tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post196873606075586994..comments2024-03-28T13:00:45.457+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: 3 Silkies From WorkKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-17223415565808477222012-07-09T21:46:11.892+01:002012-07-09T21:46:11.892+01:00Thats some pretty old chickens! too many foxes rou...Thats some pretty old chickens! too many foxes round here for them to die of old age!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-59397469708526383862012-07-09T10:53:21.625+01:002012-07-09T10:53:21.625+01:00Ours are now over 10 having grown up with the kids...Ours are now over 10 having grown up with the kids. They were great layers and mothers for about the first 5/6 years though. Now the three last survivors are just pets as we have had them waaaay too long to think of culling them.<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-60821661713097793332012-07-08T22:42:12.507+01:002012-07-08T22:42:12.507+01:00Cheers for the comment, I hope you continue to fol...Cheers for the comment, I hope you continue to follow what I get up to!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-6698061719260417642012-07-08T22:40:58.159+01:002012-07-08T22:40:58.159+01:00Thanks!Thanks!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-30185406873174510072012-07-08T22:40:46.065+01:002012-07-08T22:40:46.065+01:00Hi Helen, Thanks for the comment. It's been my...Hi Helen, Thanks for the comment. It's been my dream ever since I left my mum and dads farm and I've been lucky that I've not had to wait too long for it!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-983456923421685212012-07-08T22:39:04.026+01:002012-07-08T22:39:04.026+01:00Hi, Thanks for the advice. I normally put some pow...Hi, Thanks for the advice. I normally put some powder in with the shavings but I've never coated their legs before, the cockeral has still got some pretty big spurs that might need removing as well.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-88195860790061106962012-07-08T22:37:30.076+01:002012-07-08T22:37:30.076+01:00Yeah she seems to love them, and they haven't ...Yeah she seems to love them, and they haven't eaten very much at all. Mind you they're pretty small!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-30003211543687395812012-07-08T01:54:40.832+01:002012-07-08T01:54:40.832+01:00Yes silkies are a great for going broody. They ar...Yes silkies are a great for going broody. They are so adorable looking and their noises are very different from other hens. They can be prone to mites, so give their legs a good thick coat of oil or vaseline and put some diatomaceous earth in their nest boxes and in the arc...Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77316283274024554362012-07-07T09:24:52.364+01:002012-07-07T09:24:52.364+01:00Silkies are lovely little characters, your daughte...Silkies are lovely little characters, your daughter will be thrilled to watch them and their antics, and they don't take up much room really and eat so little, so not a bad little 'pet' chicken for a smallholder.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77818125327714778832012-07-07T04:00:12.246+01:002012-07-07T04:00:12.246+01:00Hi Kev. I just read through your blog - you are l...Hi Kev. I just read through your blog - you are living my dream! Keep up the good work and I will continue to live my life vicariously through you!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193128554156253674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-18604899181016659332012-07-07T01:06:41.283+01:002012-07-07T01:06:41.283+01:00Loving your blog :)Loving your blog :)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676763160253542644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-87771415266085591452012-07-06T23:52:29.669+01:002012-07-06T23:52:29.669+01:00I enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for sharing.I enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for sharing.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157108015116475977noreply@blogger.com