Do you keep livestock? Having any problems? Want to talk about it, whether it be sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, bees or llamas, here is your place to discuss.
These two are what I woke up to this am.......
I used the homemade incubator a la last year (http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/ ... +incubator and of the three fertile eggs I had 2 have hatched and the last one is pipping as we speak-fingers crossed he/she makes it!
ain't they cute!
kind thoughts
Deb
http://solarwind.org.uk - a small company in Sussex sourcing, supplying, and fitting alternative energy products.
Amateurs encouraged - very keen prices and friendly helpful service!
No 3 was all fluffy and warm when we got up this morning, so I'm well chuffed! the chicks are Lakenvelder bantams, tidy little birds ideal for a small garden. They have white bodies and legs, with black heads,neck and tail with a serrated comb. I'm hoping to sell these guys once the auctions start again if they turn out to be all pullets I'm looking at around £45, but what are the chances of that! I keep having to tell myself I can't keep them, they are for selling......
smashing pictures! - really nice to see poultry reared properly on a small scale!
http://solarwind.org.uk - a small company in Sussex sourcing, supplying, and fitting alternative energy products.
Amateurs encouraged - very keen prices and friendly helpful service!
All three are now feeding well and hopping around like mad- The boys are loving watching their antics, and although I'm trying not to name them they have the collective nickname of the three stooges as they are the clumsiest creatures I've seen!
One of them has 'spectacles' each side of their eyes, does anyone know if this is sex linked in Lakenvelders?
Drowning being the first one if you don't have a drinker shallow enough ... and if they are reared in an incubator, the marbles shines in the light so attracts the chicks to the water.
As for the Lakenvelder chicks, I have no clue at all, but they are really cute. I love chicks !
