I've decided to extend the girls' run. I want to add another 3.5 x 5 feet onto the end. Unfortunately the person (a relative) who built the original run isn't available. I'm not up to the challenge, I wish I was, and neither is my creative but not practical hubby. Was thinking of trying Rated People...

sandy wrote:All I can say is can you pop around and do my girls too
and of course The Peds

bikesandbirdsbob wrote:Hi , if you do/did it would only mean you keep chickens .
bob

Sounds like a very good cleaning regime you have there SD. My set up is a coop with attached run underneath and this is placed inside their main (homemade) run. The nest box does have a perch in and I fill it up with straw. Each morning I take out any soiled straw and if necessary add fresh straw (...

Here's a question for you all. Hope I don't sound too ignorant asking it. There was a question on a Facebook chicken group I'm in recently asking about how we clean out our chickens. Just about everyone did it differently and of course there are various permutations of bedding used. Below I have det...

What a sad time for you Sandy and awful treatment at the vets. I admire your restraint, I would have lost it then regretted it later. Hope things settle down and you can enjoy the girls.

Hi Amber, I hope your greenhouse does withstand the winter. It's great having one. I had a flimsy aluminium and poly-carbonate one and it lasted a few years but was a bit of a sorry state eventually. As luck would have it one winter a night of gale force winds flattened it. I claimed my house insura...

Brilliant picky

Sorry to hear of your recent losses folks

The meet up is just too far away for me this time round. I'll try for a future one though. I'd love to meet you guys face to face. Here's to the next year and beyond.

This time exactly a year ago I took delivery of my three girls - Hamble, Florence and Matilda. I have never kept chickens before. It has been the most inspiring time. They are friends with benefits. I can't imagine life without chickens now. I'm still learning but loving every minute. And it is grea...

Thanks so much Karen. Now I know

Hi Amber, I'm glad you brought this up. It makes me realise that I'm not the only one that does that kind of thing This morning it was rainy so as soon as I let the girls out for a leg stretch before I go to work they headed into the kitchen. After picking the remains of the cat food I popped down a...

I hope Honeybun gets better soon Sandy and the moulting and brooding quietens down. Although still at the burst cushion phase of moulting Hamble has started laying again. Whats a Woo - I hear lots of you talk about them and cant get my head round what you mean

Well yesterday was a red letter day. Hamble has started laying again after around 13 weeks off. Three eggs in the nest box. Back to full production. Now where are all those egg recipes?...