Author Topic: Hi from the Scottish Borders (Read 6043 times)

Mickyork · « **Reply #15 on:** August 07, 2010, 05:22:51 pm »

Hi and welcome from North Yorkshire

little blue · « **Reply #16 on:** August 07, 2010, 08:04:33 pm »

hello and welcome

Bordersbairn · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2010, 04:10:26 pm »

Thanks for all these lovely welcome messages! We've picked up three lovely hens - a White Star, an Amber Star and a Blackrock - which are keeping us busy. They're settling in well and we've built them an extended run so they're not tripping over each other and we're working our way through a menu of fruit and veg to see what's hot and what's not. I've managed to find a lady about half an hour away from us who keeps Marans and I hope to add one along with a Cream Legbar from the same source very soon. Fingers crossed for a smooth integration! (and maybe some eggs soon!)

jameslindsay · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2010, 04:15:20 pm »

Well done but let me tell you you will struggle to fond anything that they won't like to eat. My lot eat simply everything and have not yet found anything that they won't eat. They get all the scraps of veg, salad etc from the hotel and just love it, especially any prawns.

BlueDaisy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2010, 09:46:40 am »

Hello

Favourites here include grapes (watch your fingers!) and left over cat food!

storm35 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 23, 2010, 05:54:47 pm »

Hello and welcome, another from scottish borders.

Bordersbairn · « **Reply #21 on:** August 27, 2010, 08:15:16 pm »

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'm finding that grapes and worms are a great incentive for our girls to jump about the place! The youngest but biggest (Blackrock) is leaping up to the treat-hole to take them out of our fingers much to the dismay of chief hen but much daintier White Star who couldn't possibly get involved in such immature behaviour. Must try them on prawns although there's never much waste when they're on our menu!

storm35 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 01, 2010, 07:58:10 pm »

Quote from: Bordersbairn on August 27, 2010, 08:15:16 pm

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'm finding that grapes and worms are a great incentive for our girls to jump about the place! The youngest but biggest (Blackrock) is leaping up to the treat-hole to take them out of our fingers much to the dismay of chief hen but much daintier White Star who couldn't possibly get involved in such immature behaviour. Must try them on prawns although there's never much waste when they're on our menu!

Where abouts in the borders are you?

viewfield · « **Reply #23 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:57:57 pm »

Welcome to the forum , I love the borders we lived in the Ettrick Valley loved it....
this is a great place for any tips and information or help you need with anything from chickens to veggies