Is your dog's unusual barking a secret code for something mysterious?

[tracyann]

What a trying few days I've had. I've lost one of my little welsummer chicks (15 weeks old) to a neurological disorder that looked like a fit, her body had all gone lopsided and she was in a poor state of affairs, so had to do the deed and send her off to chicken heaven.

 

I'm in the middle of treating an outbreak of redmite, thank goodness for the pink spray and diatom. Seems to be getting better.

 

Am going to get a couple of banty girls to use as broodies for next year

 

Am getting a big 20 bird henhouse to integrate all the girls together and will then use the pen currently in use for the banties....

 

But pekins or silkies?? That is the question... Which make the most reliable mums? and which go broody the most frequent?!!

[Plum]

Sorry to hear about your little chick and dreaded redmite. At least you are staying positive and planning ahead.

[freddie]

We've got the mite too

Sorry to hear your other troubles; it's heart rending when these things happen.

[Mum]

I have limited experience, but my Silkie made an excellent Mum when we put fertilised eggs under her earlier this year. Both Silkies and Pekins go broody every so often. If you are going to get a couple of banties anyway, why not get one of each?

 

So sorry to hear about your chick

[Griffin]

My Pekin has never gone broody but my Silkie is the best broody in the world. I wish I could clone her, she'd be worth a fortune