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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
 Posted - 19/04/2009 : 14:33:53
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We jsut got 4 gorgeous fat egg layers 
But, we need to know if there are any garden plants which can be toxic to them. So if anyone has any knowledge on the animals, any help/advice would be a great help!
We have a white leghorn, 2 cuckoo...things, cant remember hte name, and a silver... thing. I'll rmemeber hte name eventually , but we only got htme yesterday {:P]
Our zoo is growing :P I'll get some pics in a bit |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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Ell
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1640 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2009 : 18:32:14
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Any form of bulb plant i.e daffodils, tulips etc and anything like onions or garlic. Usual poisonous things like foxgloves and ivy.
The list is quite long but this should help:
http://wiki.omlet.co.uk/index.php/List_of_plants_that_are_poisonous_or_harmful_to_chickens
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1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
1.0.0 Sable Syrian Hamster - CoCo
0.1.0 Hognose snake - Truffles |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2009 : 22:01:57
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Do the silver coloured things have feathers on their feet? if so then they're probably Bantams.
Lush eggs off them.
Beware though, they'll nibble and eat anything green. And destroy grass, they love scratching at the ground for tasty worms and stuff.
Not sure about Tulips though, although ducks could be different.
My ducks ate an entire flower bed of tulips a while back, and all they done was quacked for more.
If they're anything like my ducks they can also be used as garbage disposal as well.
Mine LOVE Cornflakes, Weetabix, sliced meats (chicken/ham etc, although it can apparently be bad for them) and their most favourite leftover is Pasta. They go crazy for it. I'll have to get a vid of them at some point to show it. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2009 : 22:36:49
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| silver sussex called Cilla, White Leghorn called Wanda, and 2 cuckoo.... things. mulhurns? not sure called Marsha and Ronda |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2009 : 23:29:16
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| Cuckoo things? Are they Cuckoo Marans? |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 07:19:49
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| thast the one KehhlYR!!! |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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CAL
Hatchling
United Kingdom
146 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 13:28:48
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I was / am thinking of keeping chickens and have had a lot of god info off the forum on here http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk
Good luck with yours. |
0.0.1 Cornsnake: Monty, 10 years old, 5ft 3".
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heatseeker872591
Hatchling
United Kingdom
355 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 18:41:12
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| dont take this the werong way, but are they 100%% pets or are you raising some of them for food? lol i know the free range eggs you get from em are nice alot nicer than the ones from a shop |
[URL=http://www.mybannermaker.com/link.php?nurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybannermaker.com] [/URL] |
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 18:49:05
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| 100% pets. yeh we';; eat the eggs but not eat the actual hen :P |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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heatseeker872591
Hatchling
United Kingdom
355 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 20:27:18
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| i bet they taste nice lol get enough hens and you could set up a small free range egg business lol |
[URL=http://www.mybannermaker.com/link.php?nurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybannermaker.com][/URL] |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2009 : 22:11:44
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I don't think you'd need many hens really, depending on breed.
Our ducks lay about 5-6 each per week. They're not as strong flavoured as I remember them to be, but they make fantastic cakes.
In fact the first lay date was due on Lewys birthday, I did say I'd send him an egg.
We get double yokers from duckies as well, Yummy. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 07:56:16
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same. double yolkers :D each of our hens will produce about 300 a year :D and we have 4... so about 1200 eggs a year lol
but yeh I persoanlly only like eggs scrambled, so we've decided when the eggs are big enough we'll give them to our neighbour in exchange for milk (he's a milkman)
it'll be like in the war :D |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 10:49:26
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quote:
Originally posted by PunkAsF82
it'll be like in the war :D
Can I send you my socks to darn then?  |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 14:32:19
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| hahaha |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1278 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 16:32:04
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| my grandad used to keep loads and loads of chucks on his allotment...constant supply of fresh eggs for us and the neighbours... |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1202 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 16:52:04
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I like the idea of Chickens but our 2 Staffys like the idea even more  Humm - Maybe not! |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2009 : 23:42:31
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| my dogs are mostyly ok wit hthem... they should be fine in a month or so. if anything they're scared of them! |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1202 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2009 : 00:04:41
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Yeah but one of my dogs is well - insain! and deaf so you cant even tell her off until she looks at you.
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3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2009 : 07:19:34
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| awww. my dogs are border terrier/jack russells so not exactly sane themselves :P one is slightly better and lazy and will bakc off if you shout at thim but hte other is an insane... weoll. her name is Nesie. monster! |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2009 : 10:14:21
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We got our first egg!!! It was teeny tiny, and i would have a pic but my brother ate the bloody thing before i could :@
it was from our silver sussex and it was a perfectly formed mini egg with the most gorgeous shell]
its weird seeing eggs without a stamp on! |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2009 : 12:11:21
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I candle all of my eggs, just so I can get all the double yolked ones.
No one has figured out how I always seem to get the double yolks. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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