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What does everyone think about poor David Pownells birds being stollen and killed!!! Sounds once again the police do not want to know!! Took and killed: 50 large buff Orpingtons, 30 large black Orpingtons, 20 black bantam Orpingtons, 20 large white Wyandottes, 20 exhibition Aylesbury ducks...

Have used Flubenvet for many years now, but apparantly they have now brought out a liquid version which you add to the drinking water. Have ordered some through my vets (is issued thru a prescription only). Has anyone tried it? Would love to hear your thoughts.

Picture of one of my orpington bantam girls

The girls - week 1 of their new home.

5000 hens were off to slaughter last week so bought 20 of them, will get some pics posted tomorrow. Have had them since last Saturday. They were in an awful state, red raw from sitting in their own droppings. The girls had never seen daylight before, were "walked" around the barn twice a day...

I maybe a vegetarian but I am seriously thinking of roasting the fox that came in on Saturday morning (when I can catch it). Caught on camera 4.30am took all Copper Black Marans, Copper Blue Marans, Vorwerks, many Warrens and a Silkie Cockerel. Bodies and feathers all over the place. The vixen...

Before I purchase one of these incubators, does anyone already have one or know anyone that has used on? Are they any good? Are they reliable...

The girls are starting to get into the full swing of laying now, and I have been testing fertility for the past 2 months. I am getting around 10 - 20 pekin eggs a day now (weather permitting = sunny day lots of eggs next morning, cold day - have been keeping their legs shut and hardly any...

Anyone any ideas? Brooder is 4' x 2' even heat (2 red heat lamps) and 1 over head heat lamp switched on at night as shed gets cold in this weather. Chicks are huddled up a night not evenly spaced so chicks at bottom of pile getting squashed and dead in morning (flat). Not over crowded in...

Thought you would all be interested, the monthly poultry auction took place today prices were sky high 1 x Large Buff Orp Pullet £49 Pair Buff Orp Bantams £70 Rhode Island Red Pullets £40 - £60 each Porcelain Sablepoot Pullet £45 Mandarin Pairs £60-£80 alot of people after birds brought prices...

I hope I am not tempting fate, but my Cream Legbar eggs are just starting to pip, can everyone please cross their fingers for me and hope that I get a high percentage of females, as I really really hate having to get rid of lovely bundles of fluff, and is not something I am looking forward to be...

Just to make you aware and warn you : A friend called to say her neighbour bought 6 Choc Orp Eggs from ebay a couple of months ago, they hatched bright yellow! Apparantly 2nd seller to report him to ebay!! Has not been able to contact seller by email or telephone, unable to get money back...

Worried about my birds, -16c last night, been -4c all day, went to shut hens up at 4pm and was already -6c!!!! Struggled with keeping the water from freezing, having to put buckets of boiling water in a wheelbarrow and take down into the paddock 4 times today. Lost one of my old polish this...

My birds are regually wormed and are healthy, they have acv in their water for 7 days once a month at about a 2% dilution. I have one orpington that gets yellow droppings each time he is put on ACV, do you think he is allergic to acv, does anyone else notice their birds droppings change colour...

Hello and welcome to the forum We are all "potty" over our chooks! Sue

Hi Welcome to the forum, I don;t think anyone in their right mind likes killing cockerels, I can still remember the first one I had to kill. My friends laugh at me being a veggie and killing cockerels goes against the grain. I can now kill cockerels and ill birds but I still can't pinion a...

Hi Jon Welcome to the poultry forum Sue

Hi Glad to see another poultry keeper that has the pekin bantam bug :D :D :D Sue

Hello and welcome from across the pond Sue

Hi Welcome to the forum and the best poultry site on the net! :D :D :D Sue