by " Jill" <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 14, 2008 at 09:03 PM
pecan wrote:
> I went outside a couple of days ago, to fins one of my chickens unable
> to stand. <snippage for brevity> So how about that? I need to reduce
my
> flock by a whole lot, so it
> wasn't too sad a thing to happen, but not very pleasant all the same.
Do you have a cockerel?
Or any chance she avoided a predator pounce?.
If she was a commercial white bird then the calcium deficiency is a real
possibility leading to weakness in the structure as this is genetic - it
tends to lead to the very thin shelled eggs too.
>
> And all my ducks have been stolen!
Thats not fair.
> Sigh.
> That IS a sad state of affairs.
agreed
--
regards
Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
http://www.kintaline.co.uk
