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Subscriber Letters

Stephen : I have been enjoying your newsletter for a couple of years now and I have gained so much knowledge from it. I have had various birds over the last few years. I started with six birds of varying breeds and I added a few each year. I then started hatching my own eggs plus some eggs I purchased. A local fox has kept the numbers down low - he took them one at a time during the day as they roamed free in our field. I was left with one solitary white Sussex a year ago (Solo) and I have kept her in a large run protected by electrified netting. We then got 5 rescue hens (isa browns) last year - they were almost oven ready, with no feathers on their bodies. My wife actually made coats for them at night time! They all live safely in a large grassy run with a 50 metre circumference.

Grace : I was very interested in reading what Leslie had to say about giving brewers yeast in the need for B vitamins. I have brewers yeast almost everyday in a health drink but wondering how Leslie gave it to her chicken. I am wondering how a chicken could eat a dry powdery food.

My Reply : As far as I know it is just sprinkled on top of their treats or other food. In the UK we have marmite which is made from yeast extract and can be put on toast (another similar product might be Vegemite?) so that may be an alternative source of yeast extract if they need vitamin b quickly and the dry yeast powder doesn't work.

Viriginia : This is for Mike who wrote in that his rooster has started attacking him now. That happened to me once, and I finally figured out why. I had this rooster from the time he was one day old and never had a problem. But after a time, the boots I wore got holes in them, so I bought new ones. The rooster had bonded to my old boots and when I appeared in the new ones, he attacked me. So...have you changed anything about your apparel or something. Maybe your rooster bonded to something that you no longer wear. Good luck. Virginia.

Mike's Reply : Virginia, many thanks for taking time to reply, which is very interesting and appropriate. When I first had the rooster, he was very nice and I was able to walk with the gang and sit and feed them, but over the past few months my mobility has gone downhill and now I have to walk with the aid of a sturdy stick. I notice that he is always eyeing this when he first sees me come out and I am now wondering if this is the cause. Unfortunately, I cannot bend and catch him/pick him up so I can't do the dominating routine although my friend could catch him and then pass him to me and I could hold him and keep his head down for a minute. I wonder if this would be any good - Thanks again and best wishes, Mike

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