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From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 19 Apr 2010 16:46 Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> typed >malc <malwhite1(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> We don't feed them organic food, standard layer pellets will do with >> kitchen scraps thrown in as well. > >Oh yeah. And they do go utterly apeshit for some things. Sweet corn. >Porridge oats. And a really nasty organic health food bar made of seeds >and coated in carob - freebies sent into the office. > >We nibbled a few, thought them horrible, and were going to throw them >away, but the chickens thought they were God's Gift. And grapes[1]. Ours will kill for grapes. The latest two arrivals, who had never seen a grape in their lives, got the hang of them incredibly quickly. To the point that a couple of weeks ago Mrs WUN was walking up the garden with a chicken hanging by its beak from the string on her hoodie, in the vague hope that there might be another grape in the offing. TOG is right, chickens are very, very stupid. But hugely amusing, and the eggs are nice. Do it. [1] Savin' yer presence, yerroner. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I've always been a man who's open to persuasion
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 19 Apr 2010 16:47 Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Veggie Dave <Veggie~Dave(a)127.0.0.1> typed >I can't believe how many people on here keep chickens. > >Okay, another question: how many of you clip wings? Just the one. Then they stall and spin in when they try to get over the fence to the neighbours. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I've always been a man who's open to persuasion
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 19 Apr 2010 16:48 Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, malc <malwhite1(a)blueyonder.co.uk> typed >Veggie Dave wrote: >> I can't believe how many people on here keep chickens. >> >> Okay, another question: how many of you clip wings? > >Yup. Ours can reach a height of about 4 ft if we don't. As the fence is >about 4 ft high..... One of ours can get 85% of the way across the pond. Not great swimmers, chickens. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I've always been a man who's open to persuasion
From: malc on 19 Apr 2010 17:04 Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote: > And grapes[1]. Ours will kill for grapes. Yup, if you've got a vine in the garden fence it off. We didn't :-( -- Malc Rusted and ropy. Dog-eared old copy. Vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic: all words to describe me.
From: zymurgy on 19 Apr 2010 17:05
On Apr 19, 9:48 pm, Wicked Uncle Nigel <w...(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, malc > <malwhi...(a)blueyonder.co.uk> typed > > >Veggie Dave wrote: > > One of ours can get 85% of the way across the pond. > > Not great swimmers, chickens. How did it taste afterwards, after being in the oven for 2 hrs at 170 Degrees ? ;) Paul. |