Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

I thought they went off lay when crop issues, which confused things a bit. My little troopers are still laying.

choille

Sometimes I've dried eggshells & then crushed them up & mixed it with their feed. It's supposed to be good for them & would maybe give them some grit...?

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

I thought they went off lay when crop issues, which confused things a bit. My little troopers are still laying.

I guess that depends on how long there's a problem for? The eggs are queueing up (in different stages) to get out, don't forget. Uncomfortable thought.
They get lethargic & can sometimes seem like their straining their necks in odd ways (which is why I asked if they were doing strange things with their head).

If you say they've always had large crops, the worry now is just that the crop is hard where before it was not, right?

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

I guess that depends on how long there's a problem for? The eggs are queueing up (in different stages) to get out, don't forget. Uncomfortable thought.
They get lethargic & can sometimes seem like their straining their necks in odd ways (which is why I asked if they were doing strange things with their head).

If you say they've always had large crops, the worry now is just that the crop is hard where before it was not, right?

Yeah, thats right. Poor little things.

I think they will be ok without food you know. They are very perky now, and cheeky.

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

Yeah, thats right. Poor little things.

I think they will be ok without food you know. They are very perky now, and cheeky.

Good. :j
Just keep an eye that they don't gorge themselves when you reintroduce food or you could end up having to keep repeating the process.
Choille's right about egg shells. We always stuck to giving shells from boiled eggs, other people I know used to put raw egg shells (as in you've cracked an egg open to use) in the Aga warming oven before using them.
I'm more bemused by their refusal to take any grit. Maybe if they get out & about more they'll get grit whilst pecking around.
People sometimes gave horse ACV to their hens every now & then but it wasn't something we kept. Do you use it?

I like the Boots box, alfie. What was it for, do you think? Just for transporting stuff or as some sort of display item?

lostinrates

Thanks its me, and everyone. Talking through problems from the ground up...and down again really helps me.


Alfie, i would be amazed if the boots box wouldn't make a tidy sum. Its lovely in its own right and people love boxes don't they. .


I have alfie, dug out my lunging gloves and slowly getting ready to come and spend a day with you soon. Havea site meeting here in a week, by whoch time i should know some more of the schedule here.

alfie_1

ive been on a roll tonite !! potentially sold the box for £40
and ive changed this

to this this evening....

AND got a potential buyer for £30...[cost £1 at the tip....:D]

lostinrates

That is so pretty! You are very clever!

Davesnave

I nearly missed that Boots box.:o

We had a Boots close to our house when I lived near here as a kid. If I remember rightly, the supplies of medicines etc used to come on a lorry, packed in boxes like that. I'm sure I saw literally dozens of them.

Well done, alfie!:beer:

alfie_1

thankyou

in my "yoof" i spent time living with a gypsy wagon painter and loved the painting side...[i can make wood crysanths and wood pegs too...:o ] i travelled all along the north coast of wales, its amazing how many "hidden" wagons there are....
i had a spell of hand painting and selling furniture etc as a side line . it doesnt take too long so good profit !!:D felt the URGE this evening ?? that one was one of a pair of kiddies chairs i got for £2.