MiniMinx Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Well after waiting what seems like months (only in fact 6 weeks) my purple cube and 4 chickens finally arrived on Wednesday!! They've settled in really well and we've even had our first egg today!! Have took some pictures - will post them soon (currently spending all free time in the garden!) I do have a small query though - yesterday I noticed a yellow icky substance in the run, and i wondered if it was perhaps a shellless egg , but i've noticed theres a couple more in there today - what is this and should I be worried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Hello MiniMinx and welcome to the world of chickens! It is probably a runny poo, don't worry about it too much. they are still settling in. The poos should return to normal soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinx Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Here are the pics i promised - hopefully this works okay.... Ginger & Millie: Betty & Wilma: Oh we had another egg last night - this time from Millie - she'd laid a soft egg in the run right in front of us at about 8:45 last night!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Lovely pics & chooks. What a fab CUBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Fab pics. We love your avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Lovely photos; they are super chickens. And their run looks so lovely and tidy compared to mine! Purple Cubes rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 They are lovely and your cube looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 One in every 10 or so poo's is a runny curry sauce effect blob. It comes from the caecum and is perfectly normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinx Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Thanks - that is reassuring to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Wow, very pretty girls !!!! Love the purple cube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 (edited) One in every 10 or so poo's is a runny curry sauce effect blob. It comes from the caecum and is perfectly normal. I've been out there all day counting each one, and my research leads me to the conclusion that actually 97.5 out of every 1000 poos are, in technical terms, a runny curry sauce job (the 0.5 was one that was on the fence) (well not actually on the fence, but on the fence as regards being an RCS jobby) (if you see what I mean). Actually I'm telling a fib. I wasn't out there counting at all - but I have every faith in Egluntine's expert knowledge! Edited August 12, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 One in every 10 or so poo's is a runny curry sauce effect blob. It comes from the caecum and is perfectly normal. I'm really sorry Egluntine but; I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it, I'm going to say it; they caecum here, they caecum there they seek that runny poo chicken experty sort of person everywhere ... Sorry - but it just had to be done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 And we wonder why the NHS is in such a bad way these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 yep ... Sad isn't it? By the way, Egluntine's name isn't quite the same but it reminds me of the Borrowers (forget this Harry Potter stuff, Mary Norton was real quality). Arriety's cousin (the one who went missing, possible eaten by a cat) was called something like Eggletina (Uncle Hendreary's daughter. She may also have been 'seen' by the Boy, but I can't quite remember). They were all from the Clock family. Fantastic set of books which I read when I was many many years younger (chronologically speaking, as mentally I may not have grown up a lot since then). Any one else remember them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 How weird Richard! My Mum was talking about the Borrowers a few weeks ago and I have just finished reading the first one. Lovely books!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Love the cube piccy, can i ask what do you have in the bottom of the run xx Never mind Richard, Bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Like most series of books, the first is by far the best (imo). However, the Borrowers Afield and Afloat are worth reading as well (not so keen on Aloft). they were written in the 50's and I found them absolutely rivetting when I was a youngster (and still do think they are great). My best friend at school was nicknamed Pod after Arriety's dad. Ah, those were the days - no wizards, superhuman beings etc. just tiny versions of humans, living under the floorboards, living off the bits they could scavenge from the 'human beans'. Mind you, when you come to think of it, what does happen to all the biros, bits of pencil, paperclips etc. that you put down and then can't find. And I have heard noises under our floorboards - maybe ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Never mind Richard, Bless. I don't know what you mean. Gotta go, must take my tablets .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 well if you run out i can lend you some of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinx Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hi Tracey We are using a mixture of woodchippings and aubiose, at the moment we are just adding a few handfuls of aubiose everyday rather than starting off with a thick layer - it seems to be keeping things reasonably clean so far. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I have stripped my ground completely of bark and am about to put 4 bales of Auboise down, will it be ok to put the whole thing down in one go?? or should i do it gradually x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky27 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 What beautiful girls! Fantastic cube too - you've done a good job there! I can't wait for mine now! Nicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
