[HesterF]

Harebell I might have a pair of Silver Grey Dorkings - that was my sixth chick, a Dorking cockerel, I think. I come over your way from time to time (my parents are in Wiltshire and I'm bringing geese over/collecting a gander from the New Forest this weekend). They're little yet (six weeks) but let me know if you might be interested.

[doganjo]

I now have a quality trio of dark egg laying black marans, the girls were the ones i brought up from darkbrowneggs flock.


So as soon as they start laying in the new year its incy/broody time, the girls i can sell all day every day and the boys are fine eating...


for the first time i have enough generic stock that we should start actively selling eggs from the house/at mrs b's work!!!


on the not chicken front, we will have our first lambs born in 2015 are looking to start a beehive or 2 oh and if i can get the money for the fencing am seriously thinking about goats.
Oh and it will be our first full year with a proper veg patch!!!
2015 is going to be a mega year for us on the smallholding front!!!

Any spare girls?  Sad I missed out on a girl from the eggs Sue sent me in exchange for the plants I sent her. That's the problem with hatching - boys as likely as girls!

[madchickenlady]

My plans are preparing for the winter. Building a new run for the ducks for overnighting but nearer to the pond and slabbed over for easier washing out, currently in a mud bath with pallets to keep them out of the mud! Will need to move their house as well. Going to re-site the chicken house nearer the house in an effort to reduce the mud path created by accessing the house in last years wet weather. Re- purposing the old duck and chicken run for a veg/fruit garden as it is already fenced so will keep the feathered invaders out! I'm knackered just thinking about it!!

Next year need to do some research into maintaining the pond (which is a large natural one) and decreasing the 'damage' large quantities of duck poo may be doing! Any advice gratefully received 

[Harebell]

Harebell I might have a pair of Silver Grey Dorkings - that was my sixth chick, a Dorking cockerel, I think. I come over your way from time to time (my parents are in Wiltshire and I'm bringing geese over/collecting a gander from the New Forest this weekend). They're little yet (six weeks) but let me know if you might be interested.

Thanks HesterF for the offer but I should be getting a nice trio from a local breeder I found through The Dorking Club

[Dave C]

I only have 1 cuckoo Marans left from DarkbrownEggs and she lays beauty eggs 

I used my Welsummer cock bird over her this year and the young pullets look very smart
Just waiting to see what their eggs are like 

[Mays]

focusing on increasing and improving my Barred Wyandotte Bantams, hopefully encourage others to start with them

continue with my blue Wyandotte project & hopefully establish a black line from my Kerry Wilson barreds but I haven't started it yet but I do have a black hen so its just a matter of arranging her marriage to Elvis LOL!

I would also like to develop a True Bantam flock, currently have Pekins, so will either stick with these (depending how fertility turns out) or move over into something a little more challenging

is that enough to be getting on with

[ellied]

I had lost 4 to the fox and as all but one of the rest were pretty old I was considering giving up.

Instead I bought 4 pol Marans at Lanark, commissioned a new coop from Bloomer and am expecting 2 CL girls and 2 SG girls when each are old enough to cope with my adult free range flock. Tho the Marans prefer roosting in trees to the coop so the 4 next new girls may rattle around in it and need company!

Non chook side I am finally looking at getting the barn repairs to make it more weatherproof and perhaps replace the roof that came down under snow maybe 4 winters back!  I also hope to create raised beds from scaffold planks from Bloomers supplier. And my greenhouse will have its first full season so more cucumbers peppers and tomatoes than I have ever managed without one.