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I guess that their objection to their new Grandpa's feeder has put paid to any hope of their coming into lay, more's the pity. They've been on hunger strike this week & I suspect that they're eating more bedding than layers' pellets...

Hi Chris. It's good to hear from you after all this time. Rick posted a few days ago for the first time in ages too... My only experience of archery was at a hotel a few years ago, where it was one of the activities on offer. I came second in a beginners' competition & won a half bottle of rum...

Four of my nearly new pullets are now growing wattles & their combs are less tiny. The Speckledy hybrid (Sweep) surprised herself this morning by squatting when I reached out a hand to stroke her. I could almost see a thought bubble above her along the lines of "what the heck just happened to...

How come squirrels don't suffer from that? 🤔

Josh has definitely made it easier to post photos. I could've sworn that I'd posted photos of my partridge leghorn, Pita Pinta Asturiana & French black copper Marans too though...

None of the girls are laying at the moment- the ex-batts are too old & the new ones aren't old enough! So no risk of curried eggs... I wondered whether they'd be affected by "afterburn" 😵‍💫

Glad you're keeping on top of things. I think that reacting swiftly, before they get too numerous, always helps.

Hi Josh. Many thanks. That's much easier now!

Did you get more leghorns, Hen-Gen? They're great for eggs, if not for hugs!

A couple of photos of firstly "Tigger the Digger", my cream legbar hybrid who enjoys nothing more than digging through the bedding in the coop and chucking it out through the pop-hole, and "Sweep", my Speckledy, who I got for her cuddle potential, as I'm not likely to get many from a cream...

OK, so here's Eleanor, my partridge leghorn. and here's a close-up of her beautiful plumage She was sold to me as a hybrid, whereas my previous white leghorns were pure-breeds. What makes Eleanor a hybrid rather than a pure-breed? Any ideas please?

Here's my new copper black French Marans pullet. Can anyone tell me whether her feet are more feathery than they technically ought to be? If so, should I trim the feathers if they start getting wet & muddy over the winter? I've never had a bird with feathered feet before...

Here's Sue, my young Pita Pinta Asturiana who I've had for a few weeks now. She'd just moved from growers' feed to layers' pellets when I got her; she's got a fair bit of growing still to do before she hopefully comes into lay in the spring. At the moment she fits perfectly into my hand and...

My Pita Pinta Asturiana pullet, Sue, bred by Hens on Oxney

My French copper black Marans, Sooty, from Hens on Oxney

My partridge leghorn, Eleanor, from Hens on Oxney

My cream legbar hybrid, Tigger the Digger, from Hens on Oxney

My Speckledy hybrid, Sweep, from Hens on Oxney

Thanks Margaid. I had a vested interest in coming back- my narrowboat crew were in Bridge 61- an excellent canalside pub!!

Well the thought of getting up at 7am each morning to take the girls' feeder back to the run after the clocks changed was a step too far, so I've splashed out on a second Grandpa's feeder, so I now have one for each run. It didn't occur to me years ago, when I got the first one, but when you...