The Poultry Keeper

CP · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:32 pm Post subject:

Sad time suz, but sounds like they will be looked after well enough. Wink

Knobby · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:46 am Post subject:

But think of all the lovely new chooks youll be able to treat yourself to, when all this blows over !! Very Happy

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6972 Location: isle of lewis

well the chickens must be happy in their new home he came round and said out of 8 hens he had 5 eggs yesterday ,and the cockeral is smiling .
suz

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

that must make you feel a lot easier in your mind about giving them to him, suz ~ thanks for letting us know.

mojo · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:10 am Post subject: hi

just shows how many nice folks there are...........nearly always hear of the nasties........well done that man..........mojo

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6972 Location: isle of lewis

he's also offered us a caravan which we could gut if we needed to keep the hens we have inside ,but i have loads of room now ,and it's to good so the children might get it as a get away room and any guests we have can stay in there Smile

.the hens seem really happy he's built an inside pen in the barn just in case and they have a huge run it's about an 8th of acre and a movable run they have 3 homes lucky them i was i had that choice ,and the children get to see them every day as they help look after their horses ,now i've lots of room and there's no movement restriction :roll:only joking
suz

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject: Milkmaid's chooks

Just an update on Suz's chooks.... (Sue told us about this forum)... My partner Ian and myself took her 8 hens and the Maran cockerel (now called Fat Bob after a character in 'Oor Wullie'). There was much madness and mayhem to quickly get the hen house ready and an enclosed run made up. Luckily Ian is a squirrel and doesn't throw a lot away (yes, our barn is scrap heap challenge Wink

). They are still doing very well and happy and laying at least a couple of eggs per day. I had some broccoli that had gone to seed/flower in the veg patch and gave them that - they absolutely decimated it within a few minutes. When Ian comes back from offshore, he will enclose the entire area around the chicken house with a netted roof. We have a huge amount of migratory grey lag geese and other water fowl (swans, black throated divers, wild ducks etc) as there is a loch at the foot of our croft, so we'll need to be particularly vigilant until all this avian flu blows over.
Holley

Aussie Chick · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:

Its really nice that you can home Suz's chooks. it sounds like you have a lovely place. I would love to sell up and move to somewhere quiet! Do you have any pictures you can post on here?

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

thank you for keeping us updated on suz's boy and girls. I'm sure sux will appreciate it too.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6972 Location: isle of lewis

i'm sure they'll be totally safe with holls ,the girls go to help a couple of times a week to help with the horses ,we pick them up so will see the hens ,anyway she got the help of you lot on here ,so they'll be better looked after ,and all of my flock are indoors now so ,i'm happy and they have loads of space Smile

and they are out of the wind and rain Cool

suz

sunnyside · Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 243 Location: Birmingham

I emailed defra a few days ago to ask exactly what would be required regarding indoor houseing and they sent me this link.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/newcastle/pdf/poultry_welfare.pdf

It boils down to if they demand poultry indoors you can have a run providing it has a solid waterproof roof and sides wild birds can't get through.

Knobby · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:52 am Post subject:

Mmmm....no chance of me doing that ! Crying or Very sad

nigel · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

We plan to use this should it become nesessary

we saw it at our local CostCo at less than £150,

We wouldn't have to put both sides on I could cover one side with fruitcage netting. It would also give them some shelter from the worst of the weather and help stop the ground poaching too.

Heather · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:33 am Post subject:

that looks like a great Idea Nigel Very Happy

What is ground poaching ?

nigel · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:39 am Post subject: