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I'm a hobby breeder of Rare & Pure Breed Chickens. I sell beautiful hens that are fascinating to wat
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10/09/2023

EGLU CUBE MARK ONE £400

Green Eglu Cube Mark one, In good condition. Can house upto 10 chickens. Spacious nesting box & large roosting area.

11/07/2023

FANTASTIC FLOWERS!

Did you know that chickens not only CAN eat flowers like nasturtium, marigold, roses, clover blossoms, dandelions and lavender, but they SHOULD. I grow my flowers on the outside of the pen, this allows the chickens to forage whatever they can reach. I also collect petals, flowers & leaves to feed to them, and retain some to dry to use during the winter months. Also remember to retain some seeds from Nasturtiums & Lavender to plant the next year.

ROSES
I collect rose petals on the ground as well as the rose hips & dried buds on the bushes.
Rose petals (fresh or dried)have a limited nutritional value for chickens but they do seem to enjoy pecking at them. They also look really pretty sprinkled in the run or nest box. If you do put fresh rose petals or hips into the nest box, please remember to remove any that are uneaten as otherwise they can go mouldy & cause respiratory problems in your chickens. If you dry the rose hips & petals, you can sprinkle them & leave them in the coop.

Rose hips are more nutritious & provide Vitamin C & antioxidants.
They're also high in vitamins 'A', 'B', 'E' and 'K', have a high iron content as well as containing high amounts of minerals. The most important function of vitamin 'C' in poultry is to clear up unstable cells which might otherwise lead to cell breakdown and critical illness.

SUNFLOWERS
Your chickens will enjoy sunflower seeds, as a treat. When fed as a treat they are fairly nutritious for chickens. They contain healthy fats, protein, and omega-3s. Once the seeds have been harvested (keep some to plant next year) you can feed the leaves to your chickens.

MARIGOLDS
Are a really good antioxidant for chickens & have an added bonus of your chickens laying eggs with bright yellow/orange yolks.

NASTURTIUM
Your chickens will love eating both the leaves and the flowers, which are thought to be a natural wormer and also have antibiotic properties. Personally I wouldn’t rely on the nasturtiums as your only wormer as an untreated worm burden can actually kill chickens.

LAVENDER
Used for de-stressing & relaxation in humans it is thought to offer the same benefits to our chickens. It can be hung in bunches in the coop, or added to the nest box. Again dried lavender is safer for the nestbox. Lavender also helps to increase blood circulation, is a great natural insecticide, and of course smells beautiful. Your chickens will eat some of the lavender buds & that is fine.

CLOVER FLOWERS
Clovers are high in niacin, calcium, vitamins A and B, potassium, protein, and iron. This plant is an excellent detoxifier which supports good digestion in chickens.

These are just a few of the plants / flowers that your chickens will enjoy but these are the ones I have personally given to my chickens & they have enjoyed them.. the last photo is one of my little flower salads..
💕🐓💕

04/06/2023

CHICKEN / POULTRY FEEDERS, VEG HOLDERS & HENTASTIC CAKE HOLDERS
4 x 15kg feeders
2 x 6kg feeders
3 x Red /White feeders
1 x Veg holder (still boxed)
5 x Hentastic Cake Holders (some new)
EVERYTHING FOR £50
Collection KA16 thanks

29/05/2023

Falling asleep on the photo shoot! Life is tough as a little Ayrshire chick..Brilliant photos by Krista Gallacher

27/05/2023

I’m definitely not hatching this year, absolutely definitely not, under no circumstances… ok, just a couple, they’re soooo cute!

21/04/2023

Working for their corn & seed mix!! I throw down some straw & then scatter the food

13/02/2023

HATCHING EGGS NOW AVAILABLE!

