Thanks janepic I will get the vasaline on Aileen's comb asap.

Aw thanks for your advice. I have some liquid tonic with added seaweed, so I'll give that to the girls. Then order some seaweed when all of the tonic has gone. Someone told me that the girls can eat cat kibble for extra protein, but I'm not sure. Has anyone fed Cat bics to their chickens? Sounds a l...

Thanks everyone for your help. I make my own pecking blocks with meal worms, peanuts, layers pellets, dried fruit, mixed corn, rolled oats and sunflower seeds. they have 3 muffin sized blocks every afternoon. layers pellets in the morning and mixed corn in the afternoon. as well as cabbage and any o...

The only chicken she hasnt plucked yet is the bluebelle.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/077.jpg http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/084.jpg http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/082.jpg http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/081.jpg Dark marks on Aileens comb. http://i1134.photobucke...

Good morning everyone! I need your fountain of knowledge. I bought my 6 girls in November, And all seems to be going well. They are now all laying and having much fun digging around in their Walk-in-Run. I noticed about 2 weeks ago that 4 out of the 6 chickens had bold btms? Then I spotted the culpr...

I've just emptied out the 3ltr tub and there is 458g in it.

Aw brill thankyou everyone, Yes the amber star

Makes my blood run cold

Hi everyone, I bought my 6 girlies one week ago and I cant remember what breed one of them is. Can anyone help please. She is cream with brown and honey coloured flecks http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/DSC_0067.jpg http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/DSC_0066.j...

Hello everyone. I was in my local Wilkinsons and their 3ltr bucket of mealworms is on offer for £7.48. Is this cheep or can anyone get them cheeper else where. I bought 2 buckets.

Yesturday I found our first egg! >

Hello evryone, I have 2 plants in my Walk-in-Run. A cat willow and a Montbretia. My question is are they toxic to chickens? The girls have stripped the willow completley of leaves and totally eaten the Montbretia. I did an internet search and the willow is ok but I cant find anything about the Montb...

We have the girls!!! I picked them up on Saturday and they seemed to have settled in ok. http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/chickens003.jpg Bluebelle http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/chickens004.jpg Florence (background) & Violet http://i1134.photobucket.c...

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/Playhouse%20to%20Chicken%20Coop/DSC_0002.jpg [img]http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle /Playhouse%20to%20Chicken%20Coop/DSC_0002.jpg[/img] http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/Bristolbelle/Playhouse%20to%20Chicken%20Coop/DSC...