Hi all, I am looking at getting a few more chooks, so if anyone knows of any that need rehoming in the south yorkshire area please let me know, I have had ex batts in the past, so they are not a problem, cant take any cockerals because of the crowing, cheers

I have a cream crested legbar that i think has gone broody on me,every time i go down to the nest boxes this one hen is sitting on the eggs,i have to shift her off the eggs to collect them,what can i do with her?,will she just go through the motions and then carry on as usual after a while? or would...

Hi,I used the heras fencing for my run,i dug a trench and set the fencing into it then concreted it in,it really is solid and the foxes cannot dig under it,i also fastened some chicken wire all around the bottom of the fencing to stop the chooks sticking their heads out,hope this helps

Got in from work around 2.45 this afternoon and went straight down to sort out the chooks and found one stiff as a board underneath the nest box,this is the first one i have lost,didnt show any problems yesterday when i closed them up for the night so i have no idea what it was,got the 6 exbatts bef...

Thanks for all the reply's guys,i think i will have to use a pencil as i will need loads of the skelters,thought of using a pencil and just writing the date on but didnt know if it would spoil the egg by sort of soaking into the shell or something like that,i have just checked the kitchen and i have...

Good morning to all,i have a quick question for you guys,now that my chooks are in full egg production i have eggs all over the place and am struggling to keep them in order of lay,can i mark the eggs with a marker pen or something else with the date of lay so i can use them or sell them in order of...

Hi Debby,I used the herras fence panels that are used on building sites and suchlike to make my run,They are around 11 feet long and 7 feet high,You can cut the panels down to fit,They are quite easy to work with,They must be easy because i managed to build mine,Hope this helps

I have been getting 3 or 4 eggs a day from my 5 legbars and 6 exbatts since they started laying over xmas,went down to the shed where they live today when i got home from work and there is no eggs,It set me thinking about whether they are laying elsewhere as they can get out of their part of the she...

I was talking to a local farmer friend of mine about rats and how to get rid of them and keep them away,he said they use traps and burn the body of the rat,it puts a smell into the ground that warns other rats to keep away,he said it works for around 6 months then the rats start to come back,then he...

I have a very large shed at the bottom of my garden that i have used for my chicken coop,there were 2 cages already inside that were used for breeding ferrets by the last owner of the house,these i use as the coop,i can use the cages individually or keep them both in use,could be handy if i have to ...

I recently rehomed 7 ex batts,I am glad i got all 7 at once as my existing 5 birds gave them a right going over at first,i hate to think what they would have been like with just 1 or 2 to go at,at least it spread out the bullying a bit,they have been together 2 weeks now and apart from a bit of both...

I had the same problem,I bought 7 young birds from a small local breeder and all 7 turned out to be cockerels,tried calling her but she wasnt interested,i managed to rehome them all,but it took a few weeks,I hope you have more luck than i did with the breeder

There must be something in the air,i got my first 2 eggs this morning, hidden behind some old car seats at the back of the shed,i have been going to clear them out for a while and finally got round to it this morning and low and behold there are 2 eggs,i have had to rescue the same chook from behind...

This is my first winter with the chooks,i was thinking the other day (i know i shouldnt as it can be dangerous)about if the weather does turn a lot colder would the chooks need any additional heat,i have a portable gas heater in the garage that i could put in the shed with the chooks,i could leave i...

I am having a similar problem regarding the shortage of eggs,i have 5 cream crested legbars that should have been Point-of-Lay at the begining of october ish,and i have very recently aquired 6 ex batts and the ungratefull lot wont give me any eggs,not had one out of the lot of em might have to try s...