I'm not sure if Beryl is unwell or acting strange because she is being bullied? Boudicca is the top hen and has become a bit of a bully , especially to Beryl as Beryl was next in line. I first noticed when Beryl would stand back when I was hand feeding them all, then she waited to be last out of the...

Thank you, every time I researched what was best for the run it would always come back that sand was the best. I think it would be better if it was dry. I'm going to get some aubiose to mix in and see how I get on , thank you as I've never herd of it before although it looks a lot like sawdust. Hope...

I'm new to all of this we got our girls on the 4th June. We decided to put sand down for the floor of the run so we got lots of sharp sand but it came wet , I stupidly thought it would be dry. My worry is although our run has a roof the sand it still wet , is this OK? Just feels cold, wet and stodgy...

Last Saturday I rescued my girls , I was only going to get 4 then ended up taking an extra one. So pleased to introduce you to Boudicca Fanny Beryl Gloria June Boudicca have the least feathers and to honest she looked so weak when we got her I really didn't think she was going to make it. I rang the...

Thanks Bob , I'm just hoping I get everything right, the lady from the bird shop has reassured they are very easy to keep. She has chickens in her shop at the moment and they are all so funny, one is very chatty so I'm guessing she is the boss and probably not saying very nice things to me I just ca...

I've finally got the date for my girls! the 4th of June and I just can't wait!!! I had my name down to rescue 4 battery Hens but when I got the email they said they won't be battery hens they will come from a barn unit so not as weak as the batts but they have never been outside and will have feathe...

Oh no I didn't think about the decking hiding the red mites My thoughts were to put something like pond liner down then cover with soil and screw the panels to the decking. Would the pond liner and soil help keep them out?? I hope so! This is part of my reason to getting a plastic coop, so I can cle...

We are now going to deff get the eglu go for the coop and my hubby is going to bulid a big run for them with the eglu go inside the run. There is a bird shop close to us that sell the panels, it will be on decking so it will be screwed down to the decking. I like the look of the eglu go as its plast...

Thanks Mo, my husband was even saying he could build a run himself as it would probably work out cheaper and he can do it really big. He used to have an aviary years ago that he built himself and never had any problems with it, but I just really liked the omlet one as it does say how safe it is with...

Thanks for the replies, I'm hoping it won't take long to get the walkin run that attaches to the 2 meter one , might even be able to get it before the girls are here I haven't got any other hens, we was going to take on Hetty but after having a talk to the teachers who care for Hetty they will miss ...

Hi all , I'm scrapping the idea of having the schools coop and run even though it would be perfect, the other teachers want to keep Hetty the chicken it's only the head teacher who wants her and the coop/run gone. So I've been looking at the Eglu go I'm going to get the 2meter run to start off with ...

Thank you Richard! We do have a jet wash and really wanted to get the plastic coop as it does seem a lot easier to clean and dry after cleaning to keep the red mites at bay. I spoke to them again and they aren't happy with the £100 offer as they said they could get £400 for it on eBay, I'm thinking ...

So a quick update on us rehoming our ex battery hens. I think I might have mentioned on my last post my children's school have a chicken , they originally had 6 but that was quite a few years ago so there is only one left now. I spoke to someone who works in the school about Hetty the chicken and ho...

I just said to my hubby maybe we should take in 6 so we will see. I wasn't getting them for the eggs but I see what you mean about having too many eggs ! I think I will speak to one of my kids school as they used to sell the eggs for £1 a box at the reception and put it in the news letter and text m...

I'm glad I've found this forum to seek advice when I need it. Well I said 4 but it could change to more? As my husband said the chicken coop is really big and could house more. We have names picked , I have 4 children an almost 14 year old, almost 13 year old 10 year old and my 4 year old. My eldest...