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    Hello from my backyard chicken keeping coop in Haverhill, Mass!

    Hi David2. It's good to see you on the forum, & reminding us of some previous posts. Do you have any hens, ducks quail or other birds?
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    Cockerel question

    That's what worries me- breeders running out of stock worth having. It transpires that (unlike Marigold) I don't have the heart to dispatch my 2 remaining 4 year old ex-batts (with the feather pecking habit that I don't want passed on to my next flock). They're still happy, laying about 7 eggs...
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    Cockerel question

    And whether Kate at Hens on Oxney still has the birds that I want...
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    Cockerel question

    Thanks Hen-Gen. If I get one, it'll be a Silverudds Bla https://hensonoxney.co.uk/collections/rare-breeds/products/silverudds-bla?variant=39836622717033 . It's a layer of green eggs, so I guess there are somd arucana genes in there- they're not legbar shape. I guess I'll have to wait & see. I'm...
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    Cockerel question

    Once again I'm debating getting my first cockerel. This'll sound like a daft question to HenGen, but my mental health does benefit from a good cuddle with my hens on a regular basis. If I've got a cockerel, will I still be able to cuddle my hens? Will the cockerel let me pick up his girls for a...
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    Cheery Pics

    Hi HenGen. I've just clicked on "reply" directly under your post in this thread. You should see it include what you'd typed in quotes, followed by what I'm typing now? Give it a go & see what happens...
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    Cheery Pics

    I've only downloaded the British birds onto my phone, so I wouldn't expect it to recognise any exotic escapees. What did you think you'd seen or heard?
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    Cheery Pics

    I just click on "reply"...
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    Cheery Pics

    The other thing that's cheering me up is the "Merlin" app. It's wonderful to discover the birds in my garden that I hear but seldom see- bullfinch, nuthatch and a nightingale this afternoon as well as green woodpecker & greenfinch. It wasn't at all sure what to make of the chickens though 😄
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    Cheery Pics

    Thanks BYM. I'm having computer troubles, & needed a laugh. Much obliged!
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    Cheery Pics

    If there was a party simply called "none of the above", they'd win by a mile!!!
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    Cheery Pics

    Oops!!!
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    Feeders

    If the starlings on Fetlar are that clever, thank heavens you don't have grey squirrels, Hen-Gen!! You could try gluing a weight onto the lifting lid. But you'll need to check that your lightest hen can still open the feeder, of course. If the mass of starlings needed to counterbalance the...
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    Feeders

    How many starlings does it take?
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    Cheery Pics

    I found something equally unhelpful on a tube of toothpaste the other day. "Do not use if the seal has been opened." So how am I supposed to get the toothpaste out? :unsure:
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    Cheery Pics

    That's helpful! At least you'll never get there & find it full...
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    Advice for run structure please!

    It was warm enough, for once, to do some computer work outside this morning. The girls got a couple of hours out in the garden, bug munching and sunbathing. They looked blissful!
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    Advice for run structure please!

    Do the British Hen Welfare Trust rehome in NI? You can't beat (IMHO) the feel-good factor of watching ex-batts grow in confidence as they discover grass, sky, dust-bathing & the feeling of the sun on their backs... And oc course they're still likely to lay well for another couple of years before...
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    Thoughts on my next flock

    If you were closer, they'd be on my list...
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    Thoughts on my next flock

    I'm now down to a "flock" of two remaining four year old ex-batts, having laid to rest Holly (my favourite white leghorn) and two 4 y/o ex-batts in the last 4 months, all from old age. I doubt if the last two will see the summer out, so my thoughts are turning to what I might get next. In the...
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