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Robins

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by PT » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:14 am

Robins have more lives than cats. Digging over the old leek bed yesterday morning, I must have nearly buried this robin at least a dozen times. Glad...

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Fri May 05, 2006 7:23 am
Bees...friends or foe

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by Mick W » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:34 am

My nieghbouring plot holder intends to install bee hives on one of his 4 plots, not in between his two central plots but only feet away from mine and...

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Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:21 pm
Cat litter: any use for this in the garden at all?

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by Deb P » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:13 am
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Having two 5 month old kittens, we are getting through shed loads of fullers earth type cat litter every week, as our 'boys' seem to want to be house...
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Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:59 pm
Battery Hens

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by Tony T. » Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:07 pm
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Does anyone know of anywhere in Herefordshire where my brother can buy ex battery hens? He has 3 hens at the moment and would like to add to his...
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Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:35 pm
Raising Chickens

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by Arnie » Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:01 pm

Hi to all
I have offered the loan of an incubator to raise some chickens from fertile eggs :D Can anybody give me any advice on this please :wink:...

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Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:02 pm
Sex Change Chicken

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by peter » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:55 pm

Todays Daily Mail carries the story of a 14 Month Wyandotte that spontaneously changed sex from Hen to Cock.
I had never heard of this, but Adrian...

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Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:33 pm
Sausage and eggs

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by Jude » Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:29 pm

Have recently been finding eggs around my plot -mostly whole and buried shallowly - but also some empty shells just lying on the surface. They are...

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Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:31 pm
Prolapsed chicken

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by Chantal » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:25 am

I'm traumatised today. My little Pekin Cuckoo chicken tried to lay an oversized egg in the night and has had a prolapse. She's currently at the vet...

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Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:17 pm
Camouflage

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by sandersj89 » Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:48 pm

Some pictures taken today, first one no zoom, second one 3X zoom. Nature is pretty spot on with some things!

Shame Mr Fox has a keen...

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Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:39 pm
Bird flu

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by Sue » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:22 pm
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Given the hysteria about this at present, I'd be interested to hear what everyone else is doing.

I've got 7 bantams with a small house in a...
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Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:34 pm
HEDGEHOGS

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by Compo » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:19 pm

My allotment neighbour has a plastic council hut which he uses as a shed and Mrs Hedgehog has roosted in there looking quite fat...would she be...

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Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:59 pm
Badgers

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by Tigger » Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:08 pm

There's a large set of badgers living in stream bank in a neighbouring field and they've taken to crossing the stream and trashing our orchard and...

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Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:41 pm
books about chicken diseases

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by fen not fen » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:18 pm

Can anyone recommend a really good book on chicken diseases, preferably one with a chart of symptoms to aid diagnosis?

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Last post by fen not fen
Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:45 am
free henhouse & run

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by Jenny Green » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:09 pm

This is being offered on Northampton Freecycle. If you'd like me to ask for it for you, pm me. It'll probably go very quickly, if it hasn't already...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:09 pm
snoozing chooks

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by fen not fen » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:40 pm

Sometimes when I check my POL hens during the day, one or two are apparently snoozing in the hut. Is this normal or is it a symptom of some horrible...

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Last post by fen not fen
Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:01 am
How do they do that?

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by ken » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:55 am

We've lived in this house for 30 years - a field at the bottom of a large garden, a road on one side and two houses with large gardens on the other...

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Last post by fen not fen
Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:47 pm
Hens in lay

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by Sue » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:21 pm
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Need some advice from some of you more experienced chicken keepers.

we bought 4 new bantams this autumn to boost the laying stock as we only had 3...
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Last post by Chantal
Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:07 am
Chicken wire

Last post by sue-the-recycler
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by Geoff G » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:51 pm

Is Chicken wire good enough to keep out foxes or is a more substantial mesh needed?
Geoff

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Last post by sue-the-recycler
Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:37 pm
moving mobile hen houses to new ground

Last post by sandy_v
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by fen not fen » Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:47 pm

How (or rather when) should you do this? Should you do it when they're out and about and if so will they find the hut again? Or should you move the...

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Last post by sandy_v
Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:53 pm
Puppies and Hens

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by Chris » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:30 pm

Hi

We have 5 hens and are due to collect a golden retreiver puppy on Saturday. The hens have their own large enclosure but are used to roaming...

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Last post by Mr Potato Head
Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:02 am
bee keeping on my allotments

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by kay » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:44 am

could anyone help with information about keeping bees on allotments? I'm worried about security as the surrounding fences aren't high. Has anyone had...

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Last post by The Grock in the Frock
Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:17 pm
Worm book

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by Jo H » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:16 pm

It's called The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart.

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Last post by spinningfishwife
Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:32 pm
Hens & Foxes

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by Arnie » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:53 am

Hi everyone,
It is my intention to keep hens on my allotment this year,can someone tell me when is the best time to buy my hens :?:
I have bulit...

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Last post by Louise
Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:05 pm
Avian Flu

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by Mr Potato Head » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:47 am

As you may or may not know, commercial producers who keeps more than 50 poultry birds are being asked to register with DEFRA . I heard on the radio...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:58 pm
Chickens

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by Chris » Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:21 pm

Hi

Delighted to see this new category on the site. We have five chickens at the moment - 4 Barnvelders and a Welsomer. The latter looks very...

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Last post by Guest
Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:59 pm
Moulting

Last post by Loz
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by Jo H » Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:10 am

Why do chickens and dogs moult at this time of the year? I would have thought they needed all the fur and feathers to keep them warm in the winter....

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Last post by Loz
Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:51 am
Sparrowhawk

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by Guest » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:46 pm

We have a tiny back garden at home (huge allotment though) We`ve always had a great range and number of garden birds and feed them all the year. The...

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Last post by Guest
Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:31 pm
Chickens not perching

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by Chantal » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:43 pm

I have 3 girls, one each of Sussex Buff (large), Nankin Buff and Pekin Cuckoo (bantams) who are now 6 months old. They all lay eggs, are happy and...

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Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:30 am

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