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Why is my hen scratching and laying in the dirt??

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Selkie

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Why is my hen scratching and laying in the dirt??
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2008, 23:15 »
:lol: It's like a communal bath or something!

Oh I do love those chicks :D
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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2008, 23:22 »
I must stop calling them chicks!! They are pullets now and 18 weeks this coming Friday, which means they could start to lay eggs anytime from next week!!!!

Better get the nest boxes ready!!!!!!
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2008, 23:27 »
I need some scaffold planks and have found some on evilBay for £60 for 10 planks (a local sawmill can only do them for £19 per sheet  :shock: )  and he's in Louth - I was thinking that if I bought them for making raised beds I could call in and collect about 6-10 pullets from you Grannie...  

Not entirely sure when I'll be able to get down what with work commitments etc though so will let you know :D
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« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2008, 00:15 »
Oooh, that would be nice suzi, but we are a bit further down than Louth.  Is that okay?  We are 8 miles SW of Boston, so about 41 miles from louth to us!  You'd have to come for lunch!!!!  or overnight?????
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« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2008, 02:13 »
Quote from: "slowef"
Here's Yummy having a bath not a very good photo but she is enjoying it her chicks are more interested in eating.  One of those chicks was Wellie as a baby :)


I love the photo...your babies are adorable... I had 7 baby chicks until one of our dog got into the Hen House  :(  :(
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« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2008, 02:17 »
Yippee!  I love all your photos of the ladies taking a  bath... LOL    Thank you sooo much for sharing.... I have a few pics to share.. I will try to figure out how to upload...

-Sherrie
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« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2008, 02:28 »
Where should I post my Hen photos?? album??
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« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2008, 21:43 »
Quote from: "grannieannie"
Oooh, that would be nice suzi, but we are a bit further down than Louth.  Is that okay?  We are 8 miles SW of Boston, so about 41 miles from louth to us!  You'd have to come for lunch!!!!  or overnight?????


 :D Sounds good!  the travelling isn't a problem - I'll have come so far that a bit more isn't a problem!  :lol:
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« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2008, 22:24 »
Hi mommap you can post them in your own album or in a joint album, or as part of a post, but you need to use something like photobucket for that.
See the notes about how to do it
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« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2008, 23:09 »
This is a pic of my two back in September when they found one of my freshly dug over veggie beds - absolute heaven!

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« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2008, 02:33 »
Jammy - The colors of your hens are beautiful!  Thanks for sharing

Sherrie
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