Just going on info I read up on chooks before I had mine, one of the reasons for the chooks not going in to their coop to roost was red mite..

Mo I'm trying to avoid the whole name thing at the moment.. Simply because we cant keep them all and we are finding it absolutely impossible to decide which to keep (max 3) Each one is so special in some way and they are all just stupidly cute.. We have definate homes for two, One for Tonies parents...

We havent had a 'soft' egg for a couple of days now, and two eggs are laid before seven every morning - sometimes more later on.. Eeee between chooks eggs and kittens its a good life!!

Gertrude has found the kitchen door!!!! we were in the sitting room yesterday cooing at the kittens when we heard a cluck from the kitchen! I then made the big mistake of giving her some cat food which she absolutely loved (felix)and now we cant get her and her mates away from the kitchen door - or ...

Hi Coultog and welcome.. Advice? well chickens are messy! they throw food everywhere and it turns into a nasty paste if it gets wet and is a pain to remove.. so a feeder which stops them digging the feed around is ideal.. Poo? they poo everywhere and anytime with gusto and glee!! and its bigger than...

I think this years chicks must think that wet weather is the norm... Ours aren't in the least bit bothered and dont bother getting under shelter unless they fancy a nap in which case they do get under the nearest bush and cuddle down.. We're on clay soil here so it does , with help of the dogs, turn...

Ah I forgot to tell you all that after we'd planted kittening boxes in secluded corners in various rooms around the house. She'd torn the paper and made nests in two of them, had also been trying to get into wardrobes and drawers etc.. We had a load of visitors staying which worried me a bit as it w...

Hi all Yes Wendy, Tigger will definately be speyed as soon as is possible.. and yes our four legged family members all have names begining with 'T', first there was moi -Tina, then other half Tony, and cat Tiffany - when dog no 1 came along she was named Tash (because of Tonies facial hair and nickn...

We've got Kittens!!!! Tigger decided to have them late evening yesterday.... every ten minutes or so till there were seven !! three grey striped, two ginger, one black and one tortie/calico like mum... what a clever mum :mrgreen:

Hi PK.. I dont think its due to new surroundings... they are now about 19 weeks old and have only been laying for nearly two weeks.. (we've had them since they were 13 weeks).. they're used to the dogs and cats so I wouldnt know what would have shocked or upset them.. It seems to be just one or two ...

I tried mine on tinned sweetcorn yesterday after reading a post on here which said they love it... Yep, they love it!! Mine eat anything they find for themselves including veg. seedlings, lettuce, beetroot boiled or raw(favourite!) fresh peas (absolute favourite!).. Next year the ladies are going to...

How long does it take young chickens to settle down to laying 'propa' eggs? We had one perfect tiny egg followed by two paper thin shelled eggs , one small proper egg, then another two thin shelled ones, then one good sized proper egg and last night another thin shelled one.... Our Cybil with the wr...

Hi again.. Tigger still hasnt produced anything remotely kitten like.. We're watching her every move poor thing.. she'll end up with a complex! Chook run was made by Tony and Myself... thanks for the compliments

Another 2 soft shelled eggs this morning :( but Cybil our wry tailed lady with the beautiful eyes was settling herself down in the nest box when I left fo work.. I hope her wry tail doent cause any problems...

I started off with a large plastic drinker and used various recepticles to put the food in.. Drinker great but the food was being scratched out of the containers both high and low sided and was being turned into a porrige paste on the surrounding grass. I found this paste impossible to get off the g...