fun. Names so far Penelope ,Parker ,Red, Lilly ,Ginger , Bloomers , N (She who must be obeyed has said Minnie ) Mareen ? ,Billy , Orange , Lav , I can reconise quite a few from a distance as well which is better than I can do on humans . Yesterday had some fun sorting out the gir...

Hi all , Half day at work so home by 11.30 this morning , Girls and boys will have fun today , DE the girls and then finishing ringing and then let battle commence , Have time to spend with my `little n ¬ , I think I have named her now ` N` Sounds good I think . Special agent N of the Essex reg..Squ...