Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: Goldfinger on July 08, 2010, 22:32

Title: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: Goldfinger on July 08, 2010, 22:32
As you all may know, I lost one of my girls to, I think was sour crop.

We tried all 'home' remedies but it was too late  :(

BUT...

Last night I came home to...

(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/Goldfinger_photos/Image021.jpg)


These girls... 

OH didn't want me miserable. I noticed she'd posted questions on here on what to do etc..
And so decided to get a replacement (er, or two  :blink:)
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on July 08, 2010, 22:44
What a lovely thing to do  :happy:
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: NormandyMary on July 09, 2010, 19:35
Oh you lovely man, and what a great choice you've made. Beautiful girls.
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: TeaPots on July 09, 2010, 19:39
Hmmm, thats how it starts...then you end up with 70 odd chookies  :lol: :lol: :lol:  my OH brings me a 'present' occassionally, when he sees a bird a bird he likes, and it would be churlish not to love 'em  ;) 
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: Goldfinger on July 09, 2010, 20:00
My wife decided on the breeds.

So, we now have...

1 light sussex

1 Goldline

1 Blue Haze

1 Penine Black Tail

And 1 Black Rock

There's no more space in the garden now for US!!  :tongue2: :tongue2:

The chickens are taking over!.... What next, the world???  :lol:
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: Goldfinger on July 09, 2010, 20:09

Oh, and I better ask now they're here as I know they're gonna be spoiled.  ::)

What is a healthy weight of a chook??

Our first chooks will be about 22 weeks old now, and the new arrivals are 12 weeks old.

I don't want 'chunky' chooks. (they don't lay as I.ve been told)  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: LittleRedHen on July 09, 2010, 21:44
Oh they are beautiful and knows to roost too!
Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: Goldfinger on July 09, 2010, 22:27
Just checking them tonight, they're getting a bit bullied off our Goldline mainly, the others have had a peck yesterday but they don't now, just the Goldline!  :(

Do you think it'll pass, or should I get some anti-pecking stuff??

Title: Re: Guess what I came home to today....
Post by: joyfull on July 10, 2010, 07:56
get some in just in case and also some purple spray incase they draw blood.