atsw Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 .... and it's bye-bye to the vegetables Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Oh dear . What was that crop - it's hard to tell now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Oops! Ours got out today, but thankfully no major damage was done before DH spotted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Oh dear! Great photo though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Same here, someone didn't lock the WIR last night and by 7.00am the newly reseeded wildflower border had been trashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISCA Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Great looking hens, shame about the vegetables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Mine had all my peas last week Lucky I planted too many & had enough spare - the hens are now confined to barracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 What a relief ........having read the title I expected the worst for Liquorice and the girls ............at least it was only veggies which are no more Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have taken to growing veg in pots in the front garden, after my back garden terrorists proved they couldn't be trusted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 What a relief ........having read the title I expected the worst for Liquorice and the girls ............at least it was only veggies which are no more Sha x Me too, I thought something very nasty had happened to the girls, glad that the girls are ok, they look lovely, sorry about the veg though . Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabelandflosmum Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Well I hope you had some really big eggs today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 When this happened to me i had 3 dirls looking at me saying.... well what do you expect were chickens!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 What a relief ........having read the title I expected the worst for Liquorice and the girls ............at least it was only veggies which are no more Sha x same here, my stomach jumped when I read the title thinking the worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Mine had all my peas last week Lucky I planted too many & had enough spare - the hens are now confined to barracks. mine are, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieR Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Oooh don't you just want to give the buff coloured one in the middle a huge SQUEEEEZE!! Gorgeous and plumpalicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joza2210 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Oh Dear ! Haha All the chickens are lovely ... I really like the buff orpington (if thats what she is) And the frizzle cockerel ... I have a question for you , because the cockerel is the orpington's son does she still look after him ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Oh Dear ! Haha All the chickens are lovely ... I really like the buff orpington (if thats what she is) And the frizzle cockerel ... I have a question for you , because the cockerel is the orpington's son does she still look after him ? Thanks Yes, the big buff is an Orpington. She'll be two next week (hatched 22nd April 2008). I did have a pair, and it was the other one of the pair that hatched the pekins last Summer. She was a fantastic Mum, but sadly she suffered a severe prolapse when she came back into lay and had to be put to sleep . Anna, the remaining orp has a totally different character. She shows no maternal instinct what-so-ever and never showed any interest in the Pekin chicks, not even when her sister passed on. Liquorish (the cockerel ) may be quite small, but he's quite capable of looking after himself and does a great job of keeping all 'his girls' under control. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
