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Everything posted by fergy
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Great views mate, and a good day
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a couple of warrens would probably be best, they pretty much lay an egg each every day and are easy to look after. I find other breeds are more interesting but if its just eggs you need then warrens are the way to go. good luck with them
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Hi Gaz is she still available? sorry its a late reply my laptop has been on the blink
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Hi Gaz - sorry its been a while my lap top has been knackered. is she still available?
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Hi all, im after a couple of ferrets to work, just got a permission and they would be greatly appreciated and looked after. Cheers Fergy - im in the greater Manchester area.
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some nice scenery as well there mate. looks like you had a top day
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ive not had ferrets for very long but going off the amount of rats and mice the 2 cats keep catching and eating can it do that much harm? ive seen mink taking rats as well.
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nice birds
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the chickens will kill them, I made that mistake once.
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top notch that buddy
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yes id go with the sussex a good way to get rid of the toughness though is to leave the bird in water over night i generally put a few chopped carrots, onions and sliced cabbage in with it, a pinch of salt and then cook it however you like, if you find that turkey is dry do the same with turkey it works a treat.
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sounds like too much humidity to me just by the fact that they were fully formed, ive had bad hatches in the past but the only time the chicks were fully formed was when the humidity was too high. hope this helps.
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just the pekins and silkies, they are great to keep, nice and friendly and decent layers, about 5 per week each at the moment.
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the beer trap works better if you can cover it with something as well, dunno why, i saw it on river cottage and tried it works a treat
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Ha i wont make that mistake so. I have this thing in my head they solve my slug problem. If i left them in the plot in the spring of the year before planting would they clean out all slugs do ya think. problem is slugs literally lay thousands of eggs each year so no matter how many you get rid of theres always plenty more to replace them - get out at night with some scissors and a torch, you can clear hundreds - other than that keep trying to attract hedgehogs as they eat loads of them.
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what programme was that mate?
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Im currently concentrating on the chocolate orpingtons, the eggs sell pretty well as do the chicks etc, plus i really like the colour, ive been working on them for 3 years now and im getting there slowly but surely. Other than that I have some pekins (buff) a couple of light sussex banties and ive just bought some silkie x light sussex chicks more to use them as broodies as a lad i know swears by them and reckons they will go broody 2-3 times per year. im in the process of building a new set of runs it should hold 10 seperate runs/breeding pens. it started as a hobby but its taking over now lo
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im thinking of going for the better layers now although the orpingtons generally give me about 5 per week each, saying that from18 birds 11 have gone broody, in my opinion thats generally the best incubator of all, as such ive just bought 10 silkie x with light sussex chicks, as they are quite good broodies. I dont know much about ducks but i wouldnt mind getting some as i like the eggs, does anyone have any recomendations as to which ones are the best layers?
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dont let em near your cabbage for gods sake!! i made that mistake once - never again!
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keep her with the cockeral for at least a week mate then to be safe id say no more than 10 days after he has been removed. atb
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basta##s
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definitely worth a try mate, when i first started i was told 50% was the minimum but ive just improved hatch rates with trial and error, one guy i know doesnt put any water or sponges in at all but when he is turning them he gives them a quick spray with one of those water spray things that you water plants with!!! i wouldnt try it but it seems to work for him. also its miles better getting the eggs from someone you know and trust, i wouldnt go down the ebay route ive had all sorts sent to me in the past and the hatch rates in my experience arent always that good after they have been in the po
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dont mix them the chickens will end up killing them, people use them in aviarys to clean up after the budgies etc
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Yes i normally get about 6 out of 10 but i have had 4 out of 10 in the past when i used to buy eggs from unknown sellers. I now get my eggs from a near by farm and are much better eggs Iv been meaning to ask you what is the bird in your photo ? I though it looked like a gold millefleur but looks a big old chap ??????? yes i always keep them between 35-40% humidity bringing it right up to 65-70 for the last few days, its trial and error but ive done really well this year and have a 95%+ hatch rate, not including the infertile eggs which i check and remove after 8 days. I dont do anyth
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pekins are quite good i get 4 small eggs each off mine per week and because they have feathered feet the dont really scratch at the grass leaving the garden fairly tidy.
