Recent content by snifter

Hello. Belated happy new year to everyone. Just popped in to catch up and make the odd post. Glad to see the forum has grown in numbers memberhsip wise and the post count is doing well and loads more going on. Well done Tim and all the mods. I'm no longer keeping chooks. I sadly parted with my...

Heh small world. I used to live in Crowcombe and later on just outside Carhampton on a farm. Good to have you join us :)

Being relisted due to parties interested no longer interested/changing their minds. FOR SALE Chicken wire - As new, only used a small amount of a long roll. It's the 105 cm high stuff. £20 And half a dozen or so fencing poles. 5 or 6 ft iirc. Good condition. No idea of how much we paid...

To this doglet called Jilly. You can read about her over on the rescue site, DOGS FRIENDS and click on - Dogs For Adoption - in the main menu on the left. Scroll down a bit and you can read the write up on her. She is a gorgeous girl and settling down very well. She is staying with us till she...

I'd ask this person and see. If you can I'd keep them apart from his flock. Could pass on illness to each other possibly, so safer to stay apart. If you have a small hen house and run can you take it to his place for them? Or worse case scenario knock together a broody box type thing (or failing...

Scientists solve half-cock chicken mystery By Huw Williams BBC Scotland reporter Researchers say they've solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female. About one in every 10,000 chickens is gynandromorphous, to use the technical term. In medieval times, they...

Please post the names of Ebay egg sellers you have had good results from/know to be reputable/would recommened here please. Please ensure that you are posting about a seller you have had a direct dealing with or whom you have met or seen their live stock. We are wanting to know how you found...

I've written up this list on my own poultry website/blog and thought it would be handy if I also posted it over here. Its not exhastive and of course everyone has their own stockpile of goodies they use in their poultry keeping. This list is one I compiled after talking with other breeders and...

Hello and welcome to the forum. Wow that was an epic intro post :lol: :D Sounds like you have a real mix there. Look forward to seeing you round the forum :) I hope you don't mind but I edited your post to include some paragraph breaks as reading it in one big chunk without any is hard work...

Hey Moe, good to have you join us :)

Hello and welcome GE :) Good to have you join us. And yes as Tim said I do like my Polands and have kept them for a few years now. I'd always have a Poland somewhere in the collection as they are such characters. But as Tim said they are more high maintenance and can't always be kept in with...

Hi Donna and welcome to the forum :) I'd think you could easily keep a couple of chooks in your garden. Sounds like its longer and not too wide, is this correct? I'd be inclined to looking to get a small hen house or even a largeish hutch and converting it so its chicken friendly. You'll need...

Thought it would be a nice idea to start a pet thread where we can post pics and share our pet stories with others. So feel free to add you contributions here :) I'll kickstart things, here is one of Eric, our much loved Whippet

Just a note to let you know that old threads in this section will be pruned on a regular basis. What this means is that old threads that are inactive/idle for a couple of months will be deleted from the forum. This is being done to prevent pages and pages of idle threads building up and...

Hiya and welcome to the forum :) Look forward to hearing about your chooks when you get them.