Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: kooringa on November 19, 2005, 18:12
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When the weather is so cold, it is advisable to cover the chickens comb and wattles with Vaseline every day to stop them getting frost bite, the comb going black and falling off.
Has anyone had experience of this I wondered?
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I have looked it up on the Omlet Forum and most seem to think that it is a good idea.
My chooks combs did feel a bit 'crunchy' when I did it, so I am going to continue to be on the safe side.
I don't fancy them turning black and falling off!
It is a bit of a palavar though, with a squirming chicken in one arm and a tub of vaseline balancing on the top of their run, and only one free hand! All at 7am in the morning if freezing frost!
They are worth it though. An hour later I went out there and they had laid 2 large eggs for me.
:lol:
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.... All at 7am in the morning if freezing frost!
They are worth it though. An hour later I went out there and they had laid 2 large eggs for me.
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I think you'd need to give me a bit more than 2 eggs to get out in the frost at 7am.! I reckon you spoil 'em.
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Is that a bit of the green eyed monster talking? You'd be spoilt if you laid eggs and ate leftovers I am sure! :lol: [/code]
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I forgot to mention - I created and planted up a flower bed in front of their pen so that they had something nice to look at! Ungratefull little hussies started to peck at the clematis through the chicken wire. :shock:
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I bet you read them a bedside story as well!
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No just sing them a lullaby - joke!
When are you getting our hen house?
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I was looking to start around April time - My sister is giving me her ark and I think she will have her new super house built by then.(I hope)
If not, I have plans to build one from Katie Thear
I must admit to hoping the bird flu thing will have resolved by then , some of the other plotholders are concerned. John's biowar lab.
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Coo you are going to be so busy, be sure to keep us updated on your diary page won't you.
All seems to be quiet on the flu thing, I keep reading DEFRA guidelines and looking up the forum sites.
So which will come first, the green house or the chicken house?
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Well not much of anything is happening at the moment due to the weather!
I think the greenhouse will be first as I need it earlier. I can't really hassle my sister (come on, give it to me!) but I can ask :)
And, yes, I'm keeping up with the diary,- in fact I'll be putting an entry up in a few minutes.
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I am off to read it - hope you literally meant a minute! :D
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I'm sorry - it took longer as dinner was served.
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By you?
I read it, I had no idea I was chatting to a VIP
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Val's pasta last night - yummy.
The NVS thingy is very interesting. Although I'm not into show growing, there are tips for ordinary growers. I think there should be a show section for organically grown - although I suppose it would be impossible to check.
The show growers could probably teach NASA a thing or two. I've never been in a greenhouse with underfloor heating before. Banks of lights to simulate 14 hours daylight. Special racking to support the leaves and so forth.
I may pop a web site up for us (the national's site could be improved, IMHO)
Watch this space!
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(wonders if there's a market for little half-moon shaped felt hats!)
(eat yer heart out Alan Sugar!)
:wacko:
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(wonders if there's a market for little half-moon shaped felt hats!)
(eat yer heart out Alan Sugar!)
:wacko:
sorry, you've totally lost me on this one, have you been on the pop or have i?
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sorry, you've totally lost me on this one, have you been on the pop or have i?
Keep up TMG. Half mooon felt hats to protect the combs from the frost :tongue2:
To save having to get the vaseline out!
Just because it's nearly summer doesn't mean that some people aren't still thinking of the winter :blink:
Me, I'm an optimist and don't want to think of frost :)
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::) I can't see "Farmer Giles" fitting hats or even greasing his entire flock's combs and wattles whenever there's a frost expected ::)
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well I think my boys quite enjoyed me rubbing vaseline in! :lol: :lol:
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:ohmy: :lol:
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well I think my boys quite enjoyed me rubbing vaseline in! :lol: :lol:
Excuse me.............. :ohmy:
(Auntie, is that allowed?)
