Hi Amber, Worming seems to be on the agenda this week in the Forum - I think I might leave it a while, because as you say, NO TREATS no FREE RANGE. What do you normally use to worm your girls? I have always used Flubenvet pellets, but am never sure that they are eating enough as they don't seem keen...

It doesn't seem fair when responsible people are adhering to the rules and others are blatantly ignoring them - they could be the cause of the flu spreading and then everyone suffers!!

Hi Karen - So lovely that you have given a home to another kitten - hope it all goes really well. Five weeks ago we took in a stray from my husband workplace. It was a massive decision to do this as we have 2 cats. We took the introductions very slowly and (touch wood) everyone is doing really well....

Hi All. Am looking forward to the weekend and spending some time with the girls (especially as I work all day Friday and don't see them). Just hoping that this wild weather that they have forecast does not amount to much so I can get out in the garden a while. I keep threatening to have a go at Phot...

Hi - glad your egg famine appears to be coming to an end. My 2 younger girls have laid every single day since they started laying, bless them (they are one year old this month). I liked your post about the cat. We have cats and our 3 girls are very used to them and in fact are used to all the neighb...

Hi Kitty, I know what you mean about the girls getting fed up now. Weekend is the time when my girls run amok in the garden and they know their routine only too well!! Saturday and Sunday if I leave them in their run, I get shouted at - even if they can see me in the kitchen window. I know exactly w...

Good luck with the medication - hope that it helps. I just hate the word "peritonitis" it is one of my worst fears. Saying that though, I have had an amount of success with one of my previous girls. We had her drained and put on medication (for about a week) and she perked up and lived on,...

Hi Amber. It would be nice for you to get 2 more girls. When I only had Mary I got my 2 youngsters and kept them in a separate run made up a temporary coop out of a dog crate. I used chicken wire to separate the run area so they could all see each other. I must say this did work very well and I thin...

That feeder idea sounds very good Bob. Could do with a photo to see how you have put it together. Glad everyone at the house of Bob is well and all seem happy despite the restrictions. Hope you have a good chicken-keeping weekend and that the weather is not going to be as bad as they have predicted ...

Sounds like you are all having fun there. What lovely posts!! Glad that they are all keeping their human in check.

He sounds lovely and what a wonderful thing to do to give a forever home to a rescue dog. Hope everything goes really well for you and will look forward to an update once you have your new companion home.

Good luck at the Vets today.

Any update on Bonnie Hilly? Hope all's well.

That does sound a shame Bob. I agree with Karen about your small-holding plan - what a wonderful idea. I would absolutely love a field - Just think of all the creatures I could have then. I am sure you will sort something out when the time is right.

Thanks very much Karen. Mary had a lovely weekend last weekend. She was eating well and even dust bathing. I don't know what caused her 'blip' but I am keeping everything crossed that she remains well. I do tend to get paranoid when they get older (Mary is just over 2 years) and although that is not...