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by Isa
30 Jan 2014, 15:29
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: rethinking our set up
Replies: 9
Views: 2047

Re: rethinking our set up

Hi, your not daft, should see some of the things I put up, have to get my son to put pictures on here for me, I have a big project, its called PROTECT CHICKENS AT ALL COSTS gonna cost just under 200, doing it bit at a time, fencing of 18 feet by 18 feet across, its gonna be hard, but I am determined...
by Isa
27 Jan 2014, 17:41
Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
Topic: Davina's 2014 gardening diary
Replies: 22
Views: 25720

Re: Davina's 2014 gardening diary

Hi, not been on this before, was out yesterday digging my veg patch, trying to get the weeds out, actually was a bit easier as the soil was so mud like, unfortunatly, I kept getting stuck, ha, I nearly fell over at one point trying to pull my foot out of the dirt, my wellie had sunk down,ha, didnt f...
by Isa
27 Jan 2014, 14:58
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: queueing to lay
Replies: 8
Views: 1185

Re: queueing to lay

Hi two of mine use to do that, their was two nesting boxes but they favoured the one, daft arnt they, even when I turned the whole area into a big nesting area (due to cold weather) they would take it in turn, yeh it is funny to watch, act like little kids dying to use the toilet ha,x x x {rofwl}
by Isa
27 Jan 2014, 14:47
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes
Replies: 15
Views: 2371

Re: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes

Hi, Mo, Im not certain how to reply direct, like the way you did, by putting in what I wrote, yeh I know, daft cow, ha, the wing clipping didnt work, BB and Queenie use to hop the fence regular, after the grass, I have a large garden, as my house is an end one, BB would get to the top of the garden,...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 21:51
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Hello everybody I AM BACK
Replies: 17
Views: 3361

Re: Hello everybody I AM BACK

Hi skeksis, You dont know me if you have been away, but nice to see a new face, can annoy you now, give the rest of the folk a rest, can be a pain with my questions and daft stories, will look at your book when its done, good luck, My actual name is Ursula, I am Isa on here, out of respect for a for...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 18:59
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3320

Re: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?

Hi again, just looked on that site, quite good, will need a lot of help with this project of mine, espesically in that area where coop is, soil is clay underneath, so good luck to the fox anyway, ha, not the easiest to dig, bad drainage as well, hence the pallets, had tawer pullen over coop, with bu...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 18:40
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3320

Re: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?

Hi, lanshire lass, have wire underneath coop, cause of rats mainly, but didnt think foxes would spend ages digging, so will put some on ground to, cheers, before I start my project, picked right time of year havnt I, ha, typical, x {rofwl}
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 18:36
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3320

Re: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?

Hi, cheers, will write that down, so it is true about chicken wire, i used another type of smaller hole wire underneath coop, hen house to stop rats from robbing their food, did only get the chicken wire to stop them getting to the bigger part of the garden, want some grass left, ha, plus for my dog...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 18:26
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Very wet ground
Replies: 14
Views: 2985

Re: Very wet ground

Hi, nice one, mine didnt like the pallets either, but got use to them, problem been, they started pooing on them too, ha, lovely, got alot of pallets in area now, looking at boxing in the area for safety, well have fun, x )j;
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 18:15
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3320

Re: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?

Hi, that took the pxxx, ha, couldnt put other photos up, the pc didnt accept my phone or something, I dont know, well I want to make a boxed in area big enough for chickens and myselve to stand up in, I will allow ladys to roam as my last ones did, but for things like going shoppimg etc, (not that i...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 18:03
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3320

Re: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?

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Hi, hopefully this is the pic, quite a large area, but cant see it all x
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 17:39
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3320

Chicken wire, is it fox proof or not ?

Hi, am going to try and get my son to put pictures up for me of coop etc, I have heard that chicken wire is not fox proof, is this true ? I want to make the area safer, build a surrounding fence etc, been getting ideas from photos of coops on here, was gonna get it built for me, but presume would be...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 17:23
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes
Replies: 15
Views: 2371

Re: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes

Hiya, Urban chicken, the reason I put this strange title on, was because my first one guilt, was not very happy, so wanted to try and make folk laugh, and to feel more envolved, have put a few things on now, like, green green grass please, all of you folk seem nice and friendly so just want to put a...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 17:16
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes
Replies: 15
Views: 2371

Re: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes

Hi again, just went onto your link, chickendrumstick, yes right site, glad you put the picture up of them swimming, like I said will tell them not to keep that picture, as people might try it unaware that their chickens could drown, I cant put pictures up, was gonna put picture up of my chicken area...
by Isa
25 Jan 2014, 17:09
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes
Replies: 15
Views: 2371

Re: Paddlin pool, bikini and foxes

Hi, the site put down is the right one, it does have a contact link, but like I said, will wait til next week, wanted to know if they charge for wing clipping, had this done free with my last ladies, and had to do again to one of my ladies myselve, couldnt catch her, so waited til the night time, an...