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Category Archives: Chickens
Buying some more bantam Pekins
Off this morning to Abundant Layers in Emerald to get three Pekins, 2 x buff and 1 x white. Spent the last couple of days building a box for them for the integration period and fencing off one end of … Continue reading
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New Pekins 2015
The chook box is done so that’s accommodation out of the way, now we can move onto putting up some framing with wire mesh so they have their own area.
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Preparing for new chickens
We need to provide accommodation for the new girls (looks like three) during the integration period. Previously I used a timber dog kennel rescued from hard rubbish but that was years ago and it’s been lying around unused, so I … Continue reading
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Need some more chooks
With Ruby gone to the big coop in the sky and only Misty and Speckles left we are looking to get a two or three Pekins. Two places on the list are Abundant Layers and Craigs Farm. RIP my girl.
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Ruby is back home – RIP
Sad day…collected her from the bird vet, she is buried next to Lily (white Pekin). Above: Her last morning (16/10) before we took her to the vet, did not respond to treatment over the weekend and left with two options, … Continue reading
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Chooks – Heating the coop
Way back in May 2011 when we got some new little Pekins I provided them with some heating in their temporary dog house quarters. This winter the weather is so cold I decided to heat the coop in a similar … Continue reading
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Speckles catching sunshine
Speckles posing on the curved coliseum bench seat while catching some morning rays under the garden arbour
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