:lol: :lol:
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Only in private :blush:
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Keep up TMG. Half mooon felt hats to protect the combs from the frost :tongue2:
how am i supposed to keep up when that post is 4 years old and i've only been a member for a year? :tongue2:
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Keep up TMG. Half mooon felt hats to protect the combs from the frost :tongue2:
how am i supposed to keep up when that post is 4 years old and i've only been a member for a year? :tongue2:
:lol: :tongue2: :lol:
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i would like to have the last word and point out that i kept almost 70 birds throughout the winter, all free range, not a smear of vaseline in sight, and at the end of winter didn't lose a single wattle :tongue2: nearly lost my fingers to frostbite but the chooks were all just dandy :D all combs and wattles are present and correct.......................
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Jolly good! :tongue2: (Me neither)
Are you saying (and perhaps you'd better whisper the answer) that faffing about with vaseline is unnecessary? :D
(And Laverne is probably a better person than we 'cos I also haven't read posts from 4 years ago!!)
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if my chooks lived in Antartica there's a possibility they might need vaseline, but here in the good old uk, i doubt it's really necessary, i hope it isn't, cos if my lot think i'm vaselining them upfor a frost they've got another thing coming, frozen wattles or no.
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I hate giving advice cos I'm not an expert on anything but I will stick my necK out, on this occasion, and advise NEVER MISTAKE VICK FOR VASELINE........
YOU'LL ONLY DO IT ONCE! :ohmy:
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Painful :lol: :tongue2: :lol:
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I hate giving advice cos I'm not an expert on anything but I will stick my necK out, on this occasion, and advise NEVER MISTAKE VICK FOR VASELINE........
YOU'LL ONLY DO IT ONCE! :ohmy:
And never mistake Deep Heat for KY....
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I hate giving advice cos I'm not an expert on anything but I will stick my necK out, on this occasion, and advise NEVER MISTAKE VICK FOR VASELINE........
YOU'LL ONLY DO IT ONCE! :ohmy:
And never mistake Deep Heat for KY....
And be careful when you go to the loo if you've been chopping garlic.............................
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oh and air freshener isn't nearly as effective as deodrant..............................may need to get my eyes checked but it was very early in the morning.
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And never mistake Deep Heat for KY....
Oooooooooo even more painful :nowink:
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Nothing to do with vaseline....but.....never rub your eyes when you've been chopping chilli :wacko:
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oh, last but not least, never tell your daddy you want 12 ex batts for your birthday and come back with 60!
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Uh oh :blink:
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oh, last but not least, never tell your daddy you want 12 ex batts for your birthday and come back with 60!
Or tell my daughter you'll take a cat in ... the CPL had an ask for 1 get 3 free offer apparently.
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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oh, last but not least, never tell your daddy you want 12 ex batts for your birthday and come back with 60!
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Or tell my daughter you'll take a cat in ... the CPL had an ask for 1 get 3 free offer apparently.
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Did i promise Cara i'd take her cat?
i thought Rosa had a home.......
i will take her if she has nowhere to go.
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Did i promise Cara i'd take her cat?
i thought Rosa had a home.......
i will take her if she has nowhere to go.
Relax - you're safe. Rosa is in Warwickshire now. However, she's got some ginger kittens...
2nd thoughts - be afraid, be very afraid
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Did i promise Cara i'd take her cat?
i thought Rosa had a home.......
i will take her if she has nowhere to go.
Relax - you're safe. Rosa is in Warwickshire now. However, she's got some ginger kittens...
2nd thoughts - be afraid, be very afraid
awwww! couldn't you squeeze a lickle ginger kitten in????? :lol:
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Foxy, we're up to 5 now :blink:
The youngsters all get on wonderfully, a real little gang but Mr Squeak isn't too happy with them. I suppose he feels like I would living in a house with 4 teenagers. All a bit much.
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Hi I needed some thing do so 3 hens came to live with us this ok Then hubby had a bleed in the brain so I was very busy and my son looked after them very well. One year on have 20 hens, 4 ducks, 10 quai -l one now sitting on eggs - one hen on duck eggs & 7 cockerels We have a big garden so they lots of places to lay eggs but they have some nice houses and nestboxes. If you have one, they just keep increasing!
Dawn
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pardon?