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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 ››

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Run Cleanout

Sunday 28th October 2012 by Steve Mayne

Saturday morning was spent cleaning out the Chicken Run and giving the Cube a quick hose down. We’ll probably let the worst of the winter pass before getting any more chooks – so around February. We’ve got a todo-list as long as your arm and the main upgrade is going to be a more suitable … Continue reading this article ››

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Chicken Run from Aviaries4u Assembled

Sunday 30th January 2011 by Steve Mayne

Our new run from Aviaries4u was delivered by Lewis yesterday.  Lewis arrived here at 7.30am with his father and was with us until 11am. Now let me be very clear – the main two reasons that we went with Lewis was that his company has a very good reputation at the Omlet Forums and Lewis … Continue reading this article ››

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