LJ's Chooks Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Even the chooks have now given up chasing the magpies out of their pen, and they all seem to now be settled as a mixed flock of chickens and magpies happily feeding together.... they are eating me out of house and home, I thought having a cockerell would mean he would protect his food and girls from everything!! I half expect the magpies to be going to bed with the chooks by the end of the week!!!! perhaps i should expect to be hatching magpies in the spring!!! Do they not know that the food is for chickens and not for the entire population of hampshire magpies!!!! AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH! sorry just needed a little rant!!!!!! Ta x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I know how you feel though. Mine have stopped chasing off the woodpigeons and there are now loads of them. Goodness knows how many clutches have hatched out this year. They are disease ridden things too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Mine are the same with the local little birds which I don't mind. They don't take too much. Recently a rather splendid pheasant has been sharing their food. He walks in and helps himself while the others just watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 My girls just share theirs with a friendly Robin, the pheasants are too busy jumping up and down under the wild bird feeders knocking everything on to the ground . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 We have a robin and his missus who eat the corn I didnt throw into the run because my aim is off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jos Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 We have, possibly, the entire population of cambridgeshire's moorhens coming to spend each day with our chickens! (27 at the last count!) Word has obviously got round that there is an all-you can-eat buffet available all day and, boy, are they making the most of it. In all seriousness, though, it worries me about disease they might bring. They poo bright green poos everywhere. I spend far too much of my time trying to poo pick and chase them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Oh Im so pleased Im not alone... and i dont just mean the magpies as long as its our feathered friends i guess we have to live with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I have got the plans to one of and am in negotiations with OH to make one for me. It will keep the fat woodpigeons and rats away from the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby65 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Most of your mites / parasites will come from the wild bird population it wouild be best if you could keep the seperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Gas Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Magpies will eat eggs too, chicks and attack a sick hen imo, I give a lead injection as a cure for the maggies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
