Quite Simply, Chook Chat

[Nicos]

Both free range with the gals . AuVin in the boss and I've not seen him 'having a bash' for a while now!
Paxo lurks around the feeder and normally 'jumps aboard' at any opportunity!

Neither of them seem interested at the moment

Did wonder about the fridged eggs but thought hey-ho- no harm in trying...won't do that again.

[jessmorris]

My blinkin' broody had jumped ship when I got home from work. I found her perched above the other broodies in the main coop, her eggs stone cold. Boo. I seem to remember last eyar that someone still managed to hatch something from cold eggs so I've put her back on them. I hope its not all for nowt as its her first time...
JM

[petal]

I have 2 just gone broody pekins fighting over 1 batch of eggs - they had divided them up tonight so I will wait until they are settled to move them to a more suitable spot.

[petal]

Turkey stag has arrived!(Brandy) slate blue and positively the ugliest thing I have ever seen. He is very tall but fortunately easy to handle, being a bit dense. cranberry does not like him and swore at him when he displayed.....hopefully he will entice her in the next few days so we can look forward to some little turkeys.......!

[jessmorris]

Oh blimey! My Amrock eggs which were carefully relayed up north from Devon by various means to avoid posting them have turned out to be ALL cockerels!! Would you credit it?! :-(

[polo]

Oh blimey! My Amrock eggs which were carefully relayed up north from Devon by various means to avoid posting them have turned out to be ALL cockerels!! Would you credit it?! :-(

That's rotten luck x

[Suechooks]

Oh blimey! My Amrock eggs which were carefully relayed up north from Devon by various means to avoid posting them have turned out to be ALL cockerels!! Would you credit it?! :-(

You couldn't make it up!

[julesapple]

Five broodies....sheesh. That's half my flock. They're all out there, grumbling and squabbling over nest boxes. I'm soooo tempted to get fertile eggs, just to shut them up, but it's not going to happen. They'll just have to grumble.

Jules

[Suechooks]

My Lavender Araucana chicks - they are just so pretty I couldn't resist showing them off! They're just over 2 weeks old! Their "mum" is a Silkie.
Little Billy-no-mates is a Hamburg, nearly 6 weeks old. Any guesses what sex s/he might be?

[Glutton4...]

Aaawwwww - lovely little bundles of fluff!

[RichmondHens]

My Lavender Araucana chicks - they are just so pretty I couldn't resist showing them off! They're just over 2 weeks old! Their "mum" is a Silkie.
Little Billy-no-mates is a Hamburg, nearly 6 weeks old. Any guesses what sex s/he might be?

Sweeeet! And I think Billy no mates might be a Belinda.

[Suechooks]

I sooooo hope you're right Sally! I'm going to go down the road later in the week and have a look at some older Hamburgs to try and compare.

[petal]

mild sense of irritation, someone arranged to collect 25 hatching eggs today which i have ready labelled up for them and did not turn up nor did they have the courtesy to even let me know!!!!

[Suechooks]

mild sense of irritation, someone arranged to collect 25 hatching eggs today which i have ready labelled up for them and did not turn up nor did they have the courtesy to even let me know!!!!

I think I'd be more than mildy irritated!

[petal]

Well, timewasters are out there. I like to help people get started but I don't know if I can be bothered now.