Category Archives: Chickens

Meadowbrook Mansion visitors–part 2

Posted on 06/02/2020 by AlanM52

As mentioned last post we have eight visitors boarding with us for the week, here are the other seven – chooks !!! Did not want to go in as they are pretty scared, I’ll take more photos later plus setup … Continue reading →

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Meadowbrook Mansion visitors

Posted on 06/02/2020 by AlanM52

We are looking after Sprocket our younger daughter’s greyhound and also 7 of her chooks for a week This is Sprocket he’s very lay back and spends most of the day in a horizontal position.

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Meadowbrook Mansion visitors–part 12

Posted on 01/02/2020 by AlanM52

Sprocket came up from downstairs to check-in with me on the balcony so gave him a scratch under chin. Then wandered off to look the others and found ET, Holly & Pixie still on the bed – so joined them.

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Workshop temp @ 3.16pm

Posted on 30/01/2020 by AlanM52

Just came out to check on the chooks who are fine (dug in) inside the cottage garden

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Al’s backyard chooks update

Posted on 18/01/2020 by AlanM52

Time to change the bed linen, particularly important during the summer months. Also included is a little walk-through. We only have two old girls left and both are 10 plus – Misty (Wyandotte) and Speckles (Pekin). I use kitty litter … Continue reading →

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Time to change the bed linen, particularly important during the summer months to avoid mite infestation. Also included is a little walk-through…:-)

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Speckles and Misty enjoying cool change

Posted on 15/01/2020 by AlanM52

Speckles and Misty camped in the chook run enjoying the cool change. Interesting that thunder and lightning don’t bother them all that much, the dogs are on our laps :-)

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Chooks are tucked in for the night.

Posted on 02/01/2020 by AlanM52
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Bedtime

Posted on 25/09/2019 by AlanM52

Misty (silver laced Wyandotte) and Speckles (Pekin) off to bed. We only have two left now.

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Bella to vet again

Posted on 01/05/2019 by AlanM52

Ongoing issues with some sort of parasitic invasion around her crop and neck.

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