The Poultry Keeper

HeatherBB · Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 154 Location: Chelmsford

Well I've now added a couple of light sussex and what I thought was another wellsummer to my other two (boy & a girl wellsummer). I took 'honey' the oddish looking wellsummer from someone who said she was an adopted bird that hadnt fit into her flock, but she looks very young, thin and leggy - a bit gameish?? dontknow

unfortunetly she still seems to be bottom of the pecking order. Do some birds always end up bottom?? or is it just an unfortunate coincidence?? Anyway they are all gorgeous Very Happy

so much so I'm looking at converting my garden shed which is adjacent to the run (reckon that as well as the ark, I could get at least another 10)

debcat · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject:

they are really addictive
I started off with 6 now theres nearly 90 Embarassed

CP · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:

Chickens addictive? Nah! Rolling Eyes

Ours have increased from our original 5 to currently 15, though we had as many as 26 at one point!

If we had more room there would definitely be a much larger flock. Razz

Ours live in one third of a converted (large) shed.

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

I've said it before ...

it's like a heroin addiction!!!

I started with 4 and have quickly expanded to 9 and fingers crossed will soon be adding another 11.

No point fighting it in my opinion!!! LOL

debcat · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

I knew I was doomed when I got the incubator Rolling Eyes

Hatching chicks is even worse than keeping big ones Shocked

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Oooohh don't!

I had NBstuart visit me today - and he was telling me all about the eggs he's got incubating - so already my mind is ticking over about converting part of the garage!!!

One draw back - I still haven't got any eggs! Let alone hatchable ones!!! hee hee!!

HeatherBB · Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 154 Location: Chelmsford

I'm also waiting for my first!! Laughing

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

It's SO painful isn't it!!?
I've even taken to patroling the garden and kicking leaves just in case they are seriously stashing them somewhere!

I got really giddy yesterday thinking I'd found an egg only to find it was a mushroom Sad

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

oh that's so sad, winking tiger ~ hope you find some eggs soon.

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Me too!

It's getting embarrasing. I live in a small town and I am so embarrased buying eggs and every day my post office ask if I had any eggs yet!!!
I'm the laughing stock of the village!!!

Aussie Chick · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:07 am Post subject:

Not for much longer. I would have thought some of the 'new' girls are laying.

Knobby · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:

Whats even more embarresing is when youve got 12 adult birds, and youre only getting 1 egg a day Mad

Heather · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

Knobby - but you don't eat that many eggs you said Razz

With just Willow laying even now we are still occasionally getting overrun with eggs - I only used to buy half a dozen a fortnight - that WAS before I ate them - but It's nice because I can sometimes give some away Smile

debcat · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:09 am Post subject:

Knobby · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:10 am Post subject:

Ooops !