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QWOLF

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #60 on: July 26, 2009, 09:08:05 am »
qwolf was there looking to see evryones cssa t shirts never seen one yet ? spoke to james as i new him from before (rawhide and another of my x bats went with james) so was good to see him, you probably did see me as my when i went to get my first lot (132) 4x welsummer 12ws old they kept getting oot the box!!! with a wee boy catching one in mid flight hehehe great, also got a cockeral but it didnt stop crowing so neighbours not to happy so he is on a farm along the road (which is a bugger as he was a beauty but we have visiting rights lol, oh to live in the countryside. but enjoyed our day in stirling, just sorry not to have met everyone who was there from in here, maybe next time or anytime :).
p.s. was told that you can get 6mth old xbats for a donation of £1 somewhere in calander would have to find out more for anyone interested but this seems fantastic as the birds are P.O.L.at this stage and would be Fr in weeks
Currently haved 3 x 5 months old peking bantams,2 x isa brown, 1 x welsummer and 5 welsummer chicks and thats me at my full quota, their great fun and i think everybody should keep a couple of chooks as there great and the eggs are a bonus  LOL

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #61 on: July 26, 2009, 10:49:22 am »
Sorry I missed you qwolf, I had a TAS badge on but there were so many people there. I fancied some Wellsumers, they look nice birds but I bought 5 more Black Rocks as I like them as well, I was going to sell two to Anne, she's off to collect more battery hens today, but I decided, as they were getting on so well, I would keep them, now I don't think I have any more room for more. I had 7 Ex Battery hens from near Callender, Jim DUff, when I have finnished after a busy breakfast, I will look out his contact details, I was pleased with mine, one or two tatty ones but they are great now and its nice to see them being "CHICKENS" We were all in and out of the cafe bit, I wounder if you went in there too!!!!!

NEW BIT....If you want a contact for Ex Battery hens, I have found the E Mail for "Jim Duff"  [email protected]
« Last Edit: July 26, 2009, 10:57:26 am by sandy »

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #62 on: July 26, 2009, 11:20:46 am »
I'm away now to get my 4 new ex batts from Jim.  Sorry we didn't see you QWOLF - you should have asked James an Kerstin where we were.
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #63 on: July 26, 2009, 11:24:39 am »
Having tea and Bacon Butties!!!! :yum:

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #64 on: July 26, 2009, 02:37:57 pm »
Enjoyed yesterday - great to meet those I hadn't met before. Sorry we missed QWOLF.

All kittened out here!

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #65 on: July 26, 2009, 03:17:02 pm »
QWOLF
You won't get 6 month old ex batts.  They vary from 11 months to two years - and are rejected due to becoming erratic layers.  The whole,point of having them is that they will still give you quite a lot of eggs (as much as some of the pure breeds - at teh height of the summer I was getting 3 sometimes 4, and occasionally 5 eggs a day from 6 ex batts) but you have the satisfaction of having saved their lives, and giving them a much more pleasant and relaxed atmosphere than they had before. They are very tame, very quickly!
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northfifeduckling

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #66 on: July 26, 2009, 03:55:35 pm »
I think I may have asked you folks this yesterday, my memory is not what it used to be  :o - what breed are ex - bats usually?  Don't mind hybrids, supposed that's what they all are?  :&>

doganjo

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #67 on: July 26, 2009, 05:52:12 pm »
Lowman browns is what I was told - they are almost identical to all the Isa Browns we saw yesterday.  They are supposed to be an excellent egg laying hybrid.  I just like giving them a better life and saving them, don't mind how many eggs they lay.
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

QWOLF

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #68 on: July 26, 2009, 07:21:23 pm »
hi doganjo.... i was only relaying what i was told re 6months old xbats thought it would be to goods to be true or eveyone would just do that? anyway iam at my level  now so i am happy :)
Currently haved 3 x 5 months old peking bantams,2 x isa brown, 1 x welsummer and 5 welsummer chicks and thats me at my full quota, their great fun and i think everybody should keep a couple of chooks as there great and the eggs are a bonus  LOL

northfifeduckling

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #69 on: July 26, 2009, 07:55:18 pm »
Maybe they pass them on or despatch them if something else is wrong with them. I very faintly remember this  from the Jamie Oliver program - it may have been meat birds though.  :&>

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #70 on: July 26, 2009, 10:48:46 pm »
But if something else is wrong with them they wouldn't be any good for laying, and they need to be at POL for them to know if they will lay.  I'll ask Jim if he knows.
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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #71 on: July 27, 2009, 02:25:09 pm »
I have decided to try and go to the Lanark Sale, Thursday 27 August. I have no intentions to buy but think it will be interesting as they have poultry and goats, it doesn't get much better than that.

QWOLF

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #72 on: July 27, 2009, 05:40:23 pm »
JAMES IAM SURE THAT LANARK SALE IS ON THE FIRST THURSDAY EACH MONTH SO 6TH AUG? YOU WILL ENJOY IT I NEVER SEEN ANY GOATS THERE BUT I WASNT LOOKING FOR THEM LOL EVEY TYPE OF BIRD THOUGH:)
Currently haved 3 x 5 months old peking bantams,2 x isa brown, 1 x welsummer and 5 welsummer chicks and thats me at my full quota, their great fun and i think everybody should keep a couple of chooks as there great and the eggs are a bonus  LOL

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #73 on: July 27, 2009, 05:46:00 pm »
James - the rare breed sale at Lanark is on Thursday 20th August

Sale on the 27th is Texel sheep.
I'm going along to Lanark on the 20th - just for a look, honest  ;)
Maybe see some TAS members ? I'll have me badge on, just in case !

jameslindsay

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Re: Poultry Sale, this Satuurday, Stirling
« Reply #74 on: July 27, 2009, 05:56:16 pm »
Thanks Happyhippy, that was me trying to think of the date from memory - dangerous thing! I may see you there and I will have my TAS badge on. :)

 

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