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Old 25-01-2010, 08:50 PM
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I can make that 166+10=176
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Old 26-01-2010, 10:48 AM
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Last total was 1736 Bridget. Did you miss a few pages?
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Old 27-01-2010, 08:55 AM
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1736 + 10 from Bridget = 1746, -1 of mine = 1745
Lost little Pepper during the night Reading the threads lately has had me thinking about Mareks Disease too. Pepper was 12 weeks old and didn't show any symptoms apart from yesterday looking a little bit "hunched up" as if he/she was feeling cold. Think I'll start a new thread
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Old 27-01-2010, 07:30 PM
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Sorry about that I'll know to be more careful in future
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Old 28-01-2010, 09:33 AM
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Plus 5 chicks born in the night. 3 light sussex, 1 barnevelder, 1 rhode island red.
1750! I will be minusing from this soon as got 4 boys who are getting nice and plump......
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Old 30-01-2010, 07:10 PM
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1749. Another happy minus, sold one of the "Bluebelle" POL's today

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Old 31-01-2010, 06:17 PM
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I thought I would be changing the number (down) today as yesterday I went to lock up the last remaining chook of the current batch to find the garden desrted - no feathers and no sign up and down the street, but today the OH has found her hiding under the house in the run - looking proper sorry for herself so that number may yet go down....
......until I get the new batch of ex-bats in Feb.
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Old 01-02-2010, 11:55 AM
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Now down to 1737. Not a sad minus, I've just sold and re-homed 6 of the remaining Bluebelle youngsters and 6 of the ex-batts. Hopefully I'll be adding to the total again soon when my next lot arrive
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Old 01-02-2010, 07:11 PM
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1736, the last one went last night, so will do a spring clean and pick up 4 new ones probably later this month or next
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Old 01-02-2010, 09:18 PM
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Sorry to hear you lost your chook, Dogsbody. xxx
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Old 05-02-2010, 02:24 PM
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Sorry if i'm a bit late on the post but I have 5 so I think that makes it:

1741
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Old 06-02-2010, 07:44 PM
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Plus my 2 and my 2 new Light Sussex = 1281
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Old 06-02-2010, 07:46 PM
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It would seem i can't count!....1745
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:15 PM
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Damn, sorry for a downward but Ive lost three in a week.
One little banty hen, just started laying, no idea why.
And one rhodie and one leghorn youngsters, both of these two were bottom of the pecking order and despite extra food and treats etc on the quiet came down with colds after the last wet spell and gave up.
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Old 07-02-2010, 07:59 AM
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1742 plus a light sussex chick - only one to hatch out of batch of 6 so 1743! He isn't alone, I put him in with the slightly bigger chicks(risky..) and they have accepted him.He is very feisty and loud- daughter has named him toffee. How do kids remeber all their names?
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Old 07-02-2010, 03:46 PM
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Back down to 1742 I'm afraid

Lost Nelly no-knickers, one of my Amber Links this weekend, she was looking a little peaky for a couple of days, as they do from time to time, but was still eating and drinking and squabbling with the newbies. Yesterday I found her laying on her side and unable to stand. She weighed less than a packet of crisps! My Husband very kindly put her out of her misery.

She had no tail or bum feathers when she came, and had recently moulted for the first time, actually growing a spindly little tail and some pants, at last. On the bright side; she had had over thirteen months of freedom.

That takes me down to 41 - but the Cockerel's coming next weekend!
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Old 07-02-2010, 07:48 PM
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Sorry to hear that G4 but she did have a lovely free life with you and enjoyed doing chickeny things as all our lovely girls deserve. <<<hugs>>> RIP Nelly
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Old 10-02-2010, 08:35 PM
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Well, I'm sorry to report the loss of another Amber Link She was fine one day and stone cold and stiff the next. RIP Speckly.

That takes us down to 1741.
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Old 11-02-2010, 03:03 PM
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Sorry to hear about your bad luck G4.
We lost our oldest and most fave ex batt during the night, just worn out and old age.
But she had a lovely time whilst she was with us. RIP Geri (alias Ginger Spice).

1740
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Old 11-02-2010, 04:52 PM
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Awww - commiserations Vicky. However, it's better they die of old age than their previously planned end innit?
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Aaaaww, sorry to you both big {hugs}
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Old 16-02-2010, 07:42 PM
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My four take us to 170!
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Old 16-02-2010, 09:12 PM
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we have 9 so = 1753!
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Old 18-02-2010, 08:04 AM
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4 safe arrivals, one light sussex, one light sussex cross, one rhode island red and a derbyshire redcap. However, I have 6 nice plump cockerels so this will minus this soon..........1753 plus 4 = 1757
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I have 2 chicks, almost a week old and very cute

1757 + 2 = 1759
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1759 plus my four girls makes, 1763
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1765 I'm adding in my 2 chicks as they're little fighters. I think I might have had some incubation problems, reading up about these things, so next time ............................. hope I do better
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1765 I'm adding in my 2 chicks as they're little fighters. I think I might have had some incubation problems, reading up about these things, so next time ............................. hope I do better
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Sorry,bringing it back down to 1762 due to three of our boys meeting their destiny at the weekend.
Fingers crossed for your babies Maureen.I know they'll get the best care and attention.xxx
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1762- 4 that met their destiny today! = 1758
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1758 and my 4 new girls = 1762
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1765+ my 29 =1794
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I went to the Dingwall sale on Saturday and came back with 2 Shetland hens and a trio of Barnvelder bantams, I was quite restrained I thought

Since then I had to cull my Scots Dumpy cockerel Wally who has never been well and was getting decked by the other (smaller) cockerel. He's had a decent burial under my crab apple tree.

So 1794 + 5 -1 = 1798
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