Poultryheads...

[Mr Roper]

Show off your loveable, odd little friends here.

Having recently bought a house with 2 hens (one now dead) and a cockerel I found myself thrown into poultry life. Never thought these goofy little st machines would get such a hold on me.



I’ll start..
Clive, Maude, Ethel, Horrible whitey, (Not pictured)((The one pictured is cool) and Mavis.
I swop their names around as I see fit except for Clive.







Plan is to convert one of my barns into a chicken palace and get to the heady and obsessive heights of 20 chicken pals.


The floor is yours...

Edited by Mr Roper on Sunday 25th October 18:16

[the cueball]

Got 4 of them, Today they were enjoying a fresh bag of Billy Goat spoils....

[scrw.]

Have 3, Jennifer, Clarissa & Nigella. Bought at 3 month olds during the summer, just starting to lay now. Nigella (speckled black one) lays blue eggs.

3 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

big3 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

jennifer by Old_Chad, on Flickr

Nigella by Old_Chad, on Flickr

Started out with a small house, they now have a 3x3m pen and waiting for some fence improvement to allow some garden roaming.

[BoggoStump]

https://thegoodlifeainteasy.com/2017/11/14/rescuin...

https://freshstartforhens.co.uk/

https://www.bhwt.org.uk/rehome-hens/

I love chickens and especially Cockerels. But i dont have any.

[Mr Roper]

BoggoStump said:

https://thegoodlifeainteasy.com/2017/11/14/rescuin...

https://freshstartforhens.co.uk/

https://www.bhwt.org.uk/rehome-hens/

I love chickens and especially Cockerels. But i dont have any.

I'll almost certainly be looking to rehome caged hens when I've completed the barn.

[P700DEE]

My latest three joining my one remaining during lockdown. Rescue hens from https://freshstartforhens.co.uk/

[scrw.]

scrw. said:

jennifer by Old_Chad, on Flickr

4 months later....
IMG_20201031_163119 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

[Mr Roper]

3 cocks.

[Tyre Smoke]

Ruby, Rosie, Trixie and Betty.

Goldlines, bought as six month old pullets and now the most free range of free range hens. At least 3 eggs a day, at least two double yolkers each week.

My wife's happy lil cluckers.

[jinkster]

Edith, Henrietta, Margot and Penelope.

(2 x Light Sussex and 2 x Bluebells)

[Mr Roper]

I don’t think they like the new decor...

[AlvinSultana]

Mr Roper said:

Show off your loveable, odd little friends here.

Having recently bought a house with 2 hens (one now dead) and a cockerel I found myself thrown into poultry life. Never thought these goofy little st machines would get such a hold on me.



I’ll start..
Clive, Maude, Ethel, Horrible whitey, (Not pictured)((The one pictured is cool) and Mavis.
I swop their names around as I see fit except for Clive.







Plan is to convert one of my barns into a chicken palace and get to the heady and obsessive heights of 20 chicken pals.


The floor is yours...

Edited by Mr Roper on Sunday 25th October 18:16

The tricky bit is when you end up with multiple cockerels. The day comes when someone has to go.........

[FredericRobinson]

The best result I had with hatching home grown eggs in a 24 egg incubator was 18 hatched, 16 cockerels....

[scrw.]

Sunday is bedding change day

2020-11-22_02-52-02 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

Sunday lunch is mealworms thrown in with the fresh sawdust, keeps them busy for ages

2020-11-22_02-50-59 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

Going to do away with the small house soon, need to get some pallet wood to build a house about 4ft off the deck for snoozing and laying, The pen is waterproof and fairly windproof, they prefer to sleep outside whatever the weather but I put them away each night, hopefully can build something to keep them warm that they will perch in without assistance.

Edited by scrw. on Sunday 22 November 17:22

[Mikebentley]

Have had as many as 120 at a time. Down to a more manageable 6 presently but do need a few more.

[Jay586]

If they're not wanting to stay in a coop, check it for mites.

Mealworms aren't good for chooks, apparently.

[AndyAudi]

They are cool creatures to watch, so inquisitive, I started with half a dozen ducks on folk farm when at school, then got an incubator & discovered I could buy eggs from eBay! Ended up with quite a few weird & wonderful birds, then an opportunity to go commercial came & I killed the hobby flock & got 8,000 free rangers, then another 12,000!

[scrw.]

Jay586 said:

If they're not wanting to stay in a coop, check it for mites.

Mealworms aren't good for chooks, apparently.

Its a newish coop, its too low for them, they prefer being high up to roost. You sure on the mealworms? I can only see good things (dried ones)

[scrw.]

as 2020 keeps on giving..... https://basc.org.uk/avian-influenza/?utm_source=BA...

[Hereward]

New batch of ex-batts getting an olive oil basting before roasting for Sunday lunch.