Omlet Eglu Cube and large run for sale

[Old Speckled Hen]

After nearly two years of making a wet layers mash with extra bits in I have decided to put my spoilt ladies back on to layers pellets ...........Cruel mother.

The reason is I am getting another three (well two and a cockerel) and all that mash will drive me and any chook sitters I have nuts.

Of course, for the second day they have hardly touched it.

They free range all day.

How long before I give in?

[jellykelly]

I'm pretty sure that no animal will ever truly starve itself. It's a battle of wills. They want to see if you'll give in! Stay strong, they'll eat eventually.

[Krysia]

they are hoping that the rod you have made for yourself will kick in soon! Are you getting eggs? These would stop 1st.

 

 

You'd be suprised just how much they get free ranging. stay strong

[jennydavies]

You have to be a "Wicked Chicken Mummy" !!!! Ahhh bless. x

[The Dogmother]

Don't worry Danni, they won't starve - they'll soon be at that layers feed

[Chucky1]

Agree with what's been said before - they won't starve themselves and they get an awful lot free ranging - The odd frog or mouse must be close to a daily requirement for a chuck

 

It's tough though - but you're tougher than that - I can tell

 

Good Luck

[Old Speckled Hen]

Thanks everybody. I'm not even going out with the grapes. It's that starving look I can't bear

[The Dogmother]

My dog does that one too!

 

I do something not dissimilar with my girls; they often rake their feed out from the feeder and leave it on the run floor amongst the Aubiose; I just take the feeder out of the run until they have hoovered up the mess that they made on the floor.

[Chucky1]

My dog does that one too!

 

I do something not dissimilar with my girls; they often rake their feed out from the feeder and leave it on the run floor amongst the Aubiose; I just take the feeder out of the run until they have hoovered up the mess that they made on the floor.

 

Don't mess with Claret

[The Dogmother]

[chickenanne]

They definately won't starve. However, it might be an idea to mix some dry mash in with the pellets, as they may get the idea of pellets= food earlier that way- assuming you ahve some mash left.

It's prob'l'y totally unecessary, but it might make you feel better, you terrible cruel chicken mummy

[Guest]

As has been said they will not starve themselves!

 

They store food in their crop and can top this up as they go, they may prefer to do more scratching and free ranging but eventually when they are hungry enough, they will succumb.

 

We have had a hen that disappeared for about 6 months in the past and then it chose to come back with some baby chicks! It must have made itself a little nest somewhere and lived entirely off free ranging...

[Chucky Mama]

Goodness Where were you living that she managed to mind herself a cockeral?

[Guest]

Goodness Where were you living that she managed to mind herself a cockeral?

 

Me or the OP?

 

We keep cockerels as we live in the country on a small holding - our adult cockerels have now gone to the table though, but very tasty they were to. We are pretty sure that we have some cockerel chicks from some of this years hatches (they appear to be silver and partridge laced wyandottes) as they have been crowing for a while and are chasing the ladies!

 

Plus the neighbouring farms also keep cockerels, so who knows which one she took a liking to...

[Chucky Mama]

Goodness Where were you living that she managed to mind herself a cockeral?

 

Me or the OP?

 

We keep cockerels as we live in the country on a small holding - our adult cockerels have now gone to the table though, but very tasty they were to. We are pretty sure that we have some cockerel chicks from some of this years hatches (they appear to be silver and partridge laced wyandottes) as they have been crowing for a while and are chasing the ladies!

 

Plus the neighbouring farms also keep cockerels, so who knows which one she took a liking to...

 

Sorry, I meant you You can always post some photos of your chicks. We are rather good at sexing them, how old are they?

[Guest]

Sorry, I meant you You can always post some photos of your chicks. We are rather good at sexing them, how old are they?

 

No probs, I've posted some pics up in the chickens section as Claret asked me to put some up on another thread, here they are:

 

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=67682

 

Someone has very kindly identified one of the hens as an Amber Star, which is fab because we didn't know what she was. The pics I have on my computer are getting old, so I will get snapping so you can see all the new hatches and hens...