The Poultry Keeper

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

what would you like to have ? Do you have a list of possibilities, so you could have one of each!!!

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:50 am Post subject:

I really sorry to read your news Lisa. Crying or Very sad

Knobby, how's your LS today?

Knobby · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject:

Shes a lot "perkier" at the moment.....not yet herself tho'....will kep an eye on her!!

Lisa · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject:

Hope the improvement continues Knobby. Enjoy the good times with her Very Happy

I must admit I've been quite envious of my sister's chooks - they just seem to be ill one day and drop off the perch the next before she can even get them to the vets. Mine always seem to be intent on dragging it out and paying a few more installments on our vets new car first Laughing

My OH kindly says that our chooks choose to come and live with me because they know the private health insurance scheme is worth it Wink

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject:

Oh Lisa,

you will have luck with your hens soon.

Very Happy

Lisa · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject:

Thanks AC

Like I said, these last few days have been really good. Does make me wonder what was going on with the others Confused

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:02 pm Post subject:

I got my Bluebelle from Woodside not the other place I mentioned earlier. I won't name but did you get your girls from there??

Lisa · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:

Err, who you asking? Just incase: no, I didn't get my hybrids this year (one Buttercup and one Bovan Nera) from Bell Plantation or Woodside.

I did look at Bell plantation, but they didn't have what I wanted at the time. No, that's not quite true - they had what I wanted, but I went home to think about it / convince my OH and by the time I had done that, what I wanted had been sold Sad

Meadowsweet had an ad in Practical Poultry at the time, and they mentioned another supplier over Oxford way - so we went there instead. Good thing was they had several dogs there too, so the chooks were used to dogs (very useful for us as we have 2 German Shepherds).

My original 4 chooks (2 Rhode Island Reds and 2 Welsummers) came from the Wernlas collection who were at the time, and have since been, very helpful.

Aussie Chick · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:23 pm Post subject:

Yeah I was asking you Lisa, thanks.