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Hey.... Lets keep Chickens..!

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  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    Well just talk more then ! LOL
  • lol i just found this thread, my dad keeps chickens, and just received some ex-battery farm hens he rescued them. they are lovely little things but a bit pecky! our of interest do you name your chickens? Ive named ours Sam and Ella :-)
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  • susyrosy
    susyrosy Posts: 121 Forumite
    The three new ex-battery hens are now called Flopsy (floppy comb), Rosie (middle name of a granddaughter) and Thomasina (grandson's name, female version.

    The older bantams are originally-named: The white one (guess!), The pheasant (sort of pheasanty-type fevvers), and The Mum (she had babies).

    I wasn't going to name the new hens, but grandchildren insisted. Thomas thinks his is a boy.
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    Hinge & Bracket :D
  • cyclura
    cyclura Posts: 295 Forumite
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    we picked up 12 ex batts on saturday, some are in pretty good nick, one is really bad........shes favouring a leg and is table ready poor thing.

    They have started scratching about all ready though and most of them are now coming out the house. Not sure what to call them yet but they are all rather sweet
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  • moominyak
    moominyak Posts: 245 Forumite
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    Well done cyclura, I love it when a rescue comes together! :)

    Mine aren't really named apart from 'the paler one', the 'scraggy one' etc... although one is called Mildred Fierce, for obvious reasons (as my dog - a GSD cross - will testify!!) :D
  • cyclura
    cyclura Posts: 295 Forumite
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    me too, I have to put a sign on our gate though as people can see our chooks and the last thing I want is a visit from the RSPCA for mistreatment. It would be just my luck :rotfl:

    he girls have been leading me on a hunt today, they are laying eggs all over the place..............well everywhere apart from their nest boxes :rotfl:
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  • TC1
    TC1 Posts: 107 Forumite
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    Hi,

    Have a couple of Warrens. One is not well. She has a fluid filled sack near her breast/neck area. We think she may be crop bound. She's very sluggish and breathing is a little laboured. She's drinking but not eating much. Her comb is red and upright.

    Any ideas to help her. She's not laying anymore but the kids will be devastated if we loose her.

    Thanks
  • Gigervamp
    Gigervamp Posts: 6,583 Forumite
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    You can try holding her upside down and massaging the crop to get the stuff out, then give her some apple cider vinegar or natural yoghurt.
  • TC1
    TC1 Posts: 107 Forumite
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    Gigervamp wrote: »
    You can try holding her upside down and massaging the crop to get the stuff out, then give her some apple cider vinegar or natural yoghurt.

    That worked a treat. Is white wine vinegar ok instead of apple cider ??
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