*Shirl's Poultry thread

[Shirl]

Lighter one on the right is Vivienne and the darker on the left is Zandra.

 

[wiskey]

*quack*

yes very chic

 

[Mrs Magpie]

*quack*

Quack? Cluck off!

 

[pengaleng]

what the fuck are those things?

 

[Shirl]

what the fuck are those things?

They are my two new beautiful babies wot I just bought yesterday!

 

[Mrs Magpie]

What breed are they Shirl? btw great poultry site here;
www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html

 

[Shirl]

What breed are they Shirl? btw great poultry site here;
www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html

They are Araucanas and they lay blue eggs. Thanks a lot for the link it's great. ps Wolfie may curse you because he thinks I should only have two hens but I keep seeing lots that I want!

 

[Mrs Magpie]

In my experience it's cockerels you want to avoid, not hens. Hens are lovely and there's nothing more domestic than wandering around with a nice plump friendly bantam tucked under your arm for a bit of company.........it's the poultry equivalant of telling your secrets to the bees.......

 

[fat hamster]

Aww ... (((((Zandra and Vivienne )))))

 

[kalidarkone]

yum!

 

[wiskey]

actually they dont look very big . . . i thought you were getting proper chickens . . .

like these

yours dont look very cuddleable . . will they get bigger??

 

[Mrs Magpie]

They look like classic young chooks to me..they'll grow...I'll see if I can find a pic.......

 

[Mrs Magpie]

From this site;
www.araucanas.co.uk
I can see Shirl will be busy poring over poultry pages over the next few days....sorry Wolfie.....

 

[moose]

They're great - get lots!

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Are you going to get them a cock?

 

[aqua]

morning Zandra and Vivienne

 

[Shirl]

morning Zandra and Vivienne

Vivienne and Zandra say "morning all"..
They won't be getting a cock boyfriend for some time as Wolfie won't allow it but all attempts at changing his mind would be welcome!
Thanks for that link Mrs Magpie, I shall enjoy browsing

 

[Mrs Magpie]

There are lots of advantages to no cockerel. Firstly you get just as many eggs, but without a bloodspot (fertilised egg). Secondly you aren't woken at 4am every day by raucous crowing. Thirdly cockerels are bastards and treat the hens really nastily.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

The drawback is you can't breed your own stock for the flock and always have to buy in young birds.

 

[wiskey]

are you going to get any ducks?? i dunno why but i've always preferred ducks - they make such a great noise

 

[Mrs Magpie]

...and ducks don't dig up all your seedlings and they eat slugs! I agree with you about the noise...I prefer it too.....when I get poultry again I shall get a pair of these.

 

[Swearing Nonna]

yum!

My thoughts exactly, sorry shirl

 

[fanta]

How much space would you need to keep, say, three or four chickens?

 

[fat hamster]

...and ducks don't dig up all your seedlings and they eat slugs! I agree with you about the noise...I prefer it too.....when I get poultry again I shall get a pair of these.

Oooh, ducks. Do you know whether they get on well with rabbits?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Legally practically none, fanta. I have a garden 25 feet by 16 feet. Four hens would be happy there. I wouldn't have more than four. But anyway, when I keep poultry again it'll be a pair of Indian Runners. Beware though because there are a lot of houses in towns and cities that have clauses written in that you are not allowed to keep certain domestic animals, hens etc even if you own your own house.....

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Oooh, ducks. Do you know whether they get on well with rabbits?

I haven't a clue....Indian Runners move really fast compared to other ducks.....good for training sheepdogs apparently.

 

[Shirl]

are you going to get any ducks?? i dunno why but i've always preferred ducks - they make such a great noise

WOLFIE please take note.

 

[Shirl]

...and ducks don't dig up all your seedlings and they eat slugs! I agree with you about the noise...I prefer it too.....when I get poultry again I shall get a pair of these.

Oh, these are lovely, I bet Wolfie would like some of these

 

[wiskey]

WOLFIE please take note.

i will come and visit the second you get ducks (i'm coming soon anyways mind if you havent started hating me for my comment on your cat)

i know about 6 people who have/do keep chickens/ducks in brixton/london in relatively small gardens - so long as they are secure and have enough space to roost they seem to do pretty well.

 

[Stobart Stopper]

I've always wondered about keeping ducks, our garden is big enough for a huge pond and if we did it, I'd look into keeping ducks.