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Post by carolann on Aug 3, 2012 6:27:54 GMT
Thats the trouble with chickens you cant forget them ever thats when Mr Fox comes and gets them, so sorry BS  there is a saying in farming where there is livestock there is dead stock. I have 12 chicks with 2 mothers on the go just now just hope that one raises hers as its her first time, they are Wellsummer Bantums hope they are not as flighty as the bigger ones  |
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Post by Babyswan on Aug 3, 2012 18:48:00 GMT
Oh gawd - I bet your name is mud BS.....no wonder you aren't getting any more!! RF you're darn right. This is her, giving me the "how could you have done this to me? how could you have been SO careless" look.  |
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Post by carolann on Aug 29, 2012 12:22:12 GMT
Fogot to tell you that last week we got some rescued chucks (35) as some of mine are getting a bit long in the tooth now and dont lay everyday or other for that as of yet they have not been outside even though they have the pop hole open and an area away from the others till they get used to them so today I have put a couple of the older hens in with them to see if they will go outside. The came from what we where told was a barn but to me they are far too pale and the worse for wear looking at them but I have been picking eggs up off them not a lot yet but it takes time for them to settle down, they are only Warrens but once they get back their feathers they will make beautiful birds and they are very quiet, as of yet only one has been up on the perches so I dont think they had any where they where before but they will have a better life with us here thank goodness. |
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Post by Babyswan on Oct 29, 2012 15:57:20 GMT
Ah, fair play to you Carolann for rehoming them. Good job...
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Post by Auricula on Oct 29, 2012 16:16:25 GMT
Fogot to tell you that last week we got some rescued chucks (35) as some of mine are getting a bit long in the tooth now and dont lay everyday or other for that as of yet they have not been outside even though they have the pop hole open and an area away from the others till they get used to them so today I have put a couple of the older hens in with them to see if they will go outside. The came from what we where told was a barn but to me they are far too pale and the worse for wear looking at them but I have been picking eggs up off them not a lot yet but it takes time for them to settle down, they are only Warrens but once they get back their feathers they will make beautiful birds and they are very quiet, as of yet only one has been up on the perches so I dont think they had any where they where before but they will have a better life with us here thank goodness. Well done you, it's nice to think they'll have a good rest of life  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Oct 29, 2012 16:51:52 GMT
Yes well done Carolann  jenny x |
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Post by carolann on Oct 30, 2012 18:18:14 GMT
Thanks everyone  I have lost about 10 of them since they came poor little buggers they have never seen a perch and they where all crowding together behind the door and ended up getting smothered or crushed and they had terribly wet poo's and some of them are still not right even yet but most of them are now up on the perches but a few still crowd on the floor, there are some quite cheeky ones as well, the one good thing is that there was not a lot of fighting between them all mixing together, I just wish the weather would have been better for the poor things some will go out in the rain but a lot of them still stay indoors. |
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 18, 2013 5:42:03 GMT
How are things going with the rescued chucks carolann. Does your family still have thiers LadygardenerMy chicken set up has all changed, while I was away for the bulk of last year a neighbour very kindly looked after my two. As it was not possible to let them roam the garden while I wasn't around we moved them into the other spare dog kennel next to thiers and put up an adjoing run. Unfortunately one died, I quickly got some replacements so as not to leave the other one alone. I now have 4 girls, Bessie (original) Poppy, Rusty and Lucy. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 18, 2013 7:40:59 GMT
Hi Chuckles how lovely to see you. Yes Ruth still has her little family and has added some more small ones to the mix. Hope your girls are doing ok now that they have someone new with them. Are they laying now or are they still in their winter mode. Ruth had problems with her lot leaving their eggs in other places last year. |
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 1, 2013 12:33:13 GMT
Glad to hear Ruth has still got her chickens Ladygardener and increased her flock, I can't imagine not having any now. Mine are laying well considering the cold, even my old girl Bessie seems to have got back into laying after a long time of getting nothing from her. I've never had problems with them laying anywhere other than in thier nestbox. When mine were free ranging in the garden more I did only used to let them out of the run in the afternoon, they had all layed by then. Must get some pics of my new girls to post |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 1, 2013 13:18:46 GMT
Pics would be great Chuckles good to hear old Bessie is laying well. Ruth has added some tiny little Quails to the mix and has a little home just for them. After they go home at Easter they're getting a little incubater and will "grow their own" lol. The boys love their little extended family.  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 4, 2013 15:41:12 GMT
:)Joy oh Joy my birdie box has got some guests. Two lovely blue tits - but of course I don't expect I will see the babies when they leave
Am glad had it all spring cleaned for them as am sure they will be warm and cosy at night in their bedroom <smile>
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 6, 2013 10:25:01 GMT
How exciting to "grow their own" Ladygardener. I'm very envious as the place where I got my 3 new girls from are currently selling young chicks, I was very tempted. I'd love a selection of different birds, quail are lovely birds. I'd quite like a couple of guinea fowl, they are great for alerting you to intruders. My girls this morning.........left to right Poppy, Rusty, Lucy and the old girl Bessie   |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 6, 2013 11:05:19 GMT