PEN 1
Silkie Feathered Pekin Bantam; Porcelain boy with a Lavender girl & a Porcelain girl. 6 eggs £15
(Plus P&P £7.50 for 1st class or £10.50 for Guaranteed next Day Delivery)

PEN 2
Silkies
Stunning Black Silkie Boy with his gorgeous 2 x White girls & 2 x Gold girls. 6 Eggs £15 (plus P&P; £7.50 for 1st class or £10.50 for Guaranteed Next Day Delivery)

PEN 3
Pekin Bantam hatching eggs from our beautiful pet chickens. I have a handsome Porcelain boy with his gorgeous girls; 1 x Porcelain Frizzle girl, 1 Lavender smooth feathered girl, 1 x Chocolate Laced girl and 1 x Lavender Laced Pekin girl. 6 Eggs £10 (plus P&P £7.50 for 1st class or £10.50 for Guaranteed Next Day Delivery)

WE CAN ALSO DO A MIXED OR MYSTERY BOX- please send a message for more information.

The hatching eggs will be fresh and well packaged in polystyrene egg boxes. They will be marked "Fragile". You have the option of Guaranteed Next Day Delivery or First class recorded delivery. We highly recommend the guaranteed next day delivery as the eggs are then processed by hand at Royal Mail, instead of going through the sorting machines, this tends to result in better hatch rates.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION;
Please remember that although the incubation is usually 21 days, much like humans, the chicks will come when Mother Nature decides! This can be as early as 19 days or as late as 26 days.

*Warning about cheap Chinese imported incubators*

Please do not attempt to hatch our eggs in a cheap imported Chinese incubator that are widely sold on EBay and Amazon. Unfortunately these incubators (at best) will cook the eggs, killing all embryos/chicks because the display will read at 37.5 but internally will be much higher and constantly varying dramatically. At worst, the incubators are a proven risk of fire and have been the cause of several uk house fires.
I would advise that if you don’t have a broody hen to sit on the eggs for you that you invest in a good brand of incubator (Brinsea or Rcom are excellent) you can get them at;
The incubator shop.co.uk
They sell a wide range of reliable incubators and will also provide lots of after sale help or advice if you need it. We are not affiliated to and do not receive any money or benefits for recommending the incubator shop but I have bought several incubators etc over the years and know that they sell good quality incubators and have consistent, reliable customer service. If your budget allows buy an incubator with automatic turning as this takes a massive pressure off you!

HATCHING INFORMATION

Once you receive your fresh eggs we recommend leaving them for 24 hours at room temperature pointed end down (in the postage box is fine) to allow them to settle before incubating. If you are using an incubator, have your incubator up and running to let it stabilise. The temperature must be 37.5 from start to finish (it's ok to open incubator for short times until day 18)..It’s recommended that humidity for days 1-17 is 45% and from Day 18 is 65%.
Personally I don't add any water at all until day 18 (known as dry hatching) but if you want to do it the traditional way then 45% is ideal to start with. The incubator should have the turner on for days 1-17. If the incubator doesn’t have a turning mechanism then you must remember to turn the eggs manually. The eggs should remain pointed side down for days 1-17. Candle the eggs at 7-10 days and remove any that are showing no signs of development as they can go bad, explode and the bacteria released maybe absorbed by the porous shells of the good eggs which in turn may affect the rest of the eggs with the harmful bacteria. If you are unsure of what you are looking for when candling please ask and I can send you a chart for comparison. When you candle your eggs if you are unsure if the egg is viable, leave the egg in and recheck in a day or two. So at day 18 re-candle, take out any separation dividers, lay the eggs on their sides and put the turner off. Now you are going into lockdown. I add water at this stage and I keep my humidity at 65% or maybe just slightly over because I haven’t had any water until this point. Some folks dry hatch from beginning to end but I found that this didn't get me a great hatch rate as the chicks struggled to get through the shell. Once you are in lockdown (day 18) DO NOT open the incubator. Even when your first chicks hatch, they do not need chick crumbs or water until they are approximately 72 hours old. They have absorbed the yolk just before hatching and this sustains them for the first 3 days. If you open your incubator you risk the eggs that haven’t hatched yet as a sudden drop in humidity can dry out the membrane in the egg, which in turn “shrink wraps” the chicks. So please try not to!
If you are buying the eggs to put under a broody hen, please rest them for 24 hours and then pop them under your hen. You can candle the eggs at 7/10 days but I have consistency found that a broody hen knows when an egg isn’t developing and will kick it out of the nest box.
Should you need any further help or assistance, please message us. We are always happy to "chat chickens” 💕🐓💕

23/01/2023

We had a sunny (but still cold!) afternoon & the Silkies were making the most of it ..
All the girls are broody now!

