I'm sure the only illness you can catch via the forum is Morehens disease?

I know what you mean about the persil plumage... My Holly (white leghorn) moulted back in November & now looks more "Ecover on a 30° wash"

It should just stop it from freezing too hard. If it comes out too hard, it's an excuse to add more whisky the next time...

If you churn this in an ice-cream maker, it sounds as though it'll make a gorgeous icecream!

Good luck Hen-Gen. I hope your hens catch on faster than the starlings...

Hi Bozza. I started out with ex-batts, rehomed via the British Hen Welfare Trust, www.bhwt.org.uk . I've never regretted my decision. Ex-batts are friendly, placid, low maintenance and bred to be healthy, not prone to the diseases that can afflict "posh birds". These days I alternate between getting...

Hi Hen-Gen. The treadle is working fine, even when I pick up my now very lightweight White Leghorn (Holly) and put her down gently on the treadle plate. The issue is that the moment the feeder moves, they run away!!! We had a bit of a breakthrough this morning though. For the last few mornings Holly...

Thanks for replying, LadyA. I've been worrying about the hens going to bed hungry, especially in the frosty weather, & about the amount of weight that they're losing... I hadn't thought of closing the feeder at night though. Will do. I have put corn in the feeder & bits on the treadle plate. They ea...

I invested in a Grandpa's treadle feeder about six weeks ago, as we'd started to get uninvited guests with scaly tails. The feeder came with instructions for getting the hens used to it. For the first week the feeder had the training bolts holding the feeder open & the treadle plate fixed down. The ...

Good news! I can report that M&S have non-skinny jeans in stock. Matalan do too, though only in blue- they have loose fit boot cut jeans.