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Dying Tree?

Monday 4th July 2016 by Steve Mayne Leave a Comment

My wife pointed out that a tree just past our boundary was dying. On my inspection, the majority of the branches are on the left side of the tree, with many dead/missing branches on the right-hand-side. If this tree came down then it’d take out our chicken coop and our ladies and damage our garden … Continue reading this article ››

Filed Under: Garden Hens, The Vegetable Plot

Chicken Time Lapse Video

Wednesday 22nd April 2015 by Steve Mayne Leave a Comment

Full blog post coming soon about our new ladies sourced from a local supplier near to Waterlooville … in the meantime, here is a timelapse video of the ladies settling in to their new home:

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Red Mite in the Chicken House

Sunday 22nd June 2014 by Amanda Mayne Leave a Comment

Over the past few days or so we noticed that the chickens had started to pluck and pull out some of their feathers. On a routine check of their Chicken Coop I noticed the unmistakable presence of Red Mites. These are teeny-tiny little bugs that are, well, red. These little tiny creatures feed on the … Continue reading this article ››

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It’s stopped raining! Chicken Run Spring Clean

Monday 17th March 2014 by Steve Mayne Leave a Comment

Our poor chooks have been considering their next life as a duck following the torrential rain that the UK has sufferred from earlier in the year. Saturday we cleaned out the run – we’d have done it earlier but B&Q had stopped selling Hardwood Chips which we use on the base of their run. So … Continue reading this article ››

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A broody chicken and solitary confinement

Friday 13th September 2013 by Amanda Mayne Leave a Comment

Every so often one of our chickens becomes ‘broody’. This can happen at any time and it a normal maternal instinct that chickens may exhibit from time to time. A broody chicken starts by sitting on the newly laid eggs for the day, and can fluff their feathers up and start squawking when I or … Continue reading this article ››

Filed Under: Garden Hens Tagged With: Chicken Run

Mentally Challenged Chicken

Friday 22nd February 2013 by Steve Mayne

We have at least one Mentally Challenged Chicken. Yellow is her name, on account of the yellow tag on her leg. Hmm – what to eat – newspaper or chicken feed?  What to eat, my friend’s feathers or chicken feed? Yes we have a newspaper and feather eating mentally challenged chicken. She has now been … Continue reading this article ››

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4 Perfectly Formed Eggs

Thursday 21st February 2013 by Amanda Mayne

The new ladies are settling in well in their new home and today we were treated to four eggs. We purchased the chickens at ‘point-of-lay’. As you can see the one on the far left is considerably smaller than the others. Small, but perfectly formed!  

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Layers Pellets Inflation

Sunday 17th February 2013 by Steve Mayne

Our local Countrywide store closed late last year – leaving us with only one local choice for bulk chicken feed – Jollyes Pet Food Superstore. Back in 2009 a 20kg bag of Layers Pellets worked out at £6.21 — and today Jollyes are asking for £9.60, an increase of £3.39, in percentage terms this is … Continue reading this article ››

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