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  1. andy

    need help with covatutto 16 egg manual incubator{ temperature}

    hi there,, ive got a 60 watt bulb in and ive turned the temperature screw as low as it goes till it turns off, but i cant get the temp below 100,, i tried a 40 watt yesterday but couldnt get it above 90,, this incubator is not mine i have borrowed it from a friend,, they recently put 12 eggs in...
  2. andy

    can i eat eggs if hens have worms

    hi ive just been out to the coop ,and i looked through a fresh dropping to check for worms ,and i found a bugger, { round worm )ive been using wormx for a wormer, but maybe not giving it to them as often as i should, so ive just ordered some flubenvet , hopefully that will get rid of them...
  3. andy

    help,, unwell, very under weight ,hen

    hi there can any body give me some idea how and why a hen could get it self so under weight it looks like it is going to die, this is not my hen,i went to see a lady today who keeps around 30 hens, as i walked towards the run ,she daid " "oh this ones still not very...
  4. andy

    how can you incourage a hen to go broody

    im hoping for my buff orps to go broody , so i can put the incubater away, am i right in thinking that gold buff orps are a good broody hen ?? if they dont end up going broody can i incourage them to ??
  5. andy

    credit crunch + recession,,and me, uk

    hi there ,, i dont want to add any more doom and gloom to your lives,, but is any one feeling the ripple effect from all of this,, i know i am, im currently a carpenter and have been since the age of 16, i have a family, morgage, car , van, loans , ive recently started a new small carpentry...
  6. andy

    in need of home made feeder and drinker designs

    hi there its been a while since i last visited,, well i am now an owner of an allotment, im currently building a coop and run,, with what ever i can get my hands on, im planning on around 30 hens,,i am going to need a big drinker and feeder as i will not be able to visit every day, i dont want...
  7. andy

    is any body watching england play

    please!!!! we need your support,,were desperate!!!
  8. andy

    no crow for me

    hi ,,as a few people know i've got a golden buff orp rooster,that i hatched,he's about 17-18 weeks old now,and a beuty,ive always said that if or when he starts crowing i'll have to get rid of him,as i have a lot of close neighbours,,well he hasn't made a sound..does this mean he won't ever...
  9. andy

    new pet rabbits mating

    hi,, me and the family went out for a day to a tourist attraction farm ,,had a brill day,,so much that we bought 2 rabbits,,1 female lionhead,,and 1 flop eared male,,and hes already humping her,,there both locked up together and she could already be 1 day pregnant,, we said we would like 1litter...
  10. andy

    eye problem,,{infection} advice needed

    hi ive just been out to clean the coop,, and i noticed that my roosters eye has got yellow puss building in the corner of his eye, his eye lid look dry and crusty..his other eye is fine...i dont think its been going on for to long as i see him every day ,,but never noticed it before,,hes living...
  11. andy

    worms vs verm x

    hi i posted a post earlier on today about one of my hens laying a soft egg and now staying in her nest,,ive just been out to check on her she hasnt eaten any of the the crushed egg and shell ive put next to her,,i also i picked her up and looked again for mites,,nothing,,but then she had a...
  12. andy

    soft shell and broody ?

    hi i woke up today to find an egg with a soft shell on the floor of the run ,,and ive got one hen whos been sittng in her nest for the last 3 hours that i know of,,ive only got 2 hens in the coop ,i feed them on layer pellets and grit which has got shells in it,ive never had this problem,, do...
  13. andy

    what is a sex link ?

    hi ive heard there is a breed that when they hatch males and females are a diffrent colour,,,am i correct ?
  14. andy

    wow ive made over 100 posts

    ive either got a lot of free time on my hands,or just gone mad on chickens,,,this is a bloody good site,,keep it up guys and gals
  15. andy

    when to mix chicks with hens

    hi,,, when can i mix my two 7 week olds with my hens,,would the hens kill them,,coz they get pretty pi@@ed off when there near the chicks and go for a big peck at them.is it just to early,,thay mix alot through chicken wire so they all know each other
  16. andy

    i want a roo, but no cokckadoodledoo

    hi there im not sure if im in the right topic here but never mind,,,any way as a few might know ive got a 7 week old orp buff roo,, and i would like to keep him,,but i cant have him crowing in the early morning,,hes ok in the day when every bodys up,i dont want to caponize him,,has any body got...
  17. andy

    need pics of 6 week old buff orp

    hi ive just been on my honeymoon for two weeks ,and ive come back to find my 6 week old + golden buff orp looking very much like a rooster,,he/she is much bigger than the copper black maran,,and allready has a red comb and wattles,so could somebody please post a picture of a 6 week old buff and...
  18. andy

    stag weekend tomorrow

    hello folks thought id let all you ladys know that i get married next week...im sorry and i thought id get all the guys jelous by telling you all that im on my stag weekend tommorrow,..12 guys hitting the town for 2 days and nights,no wifes no kids,, just beer,pizza and strippers ..cant wait...
  19. andy

    layer vs grower

    hi could somebody tell me the diffrence, between layer and grower pellets,,, as soon my chicks will be off crumbs,,can i feed them layer as ive got loads? or not?
  20. andy

    honeymoon ideas ??

    hi every1 ..yes thats right im getting married...4 th august. big white wedding.all organized and paid 4 {well sort of].apart from the honeymoon...any way were looking for some where to go for our honeymoon..weve been thinking of mexico {cancun} has any body been? was it good ?where did you...
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