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Tenancy and pets is always iffy, but I agree that a dog is far more disruptive than a couple of hens. Has she had a word with the council regarding the situation? As she was already a tenant and already had the two hens before this person took over, could she be grandfathered in, and at least...

How are Speckle's doing? Hopefully the weather does turn up; I imagine your living room is getting full! Has she started to be nicer to Millie yet? I've had to put one of the runs I took down for reloation before winter back up where it came from for the 20 older chicks to go into. Still stood...

9 from mine; turns out she had 10 eggs, not 8, though no idea if that was my doing or hers. Pleased, nonetheless. I've been selling an awful lot of hatching eggs recently; seems spring is here, just not insofar as the weather is concerned. Anyone else seen floods? The detour I have been using...

Sorry to hear about Matilda, @PouleChick. There's not much can be done about reproductive problems; @CCUK said it all, but very young, poor girl. Lovely chicks @CCUK, Speckle will do well, I'm sure. Best of luck with your eggs too, @MSirrell91. Judy's 8 are due Monday, and she's sat tight.

Yes; that's little scabs from pecking damage; it's normal for birds to peck if a bird lower than her steps out of line, but unusual for birds to actively seek out and bully others. Some start to develop this kind of dominance behaviour when they can't get out foraging and roaming. With my lot...

It looks like Millie is frustrated at being apart from her friend, but good to keep them apart, she'd probably get beaten up by that face! I'd move the feed; she should start to get up and hop across to do her business independently before long. It sounds as though her leg has come along well...

She should be fine on 5; I've had banties cover more. It's amazing how flat they can pancake out when they're baby-crazy. If the crate is large enough there shouldn't be a problem. I tend to set in broody coops with runs so that they have to leave the nest to get feed and water. I find it...

It certainly feels like it! Good for Speckle; nice to see she feels well enough to set after your care. I'm all for more chicks!

Just a correction; they're £8. Didn't have an itemised receipt to hand so was trying to calculate based on what I know the feed costs. I was always bad with numbers. :rolleyes: Had 5 hatch under Tina the silkie; candled the other 4 and all appeared to be early quitters, probably from the cold...

I'm still yet to get the pens up; where they'll be going is too boggy to work with yet, but I've landscaped some plumbing so should get there with warmer weather. Have two groups already housed independently but not penned and will get to improving these blues when I can get the ground dry...

Mine are £10 a bale, but I've noticed the one I get now is far more tightly packed and absorbant; I can do all the sheds with under 2 bales. I've used a few ones before where even three gone they're still a bit sparse. Thought I'd share a picture of my first hatch of the year; very happy with...

Glad to hear you've gotten through it, @Lijong; here's to good health in the future. They're lovely, and great names; I've often opted for names from media for my lot, and they always seem to grow to fit the characters. I haven't seen DBoM in years and years, so I can't say whether or not that's...

Perhaps a local saying rather than national then; a#$e over teacup. Hi @Lijong, congratulations on your new flock; have you named the troops?

@CCUK glad she's done so well; I rememember how bad she looked when you got her. Shame about your other; like you say, selective breeding and stocking density take their toll on production birds and even a good home can't repair the damage. Blimey; did they gold plate it for you too? Fingers...

Sorry, @CCUK. Was she the one you took in with bumblefoot, or am I confusing things? Regardless, I'm sure she ended her days in a better environment with you than before.

I imagine an agent would need to cover transport costs and interim feeding, too. It's great to see so many people working against the production model of disposable everything. I wouldn't worry about them in the cold; so long as there is good ventilation and no extreme temperature fluctuations...

£5 seems steep for ex-layers; I had mine for £2 each, though that was a few years back now. Welcome to the thread, Avril; I'm sure you'll fall in love with them fast. Have you kept chickens before? It's turned into a slip-and-slide here; ice everywhere. It would be funny to watch the chooks...

He's turned into a handsome chap! Looks like a fine home you found him, too. Those big barnie hens are lovely. If I kept every cockerel I liked I'd be overrun! Don't get me started on me=food! 40+ chickens running full pelt at you across a field is a disconcerting sight.

Pictures, as promised (or is it threatened?) The blue in front is Lakshmi; I like the marans influence in her hefty carriage. The blue behind her is Dawn, from my huge RSL cockerel over BlCM. You can see what I mean when I say it's a quagmire here at the moment. Dawn's egg is in the lower...

I'll get some pictures tomorrow, but she's lovely, nice and big like the Marans father. Her mother and aunts lay a brilliant blue egg, moreso than any of the other lines I have, and the father's sisters produce dark eggs with a ton of bloom so could explain the teal colour. I have more olive...