Recent content by Davetedjack

I'm setting my first eggs (ever) in a Brinsea Octagon 20 with auto turning and auto humidity control (for me more automation will hopefully mean less risk). It seems that once everything is set and running the greatest risk to the success of the process is opening the incubator and candling the...

Afternoon all As a newbie to breeding I'm struggling to find a suitable location between 12 and 15 degrees to store my fertilised eggs prior to incubation. I don't have my incubator yet but am looking at buying a Brinsea Octogon 20 advance auto ex as they seem a very popular and reliable...

Hi all Sorry for the late reply but I'm really busy rebuilding the living room and have a 1st December deadline........ Lots of good information and other resources to look at. Once again thanks Dave

Hi.... I read (on another post that I can find now) that if a hen does not start laying before the onset of the shorter days that she may not start to lay until the days draw out again in the new year. Can anybody shed any light on this being correct. I ask because I have 9 hens that should...

Hi Chrismahon Thanks for the information. Having spent the last 6 months trying to plan what we are going to do we have ended up just seeing what happens at the moment. We will probably get a little more planning done over the winter. By Spring we should have a better idea of weather...

Hello Everybody Just to let you know that the reason you can't get prices for 2015 is we have not yet uploaded the 2015 prices. (Been too busy out with the chickens, or so I keep being told !) We are going to get them on the website in the next few days. If you are looking at any specific dates...

Hi again I have just tried the software again on two of our iPads and it seemed to work fine. Can you expand on what was not working for you! Yes we are very dog friendly. We have 3 Jack Russell's and love meeting the dogs of our customers. Thanks, Dave

Hi Marigold Yes you are right is a project and an adventure all rolled into one. I retired from the 'rat race' in March this year and we moved from a 3 bedroom semi in Lancashire to a farmhouse and 3 acres on a hillside outside the village. We have only just got started with our plans and its...

Just a quick 'hello' from Groeslon, Gwynedd. We have recently moved to a new home and have around 3 acres to play with. We currently have 3 geese, 4 ducks, and 21 mixed type hens (Light Sussex, Blackrock, Crested Cream Legbars, Bluebell, Speckledy, Whitestar and Cheshire Blue) but this seems...