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I have been given Effipro rather than Frontline as requested by my vet..... They said its exactly the same only a bit less expensive I did however have to lie about who I was giving it too as my vet will absolutely not prescribe Frontline for chooks.. but as i have 6 cats I have found a way...

For some reason I managed to get these on today!! Will keep trying to get the rest of my gang onto the P.Keeper Rogues Gallery x

I have got 3 beautiful new pekins, all of whom are in their "quarantine pen" and I am sticking Tylan in their water for a few days "just in case" My other gals are oblivious to the fact that there is a second run in the garden and have yet to notice the newbies, obviously when they do they will...

I have just been given a litre of concentrate (unopened) from a friend of a friend.. I am an avid believer in Poultry shield which is what I use, any reviews on Smite??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/dirtgirlworld/songs/chickenjam/ This is what I have to endure on a daily basis my ickle 2 year old thinksits da bomb!

Very quick one - so my dinner doesn't get cold! Brought Lily (my 1 remaining Pekin!) in tonight as she looked as though she had bathed in slop - Operation clean up! She is now tucking into her first chinese takeaway - prawn crackers and fried rice, with a bit of corn thrown in for good...

It's only been 3 days since I lost my beautiful Dottie... and I'm itching to get a couple of new ladies. But thought I wuold put it to the vote on here initially if you don't mind as I am very conscious it was myco I lost her to and an unsure as to how it may have affected my other girls /...

I am seeing lots of breeds, some I recognise - lots I don't!! But no one seems to be saying Silver Spangled Hamburg... I have one and she's gorgeous, she's got the softest feathers and the black ones have the lovely green sheen off of them. And her nature is as soft as her feathers.. in fact I...

Barbu tastic! Well done Elmwood ( i was one of the 2 who voted for Pekins tho.....) sorry! But I didnt know enuf about your little Belgian buds to place a vote, Pekins on the other hand....... Anyhoo, I would be very interested in speaking to someone over the coming weeks re: a couple of...

Is there such a creature?? I quite fancy getting a couple but as my garden isn't the biggest I want to make sure I do right by the birds as they will be sharing it with 5 chickens , seperate run as I'm not sure how quack quacks and cluck clucks co-habit......

Hi folks, Well it's been a week since I started my little Pekin Dot on her Baytril twice daily, took her to the vet as today was D Day and........ She's on the mend!!!! I am totally delighted. She has put on 30% body mass already (last week she was only 460g, this week she's a whopping 600!)...

I have a static run so have to give it a good scrub out every 2-3 months and replace bark etc etc... I did it yesterday and oh my god what a stench! Pure sloppy chicken poop, rain and snow obviously don't mix well, this was my first winter muck out... Does anyone else have a static run, what...

Hi folks, Firstly happy monday morning to you... it's rubbish isn't it.. monday morning blues.... Anyhoo, you may or may not remember in one of my previous posts re: lack of eggs I mentioned that one of my birds laid 2 eggs then stopped for what I put down to an eye infection - I have been...

Hey, Overthe past 7 hours I have read so much about chooks, all posts from u lovely chicken lovers and am feeling a tad ignorant. I have found a course (£300!!) on keeping poultry ,covering topics from amateur breeder right up to keeping a poultry farm, marketing etc etc... anyone been on it...

Hey folks, I am a newbie who has just asked the same question, but I may have asked it in the wrong section... sorry! I have 6 birds - Pekin and Sussex - owned since April 2010 - had 2 eggs off pekin (July 2010), none off Sussex (Got at 6 weeks old.. so should be old enough now...) 1 Cuckoo...

Firstly, hello chicken gang! Nice to meet you all, lets hope we can have a chat soon but for now I have a "burning issue" that I would very much ike advice on... I have 6 birds - 3 pekin, 1 sussex, 1 cuckoo maran and 1 SSH. The sussex and one of the bantams I have has since POL April 2010...