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Just thought I'd update you on what happened after your supportive messages. I had my kidney removed on 18th May by keyhole surgery. It is now a month and a day after my op and for the last two weeks I've felt great! I got my results Thursday ..... it was cancer but it was contained within the kidney so I don't have to have chemo or radiotherapy but I will be followed up by a uro-oncologist and have regular CT scans to monitor me. I think the NHS is wonderful!!

Looking like big girls now - although is one of the campines a boy??

There is a small hybrid hen that is a mixture of araucana and leghorn that lays blue eggs. Dogmother always has some in her bantam flock and her supplier calls them Blue Angels but I have also seen them advertised elsewhere under different names.

Thanks Luvachicken but I didn't really want to use wood-chips - I only have access to my garden through my house so everything has to be walked through and aubiose is much lighter.

I've tried the expanding foam and it didn't work!!

I have a walk-in-run which is situated on concrete but I find that every time it rains the wet pools under the gap between the barge-boards and the concrete which saturates the aubiose. I've tried putting thick plastic underneath and attaching to the barge-boards but that hasn't worked. A friend of mine who is an architect came up with the idea of making a base with 2 x 1 battens of treated wood to raise the run up off the concrete and put in a plywood floor. Your thoughts on this are very welcome??

I used to use aubiose when I had an eglu classic and found the same problem of not being able to close the door - I think it's definitely a bit of a design fault.

Lovely set up Andy and so nice to see you back - you always make me chuckle!

I'm so sorry! xx

How exciting!!! Can't wait to see pics!!!

Just adorable!! What colour pekins and wyandotte have you got??

Oh what a roller coaster for you but that pekin chick is sooooo cute!!! Lots of pics please when you're ready!!

Oh my goodness - you'll be able to get hundreds of chickens!!! Can I please move in too ??!! How fabulous!! x

Yes, I would get advice from a rabbit rescue re getting him a buddy - he might not accept one!

Yikes!! Aw thanks - I've started something here!!! Thanks for the recommendation!!