They look very contented chickens Chuckles! I could let you have 2 border collies who are very good intruder alarms! We're under attack! Last night LT said he'd seen a little brown bird at 2 different windows tapping on the glass so we humoured him, then blow me, I woke up to a little brown bird launching itself at the bedroom windows. It's just been tapping on one of the kitchen windows while I put the shopping away. It looks like a female chaffinch and there's a male in the hedge. The male is not flying at the windows or tapping! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 7, 2013 7:30:49 GMT
Those girls are lovely Chuckles I'm sure they're really happy with you. I'll keep the thread updated as to the progress of the Quails. Jasmine that's awful, hope the little bird does'nt injur itself. |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 7, 2013 7:32:48 GMT
She's being very gentle with her flapping and tapping Ladygardener so hopefully she'll be ok! Look forward to hearing more about the quails. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 25, 2013 17:07:45 GMT
Ruth and family came for a visit and brought me a great pressie. All produced by their girls. The Quails have settled in and are laying plenty. Hannah watched me peel off one of the shells and was amazed at the beautiful blue on the inside of the shell. She's now a big fan of Quails eggs and will no doubt eat a lot more of them when they come back up on Monday. I'll have to make a very large meringue, goodness knows I now have plenty of eggs.  |
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 27, 2013 10:59:20 GMT
Oh my Ladygardener what a beautiful sight you can't beat fresh free range eggs. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 27, 2013 16:58:33 GMT
I know, I'm delighted with them all Chuckles The yolks are so yellow, I'd forgotten how lovely they are and I always buy free range but somehow these ones are even deeper in colour. |
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 27, 2013 18:38:13 GMT
We always used to buy what was classed as Freerange or those Happy Chicken ones, they are soooooooo no the same as your actual own, if you know what I mean I've currently only got 3 girls  Poor Rusty popped her clogs a month or so ago, they are such fickle things, she didn't look or seem right one morning, not as vocal as her usual self so I kept an eye on her throughout the day but mid afternoon I found her gone inside the coop She was a real noisy girl and it does seem very quiet without her. I won't replace her right now as its not good to put one new girl in. Sounds awful but when I'm down to two I'll get two more. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 28, 2013 5:54:58 GMT
I'm so sorry to hear that Chuckles it's always sad when you loose one but at least it was natural causes and not a hungry fox. Ruth lost 2 I think and replaced them but they were within a fairly short period of time, she was devastated. I think they have 4 now and 4 Quails, all have names of course and I'm a rubbish granny for forgetting all their names. |
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Post by chickengirl on Aug 26, 2013 9:56:55 GMT
Sorry to hear your sad news Chuckles. We lost one of our girls this week and even though we tried our best with antibiotics and syringe feeding her, she had a heart attack in my husband's arms. It was very very sad for all of us, especially my little boy as she was his. (We all have one and then a few extras for me  ) We have buried ours in the garden and will be planting some nice flowers to mark the spot for my son. The thing with chickens is that they do go down hill very quickly and usually mask their symptoms so by the time you notice something, it is quite late. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 26, 2013 10:28:45 GMT
 chickengirl I'm so sorry to hear your news. I'm sure you all did everything you could. Planting some flowers to mark the spot is a smashing idea. |
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 2, 2013 12:40:06 GMT
I think I've hardened off somewhat chickengirl with my chickens, I love them all dearly and they are cared for really well but from experience they are such fickle things when it comes to illness. Its so difficult to diagnose the problem with them most of the time and I can't stand to think an animal is suffering. I'm very lucky that OH doesn't find it a problem to end things I've got a broody chicken atm and despite trying to break the broodyness by keeping her off the nest box she is being very persistant. It causes all sorts of issues with the others so she is now in a dog cage with nowhere to nest, just a pole to roost on and food and water. I have her out in the garden with the other two most days but after a while she sneaks off back to the coop and gets on the nest, she then spends the rest of the day in the dog cage and I put her on the roosting pole at night inside with others, next morning she is out for a while then back in the dog cage. |
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Post by chickengirl on Sept 4, 2013 21:09:55 GMT
Ladygardener, thank you Chuckles that is so funny, although I do hate it when they get broody like that for a long time. They can lose so much weight and become a bit lazy! I know what you mean about hardening up though. When my first chicken died, I was devastated, but now it is less of a blow, although still very sad.
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 10, 2014 12:48:48 GMT
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Post by wendya on Jun 10, 2014 13:32:43 GMT
aw how lovely |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 11, 2014 4:22:04 GMT
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Post by Jilly on Jun 13, 2014 17:05:43 GMT
Great pics Chuckles, you can just tell in the 2nd pic they were just waiting until your back was turned |
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 17, 2014 14:42:04 GMT
They know who's the boss, well most of the time |
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there is a saying in farming where there is livestock there is dead stock.
Poor Rusty popped her clogs a month or so ago, they are such fickle things, she didn't look or seem right one morning, not as vocal as her usual self so I kept an eye on her throughout the day but mid afternoon I found her gone inside the coop 
) We have buried ours in the garden and will be planting some nice flowers to mark the spot for my son. The thing with chickens is that they do go down hill very quickly and usually mask their symptoms so by the time you notice something, it is quite late.
