CALNICK Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 just a query we have six lovely girls 17 weeks old and they eat very well but do not seem to drink a lot, even when we had the very warm weather. just wondering if this is usual, having lost 2 angels in the same week when we first had them seems to make us worry! all advice appreciated calnick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I may be wrong, but I think they start to eat and drink much more when they start laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I may be wrong, but I think they start to eat and drink much more when they start laying. I don't think you are wrong. I've only recieved one egg so far (yesterday) but I did notice the glug and grub were almost empty yesterday, and on previous days both had seemed to be hardly touched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 sorry, can't help you, just to say that mine are the same. Have had hens for a few weeks and they are laying, they are eating loads, emptying the grub in a day or two, plus s"Ooops, word censored!"s, but they seem to be drinking very little. I change their water regularly, have tried it with/without apple cider vinegar but the glug never seems to empty much. However, when they free range in the afternoon's they do tend to drink rainwater and even the dirty water after I've cleaned the poop tray! I might as well not give them clean water in their glug! Has anyone else heard to put a clove of garlic in their water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Has anyone else heard to put a clove of garlic in their water? I have also heard this, I think it stops their poo from smelling...? Not sure, but I have read it somewhere! Also, iar fach goch, as I am a fellow person from north wales ( ) although I don't speak fluent welsh I learn it in school and could I ask: Does your name mean : Small red chicken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Correct - or I prefer Little Red Hen. (same difference). Who'd have thought you'd be using your school Welsh on the forum! For chicken I would normally use "cyw iar", which literally translates into "chick hen"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I know I'm so proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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purple hen Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I used to put a garlic clove in the water but the first to see it used to gobble it up and i was worried they might choke, so now i put the garlic powder in the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Actually I'm not all I'm cracked up to be. I can just about manage 'Bore da' 'Pnawn da' and 'hwyl' And the of course practically the only other bit of Welsh I know would be about chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Well, you've both lost me . Garlic powder's definitely the way to go - you can get a large tub from horsey supply shops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
