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@ellasflock thanks for this! Will definitely send them a message. However Iāve since contacted the guy @Beantree recommended and he has said I can āhaveā the eggs and just pay for postage š incredible really š
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@Luvachicken Thank you!! š„° I am very lucky to have the space here. Itās actually my grandfatherās house that me and my husband moved in in 2019 to take care of him. Heās just as chicken mad as me, as he used to have a good size flock when he was in his 30ās! I already have some friends who are looking for cockerels and even if I didnāt Iām sure thereād be people on here whoād happily take in a beautiful Appenzeller cockerel š
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@Cat tails oh I see! Well if I end up hatching just a couple boys Iāll keep them and ask my husband nicely to build them a lovely home š otherwise Iād have to sell/give them away if I get too many. Already have some friends or are looking.
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@Patricia W I completely agree! Would love some cockerels but atm havenāt got adequate housing to keep them separate x
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Beaudyne started following Rain shelter or not?, Appenzeller chickensš, Am I doing it right? and and 1 other
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Silver spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben hatching eggs!? Hi, Iām trying to find some appenzeller hatching eggs to hatch my own. Iām really struggling to find anything, so if you have any info that would be greatly appreciated! š
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@soapdragon thank you! Yes the white one with the black collar is the white Sussex. The creamy one is a Cornish Blue and the black is a Rhode/Black Rock. The red is a Warren who is the oldest at 19 weeks. The other 3 are all 16 weeks. I know they are all still young so not expecting eggs just yet. Just was wondering about my routine about closing them up in a shed for 14ish hours and what Iām doing with food etc. Just checking Iām doing all that right and is 14hrs okay? š
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So just wanted to ask if Iām taking care of my chickens right. I have 4 hens who arenāt laying just yet. I go out in the morning around 8am to open their door and loose them into the garden. I chose not give them a separate run attached to the shed as I wanted them to be free ranging all day. Come 5 oāclock ish when it gets dark they are usually in the shed so I close all their doors up and lock them in for the night. They donāt get access to food or water through the night and obviously donāt have a run to go into either. The shed is 6x4 so they have plenty of room to move about. When I open the door in the morning they run out as fast as anything and quickly go to the food and water. Is this normal or do they need to be having more water before I close them up. Is it too long from 5pm to 8am to be shut up? Any advice with be greatly appreciated š
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@Luvachicken Thank you! Itās actually my grandfathers house. My husband and I moved in with him last year when weād sold our house but hadnāt found anywhere to move to. Heās 96 and think he was quite happy to have some company again after 9 years without my grandmother. Plus my mom only lives next door on a farm so itās been so lovely being back. We only meant to stop here for a few months. 19 months later....I got chickens š and really settled in šš We are going to be making that door more secure over the weekend. It was just a temporary measure. But any suggestions on how to do that would be greatly appreciated š
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Just interested as Iām a new chicken owner. What are you favourite/canāt live without chicken products that have just made your life with your chickens so much easier? š
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@mullethunter thank you! My husband thinks Iām mad buying a shed, I searched high and low online for something that didnāt break the bank but still had to spend Ā£200 for this shed-new from Forest Garden via tool station. But I wanted to have something big enough that they can move away from each other and also Iāve now got the excuse that we have plenty of room for more š¤£š he canāt say no x
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@Luvachicken yeah was looking at that. But would like to build something a little bigger so chickens can shelter under it too. Maybe something more like this? Hope itās not too difficult....will probably just drag my hubby into it, who took so much convincing to getting chicken but now LOVES them š
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It was only in there 5 minutes and already perched on it š
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@Cat tails thank you! That perch was all I had to begin with. Today I have put in an old wooden ladder on an angle from the bottom left corner to the top right with 5 steps to perch on. I had noticed that they were perching on the nest boxes because they were covered in poop š
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I already have a 6x4 shed for my 4 hens that they have access too all day through their little door. But do I need to build them a rain shelter in the garden too? When the weather is bad (seems to be all the time atm) they run back in the coop but their food and water is outside. So was wondering shall I build one and put their food/water under it too? Thanks š
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@Beantree thanks so much for your advice! Are the first eggs okay to eat, aswell If the shells are soft? I have been putting the Warren in the nest box to get her use to the area and sheāll stand there for a few seconds and then wonder back out. Do I need to buy any rubber/wooden eggs to encourage them at all?