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This was posted on Notts TV Facebook page yesterday.... Well, I felt like saying "I told you so"... But unfortunately I didn't actually predict it would happen. I did think however that ar the time of the first lockdown, there seem to be a load of people suddenly wanting hatching eggs, or to...

Hi all, One of my friends has recently re-homed some ex-batts chickens and one of them is a little poorly. She's asked me if I had any ideas based on the photo attached, but I don't really as I have not had ex-batts before nor poorly chickens as such ... I asked her if there was anything else...

I have thought about it long and hard but unfortunately I think I need to re-home my four CPQs (2 couples). Blue, Hedgehog, Penny and Charley Jr. Penny is the eldest, the other 3 are from same hatching. All 4 were hatched by Martha, my first female, who's not with us anymore since last...

I think it's about time I posted photos of my little flock ?? Here's a bit about them too... The only pure breeds are Peep (Pekin) and Tilly (Ancona). All the others except Coco, are mixed breeds from my eggs. Rosie and Punkie (New Hampshire Red X Pekin), the other 3 (Punkie X Rosie or Peep or...

It's great that when the weather is nice and you're working from home you can work outside... Only thing is you can get easily distracted... ?

Two odd things are happening in my run... Firstly, my eldest girl Peep, a bantam Pekin Buff (pied) has been broody since March or April... She's 3½ years old. She hatched about 5 eggs in April. She doesn't lay anymore. She comes out every morning, sometimes she comes out for a few minutes in...

One of my friends tagged me on her post where she shared the link below.... Take a look! A treat! I absolutely love those photos. They are truly magnificent! All of them... I would love to be able to take better pictures on my girls and boy, which shows off their personality - or should I say...

I have just posted on my Facebook the following just in case one of my friends is interested or one of their friends (it's been shared quite widely)... But just thought maybe you would do? If I can't find a home for them I know a colleague/friend of mine will have them as he's experienced in...

I've just posted photos of the chicks my broody girl hatched 3 weeks ago.... Meantime she is still broody.... I have tried all sorts including taken her out of nesting back with the others in the run to get fresh air and food and water.... She goes back within minutes. She's been in a dog...

Hi all, Hope you are all well and safe. Just thought I'd post the last photos of the batch that my broody girl has hatched 3 weeks ago.... Where did the time go??? Lol They hatched over 3 days, and the photos are in order of hatching (hopefully anyway cos I am not sure whether they post in the...

I have 9 chicks - 4 are 3½weeks and 5 are 1 week or so old. I've established that at least 5 are female, 2 are boys and the other I can't quite be sure. But anyway, should I wait to have them culled or should I part with them now? I can't keep them because we already have one and the noise...

So I have now a slight space dilemma.... As you may (or not) know I hatched 4 chicks in my incubator nearly 3 weeks ago. I have had them in a brood box which can hold up to 8 chicks I'd say, though it would probably get a little cramped in there eventually. I have a heating plate in there...

Hi all, Well it's been a very long while since I have posted or visited the forum... I have had a hell of 2019, on many levels, including family bereavement and the sad loss of a lot of my ménagerie. As I am intended on making 2020 a better year (despite the crazy times we live in), I have...

Can I have your thoughts on dogs and chickens / bantams please? Do you have both and which breeds? Which breed seems to be ok generally with poultry? I am hoping to get a rough collie. Anyone on here who's had experience of this breed or other types of collies with their poultry? Thanks

Yep! Martha's dine it again... 4 chicks hatched last night... Possibly more to come... She is is doing a sterling job looking after them ☺️ https://youtu.be/efHkvjPWrZ8

Tried to check his throat, but couldn't. His mouth looks ok. But couldn't see much further. My daughter was helping to keep him calm and holding his head, but I couldn't hold his mouth open wide enough for long enough. I am not very good at this to be fair... Probably too soft and worried I...

Hi all, I hope everyone is ok? Since this morning we have noticed Peckford is not himself. He keeps one eye shut, didn't come out of the coop all singing and dancing as he usually does, in fact came back in a few times. We haven't actually heard him crow all day. He went roaming with the girls...

https://youtu.be/n8abpPuFYr0 https://youtu.be/8JHXSU-C5U8 A couple videos of the first chick to hatch. I had eggs in the incubator but they have all been a fail. Not sure why but I think maybe the basic incubator I was using wasn't quite good enough, especially for the humidity levels. But...

So if you have followed the previous updates, the family has bern leaving pretty well together. They sleep in a big bunch at night still. They seem to have bonded as 3 couples. Every now and again they do run around like headless chickens, with one or two males very obviously making their...

Just a short video of Peckford being a proper gentleman... I saw the same behaviour from Charley my CPQ when i give mealworms, he will offer them to Martha before he eats them. But I'd not realised roosters would behave in the same manner. He actually does one better than Charley as he doesn't...