Backyard Chickens
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BACKYARD CHICKENS GROUP MEETINGS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL CORONAVIRUS IS UNDER CONTROL
BUT...We have managed to get together by email and here are my latest Clucks from Derwen
Please read about the latest outbreak of avian flu in this Guardian article
Do you keep a few chickens or would you like to? Well you are most welcome to visit/join our group.
It is held monthly on a Tuesday afternoon at 2pm at my home Tyn' Y Coed in Derwen.
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A new arrival
A week old baby guinea fowl refered to as a keet wearing a leg brace to correct splayed legs and booties to straighten out its crooked toes. Thank goodness for You Tube and its step by step directions. I hope it works.
We are a small friendly group who share the joy of keeping chickens be it two or fifty. We cover rules & regulations, housing, feeding, diseases, incubating and the joys and down falls of having a few hens/cockerels/guinea fowl pecking around your garden.
We cover all aspects of chicken care and swap ideas. Always followed by delightful refreshments and other topics of conversation. Holidays, pets, etc and we usually finish with making plans for chicken outings.
Click on a link below to see what we've been up to over the last year.
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| . | Sad news in December 19 | . |
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| . | Tufty. The sequel | . |
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There is a great website discussing the habits and intelligence of chickens.
Think chicken—think intelligent
I thought if everyone read it we could swap stories about any signs of intelligence in our hens/cocks as well as discussing bird flu and what could happen if it starts to spread through out the country.
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Please follow the links to see reports of our meetings or peck at any of the pictures to view it full size.
If you need further information please click the blue bird icon to contact me.
Isabel Stewart.