Comments on: Well what a week! http://grannieannie.allotment.org.uk/71/well-what-a-week/ Keeping Hens in Lincolnshire - Hens and POL Pullets For Sale Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:34:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: grannieannie http://grannieannie.allotment.org.uk/71/well-what-a-week/#comment-918 grannieannie Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:31:45 +0000 http://grannieannie.allotment.org.uk/71/well-what-a-week/#comment-918 Oh Julie, I am sorry about Hannah. I'm sorry I haven't got around to answering your last comment either, but as you said, been a bit busy lately! I had heard also that silkies are prone to Mareks, but sometimes they can get through it, but even so they reckon they still carry the virus and it can come back. I didn't realise the reason ws because of the soft feathers though! But I am so sorry you lost your little friend. Oh and I haven't heard back from the farmer who wants the 50 yet, but fingers crossed he gets himself sorted soon while I've still got some chickens he can have!!!! Talk soon Oh Julie, I am sorry about Hannah. I'm sorry I haven't got around to answering your last comment either, but as you said, been a bit busy lately! I had heard also that silkies are prone to Mareks, but sometimes they can get through it, but even so they reckon they still carry the virus and it can come back. I didn't realise the reason ws because of the soft feathers though!

But I am so sorry you lost your little friend.

Oh and I haven't heard back from the farmer who wants the 50 yet, but fingers crossed he gets himself sorted soon while I've still got some chickens he can have!!!! Talk soon

]]> By: julie http://grannieannie.allotment.org.uk/71/well-what-a-week/#comment-915 julie Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:53 +0000 http://grannieannie.allotment.org.uk/71/well-what-a-week/#comment-915 hi Anne, you have had a busy week, but an enjoyable one by the sound of it. Am writing to tell you that hannah hen died this morning, a very big shock to us all, as she was doin really well. Am still upset now, as she died when i was taking my little one to school, just a journey of 10 mins or so. will think very hard about replacing her with another silkie, as i have since been told that they are very prone to mareks disease, with being such a soft feathery bird, the virus lies in the feather dander. hope the farmer who wanted the fifty hens gets sorted, as thats an awful lot of mouths to feed. take care anne juliex hi Anne, you have had a busy week, but an enjoyable one by the sound of it. Am writing to tell you that hannah hen died this morning, a very big shock to us all, as she was doin really well. Am still upset now, as she died when i was taking my little one to school, just a journey of 10 mins or so. will think very hard about replacing her with another silkie, as i have since been told that they are very prone to mareks disease, with being such a soft feathery bird, the virus lies in the feather dander.

hope the farmer who wanted the fifty hens gets sorted, as thats an awful lot of mouths to feed.

take care anne
juliex

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