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by mull
18 Oct 2012, 17:11
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: looking after my girls in the winter question!!
Replies: 10
Views: 1379

Re: looking after my girls in the winter question!!

hi the best tip ever i have got from here is on poo picking my coop has a slide uot bottom tray and i was told to use news paper to catch poo when they perch at night it works brill i slide out bottom tray and there it is lines of poo under neath there perches two mins change paper . brill the paper...
by mull
06 Sep 2012, 11:40
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: feeding amounts
Replies: 5
Views: 397

feeding amounts

here i go again sorry for banging on about this but how much should i feed . or more importantly how much should they eat? layers put out in the morning . ihave a plastic jug on the side its marked in fluid ounces i fill layers to the 6 ounce mark ive been reducing down for a while now because lots ...
by mull
04 Sep 2012, 08:13
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: advice on chicken feed amounts
Replies: 15
Views: 1359

Re: advice on chicken feed amounts

thanks every body taken onboard what you have said i like the chopped tomato idea. :-D
by mull
03 Sep 2012, 19:13
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: advice on chicken feed amounts
Replies: 15
Views: 1359

Re: advice on feed amounts

some of the advice a bit contradictory so it seams that its a bit trial n error??? :? :? :?
by mull
31 Aug 2012, 18:53
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: advice on chicken feed amounts
Replies: 15
Views: 1359

Re: advice on feed amounts

see there you go i was told not to feed 24/7 take feed out of the coop leave only water in there feed outside in the run layers no corn titbits when you have some save corn for the colder months :? :? :?
by mull
31 Aug 2012, 17:58
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: advice on chicken feed amounts
Replies: 15
Views: 1359

Re: advice on feed amounts

how do you keep the rain out of the feeder grommit?
by mull
31 Aug 2012, 17:43
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: advice on chicken feed amounts
Replies: 15
Views: 1359

Re: advice on feed amounts

thanks every body i feel a lot better now that im doing nothing to wrong and just hopie egg laying comes some time soon.? )t'
by mull
31 Aug 2012, 15:44
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: advice on chicken feed amounts
Replies: 15
Views: 1359

advice on chicken feed amounts

ive had my chickens for 3 months or so now egg laying pure hoping it will get better. ive took on advice from this site and very happy to do so so thanks all. now feeding how much 4 birds should eat a day?? i give half a pint of layers pellets in the morning . half a pint soaked in the afternoon . t...
by mull
29 Aug 2012, 17:33
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: feed in coop
Replies: 6
Views: 460

Re: feed in coop

thanks every body ill feed layers only for a few weeks / month heres hoping keep you up to date as an when . {hug}
by mull
29 Aug 2012, 16:26
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: feed in coop
Replies: 6
Views: 460

Re: feed in coop

the feed is layers pellets corn mixed 2to1 age about 22 plus weeks sort not sure just a run of the mill chicken .brown n tan hen like sounds awfull dosent it i dident stop to think toask my son got two from same breader his are laying brill . :oops:
by mull
29 Aug 2012, 15:02
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: feed in coop
Replies: 6
Views: 460

feed in coop

ive had my hens for 2/3 months egg laying poor 6 all together out of 4 birds . i have a feeder in there coop and water 24 //7 the same in there run .am i over feeding or should i remove feed from there coop leave water only in there .feed layers in the day ?? i want more eggs help plz any ideas ? i ...
by mull
27 Aug 2012, 17:59
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: 4 hens, 3 eggs?
Replies: 24
Views: 1220

Re: 4 hens, 3 eggs?

lucky you ive got 4 hens had them2 months so far . no eggs for the first 5 weeks then 1 a day for 4 days then 0 for 7 days then 1 egg none since ?????? not in panic mode yet but hoping things get better soon fingers crossed . im dieing for a couple more of my own fried eggs on toast/??. yum yum .
by mull
06 Aug 2012, 20:25
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: A C V
Replies: 7
Views: 548

Re: A C V

thank you i will plastic only and once every 4 to 6 weeks o k )t' )c(
by mull
06 Aug 2012, 17:48
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: A C V
Replies: 7
Views: 548

A C V

HOW OFTEN AND FOR HOW LONG DO I PUT ACV :oops: IN THE WATER OF MY CHICKENS /?? AND IS IT JUST A TONIC OR ARE NESSARY FOR HEALTH? >du<