22/01/2023

Our gorgeous USA Silkie girls started laying for the first time 3-4 weeks ago .. I fertility checked the eggs for a couple of weeks & happy that fertility rate is egg-cellent we were ready to sell some hatching eggs..However in true Silkie style, all 4 have now become broody 🤷‍♀️

27/10/2022

My chickens lay “happy eggs” 🥰
Ps I like them cooked like that!

11/10/2022

When next door get the treats first..

09/09/2022

Handsome USA Silkie!
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23/08/2022

🛑STOP THIEF!!🤣🛑

20/08/2022

Look how she’s grown 💕

16/08/2022

Good hair days & bad hair days.. chickens suffer too 😀

13/08/2022

… and some pics! I love the last photo where the girls are having a little gossip through the fence 💕🐓💕

13/08/2022

Today it was the turn of the Silkie Feathered Pekin Bantams to move out of the “Chick Inn” and into their big pen.. it was absolutely amazing to watch them meet up with the USA Silkies who moved a couple of days ago.. these two groups were hatched together and now are next door neighbours..

11/08/2022

… and some pics too!

11/08/2022

The beautiful USA Silkies have graduated from the “Chick Inn” to the “Fluffy Butt Hut”

02/08/2022

FANTASTIC FLOWERS!

Did you know that chickens not only CAN eat flowers like nasturtium, marigold, roses, clover blossoms, dandelions and lavender, but they SHOULD. I grow the majority of flowers on the outside of the pen, this allows the chickens to forage whatever they can reach. I also collect petals, flowers & leaves to feed to them, and retain some to dry to use during the winter months.

ROSES

I collect rose petals on the ground as well as the rose hips & dried buds on the bushes.
Rose petals (fresh or dried)have a limited nutritional value for chickens but they do seem to enjoy pecking at them. They also look really pretty sprinkled in the run or nest box. If you do put fresh rose petals or hips into the nest box, please remember to remove any that are uneaten as otherwise they can go mouldy & cause respiratory problems in your chickens. If you dry the rose hips & petals, you can sprinkle them & leave them in the coop.

Rose hips are more nutritious & provide Vitamin C & antioxidants.
They're also high in vitamins 'A', 'B', 'E' and 'K', have a high iron content as well as containing high amounts of minerals. The most important function of vitamin 'C' in poultry is to clear up unstable cells which might otherwise lead to cell breakdown and critical illness.

SUNFLOWERS

Your chickens will enjoy sunflower seeds, as a treat. When fed as a treat they are fairly nutritious for chickens. They contain healthy fats, protein, and omega-3s. Once the seeds have been harvested (keep some to plant next year) you can feed the leaves to your chickens.

MARIGOLDS

Are a really good antioxidant for chickens & have an added bonus of laying eggs with bright yellow/orange yolks.

NASTURTIUM

Your chickens will love eating both the leaves and the flowers, which are thought to be a natural wormer and also have antibiotic properties. Personally I wouldn’t rely on the nasturtiums as your only wormer as an untreated worm burden can actually kill chickens.

LAVENDER

Used for de-stressing & relaxation in humans it is thought to offer the same benefits to our chickens. It can be hung in bunches in the coop, or added to the nest box. Again dried lavender is safer for the nestbox. Lavender also helps to increase blood circulation, is a great natural insecticide, and of course smells beautiful. Your chickens will eat some of the lavender buds & that is fine.

CLOVER FLOWERS

Clovers are high in niacin, calcium, vitamins A and B, potassium, protein, and iron. This plant is an excellent detoxifier which supports good digestion in chickens.

