mucky bum

I don't know what breed mine are.
They are ex battery hens and all i care about is that i am giving them the best life they could ever wish for in their later years.
And i think i would know the difference between a spaniel and a rottweiller

My Magpie is in moult at the moment and I noticed she had a really mucky bum over the weekend, so inspired by *that* photo I gave her a bath.  She wasn't impressed and I think hubby and I were wetter than her at the end of it, but we did manage to blow-dry her afterwards!  But ....... when drying her, I realised I had missed what I thought was mud ...... it turns out it was chicken lice.

eeeeeek.

Have been to vets asking if my cats can have some Frontline spray rather than the usual stuff I get 

there are a few that are very unsociable, most of which are the game birds and some of the ornamentals, yokohamas can be very agressive to other birds as can indian game, but if you go through some of the old breeds you will find a few where recommendations are to be kept in small groups of the same breed. its a bit like mixing japanese bantams with gersey giants because it looks cute, in fact what you are doing is putting two birds together that will compete constantly for food and when it comes to dominance although the giant is a very gentle breed the bantam will always be at the bottom of the tree. alot is common sense, ornamentals need very special care especially in the winter months, the space requirements differ with breed types, an araucana for instance needs twice as much space as say s light sussex and its only half the size. all that i'm saying is know what breed you are buying that way if it needs special care you can give it

there are a few that are very unsociable, most of which are the game birds and some of the ornamentals, yokohamas can be very agressive to other birds as can indian game, but if you go through some of the old breeds you will find a few where recommendations are to be kept in small groups of the same breed. its a bit like mixing japanese bantams with gersey giants because it looks cute, in fact what you are doing is putting two birds together that will compete constantly for food and when it comes to dominance although the giant is a very gentle breed the bantam will always be at the bottom of the tree. alot is common sense, ornamentals need very special care especially in the winter months, the space requirements differ with breed types, an araucana for instance needs twice as much space as say s light sussex and its only half the size. all that i'm saying is know what breed you are buying that way if it needs special care you can give it

Thank you Archie 

  What a subject to be proud to be knowledgable about!!

I'm sorry I didn't know what breed my chicken were  I tried asking them this morning and even they didn't know

xx