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"Thelord" said:I was thinking of getting a pup so it will be used to the Hens. The Four Old light Sussex Hybrid I have will soon put manners on it . Cheers any small working terrier wil do the job just make sure you get a pup from a working strai…
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"BrandonP" said:They look absolutely glorious! You got them from US? Thats a long way to go! Any idea of where can I look for them in UK? I was searching the "chickens" category here, bought other chicks, and didn't find those... look on north west…
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"marty" said:yeah been wondering the same, have woodshavings on floor at moment but as you say, they get flicked into feeder etc.. so might round up some newspaper for first few days.. news paper can be a bit to slippy for the chick can some times c…
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"MARIA" said:Hi Vinnie Sent you an email hope you received it. Im useless with emails!!!!!!! Maria. thank got your mail
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"higgo" said:Hi all, I have an off the wall question.... Would the amout of feed or type or of feed have any affect on the severity of a chickens moult? The reason im asking is that ive seen a hen with a very severe moult , so severe it looked like…
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hi mark wouldnt think the hybrid would be any good(to light) the thing is unless yur birds come from a heavy strain off any of the breeds you mention they probly would not make good meat birds unless you can cross with indian game or some thing like…
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20 hens may be tomany for him if you leave him with say 10 your fertility rates would be a lot better
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"wex_martron" said:Hi. We got three chickens yesterday, a suffolk and two marrans. Now last night about half ten I decided to check on the new arrivals and found two of them outside in the cold. I put them into the coop and sealed the door. Today at…
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i think the only way to buy true pure breeds is to buy from some one that are showing birds but the show bird are not sometimes the best layers the thing with rir.s is there is somuch crossing with hybrids you really cant tell i have pure rir at le…
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"JohnD" said:Hi all, Just new to this site and have been browsing through old posts and i notice some people mention that they can get layers / growers pellets for 7.50 per bag. I was just wondering where do ye source your food because anywhere i h…
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aways be on the look out for rats and mice were theres food they will try to make a home never realy had a problem with them because im allways looking for signs of them and act as soon as i see any that not to say i have never had them around its …
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sorry to hear that had a wellsomer broody that kept doing things like that at first i put it down to her being inexperienced but she never realy got the hang of it so i just stop putihg her sitting on any eggs
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"tormeymark" said:Have you ever seen a cockeral for these hens as i heard they can't be got yeah i just sold the one that was with them a nasty fecker(he got at a marron rooster and did him real damage i had to put him down the plymouth had the shar…
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hello and welcome vinnie
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"Clovis&co" said:Being a poultry website - would anyone on here know when there may be poultry shows on please???? Thanks Saturday September 25, 2010 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Ballinea, Westmeath (map) September 25th. 11-5pm at, Irish-Farm-Safari-…
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fertility will drop later on in the year i personaly dont hatch this late in the year as the chicks can struggle to put on weight and are more likly to pick up illness if it gets to cold if you can rear them inside and provide a small bit of warmt…
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"marty" said:ok bit of a simple question, what is best to feed your birds?? Do laying pellets be fed all the time or just when they have started to lay?? i start to feed layers about 4 weeks before they start to lay and then they have a constant s…
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"john K" said:no back again after been chatting to a guy about the mite he tells me if you keep zebrafinches that you wont have mite now beat that one.. not a good idea to keep small cage birds near poultry a lot of them carrie saminella
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"maesdavid" said:im looking at pheasants or qauil ? do quail fly im not sure of them how easy are they to keep or difficult anybody ever keep pheasants iv an aviary of 9ft long 4ft wide by ft hight any ideas pls much appriciated guiney fowl can…
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"tormeymark" said:Hey guys just wanting know does anyone have any ideas on when sussex start to lay they just 21 weeks now and still no sign of eggs have them in with 4 hybrid hens and a Blackrock Cockeral. They lovely birds good size and healthy so…
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lots of this about easy money for these people when buying eggs ask have they done a test hatch for fertility and try to buy of reputable breeders thier realy is no gareentee with hatching eggs as so much can go wrong but a decent breeder will repl…
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"trish" said:hi can anyone help me am getting worried my two hens have stopped laying we got them at pol 8 weeks ago and they started to lay after 4 weeks 1 laid 5 eggs day after day and stopped she hasn laid in 4 weeks now and the other started to…
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"Clovis&co" said:Hi everyone! My oldest Maran chick is gona be 10 wks old this Sunday. The other 6 chicks are no more than 7 days younger. What is a good age to start selling them at? I bought my first 6 Marans when they were 9 wks old & the…
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"seanog9494" said:I had four chickens for five months and decided to get a cockerel. The dominant female is now chasing and pecking him and he does not even try to fight back he just runs and tries to hde behind the others.Sometimes he gets attacked…
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"dr.gonzo" said:Thanks Cath. Can you tell how old this one is? http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs175.snc4/38107_413047681174_561801174_5060945_626197_n.jpg not to far from laying the combe turns redder from pink when they are coming in…
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Hi and wellcome Cath
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"Fowlhouse" said:I paid €3 for mine seems about right. I saw 1.7kg chickens in a supermarket yesterday for €3. I know that they are reared intensively but how do they make profit at that price? We bought one of these cheap chickens last spring and t…
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"Tom Stradbally" said:Hi Guys, More trouble in Little Stradbally, this time I got up this morning to go out and feed the chicks and ducks and about half ways through I noticed there were no little bodies under my feet, on a quick check I noticed th…
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"Fowlhouse" said:What is the going rate for 3 wk old broiler chicks at the moment? between 2-4euro
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"Fowlhouse" said:I have started with poultry since the spring. I keep 6 hybrid layers and have 10 5.5 week old broilers at the moment. When I was younger we had a lot of layers and a few broilers on the farm, so I wouldn't be no stranger to them. we…