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Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 02 Jun 2008 20:13:05
A thread to discuss keeping chickens :) For sharm hehe. You can create threads on any topic related to animal welfare in this forum :) all you have to do is sign up and login :D
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 06:48:28
Cluck lol
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 10:40:54
i now have 3 silkie chickens sitting on a total of 20 eggs lol..now does anyone with more knowledge think i may have to remove some?..thankyou..:-)
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 11:21:32
Hi Sharm, The bigger breeds can sit on 13+ eggs easily, but little silkies are probably better suited up to 7 eggs. We were always lead to believe that hens sat better on an odd number of eggs - I dont know if that's true or not but we have always done it like that. If you need any more help chicken-wise, post it here, or have a noodle at the hencam.co.uk forum or backyardchickens.com - someone will be able to help you!
Cheers,
Neil
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 12:03:18
Thankyou Neil
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 07 Jun 2008 09:35:57
hi the eggs have hatched yayyy
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 07 Jun 2008 11:25:52
Yay congrats Sharm :) how many do you have?
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 07 Jun 2008 14:50:44
hi dan..we have 4 so far just another few hundred to go lol
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Re: Keeping Chickens (for Sharm)
Posted: 07 Jun 2008 14:52:03
3 of them are black and one looks a bit ginger..im checking on them again later ill let you know if there are any more