These are just a few of the plants / flowers that your chickens will enjoy but these are the ones I have personally given to my chickens & they have enjoyed them.
Here’s my little flower salads..
💕🐓💕

20/07/2022

*** Trading Standards Advice ***
I received a phone call today to let me know that there is unconfirmed bird flu in South West Scotland. I am registered with Defra but because it’s unconfirmed they don’t notify. The (excellent) advice is regarding our beaches & I hadn’t thought of this is; if you are on a beach in South West Scotland, wash your footwear / wellies before you go into your chickens or preferably keep specific footwear only for wearing into your chickens. Wash your dogs paws to prevent any cross contamination and just be aware not to let your dog near to any deceased wild birds. I did ask about Irvine & Ayr Beaches because that’s where I would go & was advised that it’s more south than there but just to be vigilant. Please share this information with anyone you know that keeps poultry.
Ps Pic of Chloe is just for cuteness 😊

19/07/2022

Well,the past couple of days have been hot hot hot!! Today I took the youngsters a little paddling pool 😊.
Just a cm or two of cold water in a dish, please make sure it’s NOT deep & that the chickens can get in and out easily. To encourage them I put grapes & small pieces of apple in the water. Some picked pieces of fruit out & some drank the water but either way, they all cooled down slightly!

16/07/2022

First photo is 26.05.2022 on hatch day & second photo is 16.07.2022 .. still absolutely gorgeous 💕🐣💕

16/07/2022

The “babies “ have got a mirror & a reflective ball to play with just now but I gave them a chicken ball with some corn in it…Didn’t take them long to work it out!

03/07/2022

Here’s some photos too..they are so sweet!

03/07/2022

Well that’s the babies graduated to the outdoor aviary known as
“The Chick Inn” 😀
They have their own Eglu now, more room for crazy running around, more toys & a small seat for me!

29/06/2022

It’s just one of those days when you can’t do anything with your hair!!

28/06/2022

30 seconds later, the chicks had decided that they love strawberries 🥰

28/06/2022

So, the chicks are now a month old; I know that they love grapes but here they are testing a strawberry 🍓Initially they thought that it was a grape 🍇

23/06/2022

My son was playing his pipes tonight, the chicks are in the room next door.. I think that they enjoyed it🥰

20/06/2022

When you are at the back of the queue & everyone else is checking out the new toy 😀

31/05/2022

Hatching was really really really hard work 🐣💤😀

28/05/2022

Absolutely delighted with the 2nd & last hatch for this year 💕🐣🐣🐣💕

24/05/2022

Crazzzy little chick 🥰 I filmed this in slow motion… certainly explains why I have bedding from one side of the dining table & beyond 😆

21/05/2022

Broody Silkie Feathered girls are sitting on some eggs.. I always give them some grapes, melon & corn mix in the afternoon so that they don’t lose too much weight when sitting on eggs.. the little black chook was definitely hungry (please note the 10kg feeder at the pop-hole) 😂

20/05/2022

When trying to get “double trouble” to face forward for a photo…😆

20/05/2022

The little USA Silkie chicks are growing up quickly! They are at the “awkward teenager” stage where they are neither cute tiny chick or stunning fully feathered adult… that said, these two just melt my heart 🥰

03/05/2022

This is soooooooo cute 😆🥰💕🐣

02/06/2021

Here’s the little guys & girls having their first taste of Sardines in tomato sauce. I gave it on a medicine spoon as then if I need to give them meds at any point they associate the spoon with something good 😊

14/05/2021

The gorgeous video of the chickens and their slaves cuddling reminded me of our beautiful Brahma boy (Ozzy, very sadly no longer with us) who loved a cuddle & used to go to sleep in my arms while I massaged his neck!

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Maggie May & the gang ...they loved the sardines!! I am feeding them with a chick feeding spoon (from EBay) I do this so that if I later have to give anyone antibiotics or other meds, they are used to the spoon & associate it with good things..