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Bugs

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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 04 8:56 am Post subject:
I'd like to submit a formal complaint about the number of people on this forum with far too gorgeous dogs. It's just not fair if I can't have one too. You could at least have the decency to pretend they're chihuahuas or bichon fricassees or something else I wouldn't like to see curled up by my fireside. Grrr.

anneka

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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 04 6:16 pm Post subject:
Wombat - Roxy is lovely! Bugs - I really do have a poodle - hope that helps! Anneka

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 04 7:39 pm Post subject:

Yes, but you see I've become less dismissive of poodles since I discovered they're proper dogs at heart and don't necessarily all have the blue-rinse and curlers look - I bet yours hasn't.

One of these days. Once we're able to give one the time it needs. And once I've decided between German Shepherd (childhood dog)...Wolfhound...Springer Spaniel...and about 3/4 of the pages of my "Hamlyn Book of Dogs of the World".

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 04 8:35 pm Post subject:

Wombat wrote:

Just for Tahir, our Italian Spinone, Roxy

I bet she keeps your toes warm on a winters eve.

alison
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 04 10:21 pm Post subject:
Bugs, We will have some very gorgeous, cuddly puppies in 10 days time , hopefully. Liver and White English Springer Spaniel

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 04 12:54 pm Post subject:
Rub it in, why don't you

alison
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 04 7:27 pm Post subject:
I come over to the South east quite regularly too

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 04 8:34 pm Post subject:

This is a bit of a long storey. Bugs would like an Alsatian and I would love a spaniel. I particularly like the Brittany Spaniels but I don't think there are that many in the UK.

I have had a fair bit of time off work (out of choice) and I had just decided there was no more work for me and decided to finally get a dog and the next day I was offered some more work.

and

at the same time.

The offer's too good to turn down, but it means no hounds and no moving for a year or so. It's a shame because I had thought about asking you. Good luck with them and don't post any pictures.

alison
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 04 8:45 pm Post subject:
I wanted the spaniel and DH wanted an Alsation!! Pictures coming soon!!

Lindsay

Joined: 03 Nov 2004
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Location: Stuck in the suburbs

Posted: Sat Dec 04, 04 12:10 am Post subject:
I currently have: 3 children 1 cat 1 DH 1 bantam Welsummer hen 2 Araucana x black rock pullets (soon to be 1) 1 11 week old Oakham Blue chick (soon to have a friend) 1 2 week old Oakham Blue chick (which is white) 1 10 day old ISA brown chick (currently away from home) There'll be no more this side of Christmas.

anneka

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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 04 12:24 am Post subject:
Lindsay did you hatch both your Oakham Blue chick from tesco eggs? Anneka

Lindsay

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Location: Stuck in the suburbs

Posted: Sat Dec 04, 04 12:46 am Post subject:
Yes I did, and now my local Morrisons stock Oakham Blue eggs by themselves, not with other types in the same box, so after Christmas I will be having another go

anneka

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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 04 12:55 am Post subject:
Very respectable! Well done, I am thinking of getting an incubator, at the moment I have a friend with one, who will oblige with duck eggs etc. For food chicken wise I would buy the day old ross cob chicks from the chicken farm down the road, kind of a strange rescue misssion though ! What kind of incubator do you have, and what would you reccomend? Anneka

Lindsay

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Location: Stuck in the suburbs

Posted: Sat Dec 04, 04 1:16 am Post subject:

I have had all sorts of problems with mine but it's a home made one (myself and my DH built it) so until it's working reliably I won't write an article about it.

I would recommend Brinsea Octagons. I haven't used one myself but if I was going to buy one rather than build another I would get one of those. They seem good value for money and hold their value well on the secondhand market too. The Octagon 10 holds 12 hens eggs I believe, and the Octagon 20 holds 24. There's a company on Ebay called Hatch It Incubators or something like that, and they do a beginners set which seems good for the price. Otherwise most other companies e.g. Ascott, Interhatch, do free shipping if you buy an incubator.

My friend has a Novital Covatutto 12 and although it should hold 12 eggs there'll be no room for them to rock around and hatch easier, and I don't know for certain that the water trays give sufficient humidity.

Hope this helps - Brinsea have a good reputation from what I've heard.

As for meat birds, we start breeding some for ourselves this coming spring.

Bugs

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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 04 9:39 am Post subject:

Lindsay wrote:

1 10 day old ISA brown chick (currently away from home)

At university, is (s)he?

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