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Ooooh that's annoying!! We stopped lending people our trailer Spud because it nearly always came back with the jockey wheel damaged. OH always makes sure it's up as high as it will go and tight against the trailer so it can't swing around. The most important thing to remember is ALWAYS unplug...

I recently bought a secondhand coop with run on ebay, and was told by the seller when I collected it that there had been a redmite infestation. The coop was being sold because he had bought a bigger one and constructed a steel enclosure. That may have been partly true, but I reckon he sold it...

Am I stupid or what? No, don't answer that :oops: Not having television, when I collapse in a heap I amuse myself looking at poultry keeping stuff on ebay. I found a nice looking coop with run, useful I thought for separation if I have any problems when I get the new birds (bearing in mind my...

What do chickens do when confronted with a pond? We're intending to dig out a swim pond, that is a natural pond that is big enough for us to swim in. The way these ponds work is to have an area big enough and deep enough to swim in, surrounded by a much shallower shelving area where plants etc...

Sorry about all these questions but the secondhand Solway Hen House is now back together having been scrubbed and disinfected. The internal nest box supplied with it is far too small for my Welsummers. It's like a circular cake tin 9" diameter, the top edge is about 16" off the floor and there...

I don't like the plastic perches in the Solway Hen House - they're 40mm square and only have one slightly rounded edge. Because of our building work we have loads of timber offcuts and the machinery to plane and shape it, but nearly all of it is tannelised. We can find some that is "old" so...

I collected the Solway hen house I bought on ebay today. Although the seller said he had power washed it, when we dismantled it to get it in the car the inside of the end pieces were still quite dirty as were other bits. I want give it a really good clean before we put it back together. I was...

How far out does anti-dig protection need to come? I'm thinking of raising the Poutry Palace on paving slabs just around the edge so they extend beyond the enclosure. I don't want to put the whole thing on slabs as the design means there's a dry dust bath under the main house. Will the fox...

I'm getting more and more confused so I'm hoping some of the more experienced forum members can help. I've been looking at plastic coops, recycled plastic board for making coops and talking to various people who make plastic coops. They all have a tendency to rubbish each other's products for...

Has anyone used one of these? I've read the article on the website but it seems to be a press releaeas from Hensafe and I'd like an unbiased opinion. What attracts me is that if set for time and light level it always selects the later of the two so the hens don't get out too early or locked...

Hi All, Are there any members in Shropshire or the surrounding counties who have a Green Frog hen house I could come and look at please? I'm particularly interested in the Lodge but just seeing the build quality of their products would be a great help. I am south of Shrewsbury and can visit...

Hi Sweden, My hens are being looked after by a friend who recently hatched six Houdan chicks which haven't been sexed yet - she only has one hen left but has two cockerels. She isn't on the forum so can you PM me with your details so I can pass them on to her?

I bought abbout 1500 mealworms and split them between 4 containers, 2 indoors and 2 in the workshop where it's cooler - it's 28 degrees C in the mobile home at the moment. I know how several dozen pupae but no sign of any beetles yet, although I thought they emerged after about 10 days. They...

Hi all, Does any one have any experience of using miscanthus as bedding? I was looking at a bale today and wondering if it was any good for hens. I doesn't look soft enough to use in nest boxes but I'll probably get Chick Boxes with roll away floors anyway so won't need it for that.

I've been reading Katie Thear's book "Starting with Chickens" and in the chapter on Breeding she reccomends keeping a small breeding flock or trio separate from the other hens so that "the latter can provide eating eggs without the risk of fertile eggs getting into the kitchen". This may be a...

As a newbie to chickens as well as the forum, I read most of the posts and I'm learning a lot. I noticed Foxy's comment that some people have recommended using honey - it was in the thread about proplapse. As a one-time beekeeper I'd like to add a few words of caution. Honey has natural...

Hello from Shropshire. I've had a very interesting and educational day reading stuff on the website and in the forum. I have four Welsummer hens bought at the Oswestry Rare Breed Auction 10 days ago and they have already given me a dozen and a half beautiful dark brown eggs. Unfortunately...