A permanent run with a freestanding coop can be a good option if it's large enough and has a roof with a gutter to keep the floor dry, and will avoid the muddy poo problem. My roofed run has the floor covered with permeable weed proofing fabric to prevent the hens from scratching up the earth, and t...

hi Tricky and welcome to the forum. We have another member, Bozza just setting out on his chicken-keeping journey, and on p.2 of another thread there are some replies about what sort of chickens to choose for a new flock, see http://poultrykeeperforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=11013&start=20 Four is...

Hi OzJody, and welcome to the Forum. It's great to have a new member from about as far away as you can get from the UK. We do have several international members and it's so interesting to compare notes. Over here we're all very sorry over what is happening in your beautiful country, and I agree that...

hi Bracky and welcome to the Forum. I did a quick internet search as most instructions are online nowadays, but didn't find a link, and I expect you've done the same anyway. If nobody on here has access to the instructions, you could contact The Incubator Shop https://www.theincubatorshop.co.uk/prod...

Four out of five today, what a lovely surprise. They've been battling on since November at one or two a day. Lily still laying those funny ones with a flat side and a thin spot, but today's didn't have a hole in it.

Nothing to do with weather, just a heart-wrenching, lovely little animation I found when looking for something new to share with Poppy .

https://youtu.be/35i4zTky9pI

hi Winward and welcome to the Forum. Would you like to tell us whereabouts you live?

Wind gusting to 50+ here but when I counted the trees this morning they were all vertical. The bamboo screening covering the mesh round one end of the chicken run is doing a really good job - lets air through but filters the wind so it's quite pleasant in there, for both me and the girls - minimum f...

It's good to see a winter garden with so much colour and interest - and added chicken!

Hi Bozza. We used 1/2" galvanised mesh in our run, and you can see what it looks like in the pic I posted a day or so ago, see http://poultrykeeperforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=70280#p70280. We used the green plastic-coated mesh, because it camouflages better in a garden, and 10 years later the coat...