Stoat killed hens asleep in the Eglu

[Steve.]

Hi Sarah,

 

I have zero flies!

 

Although this is due to a rigours regime of changing the poo trays every other day, the occasional squirt of essential oils, and keeping the run fairly clean.

 

Before that I had tons of flys!

 

Even the Fly-Inspection Squad (my wife) was impressed.

 

Maybe my flies have moved to your place?

[quickcluck]

essential oils? You are sounding like a new age man!!!

[Sarah B]

Hi Sarah,

 

I have zero flies!

 

Although this is due to a rigours regime of changing the poo trays every other day, the occasional squirt of essential oils, and keeping the run fairly clean.

 

Before that I had tons of flys!

 

Even the Fly-Inspection Squad (my wife) was impressed.

 

Maybe my flies have moved to your place?

 

LOL Hardly any in the run it's all the poop on the lawn from them free ranging all weekend, have to admit today as the weather was not so hot it hasn't been so bad but Monday and Sunday was a chook poo fly party! I think they all invited their friends, maybe they really are the ones from your lawn? LOL

[Steve.]

Ours don't free-range, despite their best efforts at escaping

 

I like walking on the grass barefoot

[Steve.]

So where can I get a pre-made flatpack easy to assemble walk-in-run?

[Yolky]

So where can I get a pre-made flatpack easy to assemble walk-in-run?

 

 

Here you go Steve.... http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/acatalog/Poultry_Protection_Pens.html this is the one Egluntine has I think. Looks good

 

 

My husband is making ours, cleaning out a 4m eglu run is hard work so we have ordered the weldmesh from hills of devon, we already have the slabs and so all we now need is the wood and some sweat lol

[Steve.]

Thanks ... crumbs lots of £££'s!

[quickcluck]

have you got room for another extension steve? I got another one and they are much more comfy!

[Steve.]

Have got room ... would prefer something we can all go into (and stand up).

 

That said this 'project' is at least a year away.

[quickcluck]

Hmmmmmmmm, well with the door conversion, I get in and sit on the floor to feed them corn and worms and all things lovely... they will eventually come out, but not for a while yet....

[Steve.]

Betty laid a 45 gram egg today, first of the flock. Well done Betty.

 

She looked a bit surprised when I opened the Egg Port. Thanked her for the egg and then popped her onto the roosting bars. The egg was all snuggley and warm!

 

Wilma is massive - much bigger than Betty so I'm expecting them to come out like machine gun bullets when she finally pulls the trigger.

Edited August 4, 2008 by Guest

[quickcluck]

Well done betty!!!! Margo is the only one of mine laying and they are teeny tiny, only 35-40g..... and she is massive!!!!

 

Hope she lays you another tomorrow!

[Steve.]

Here you go,

 

[quickcluck]

oh yes lovely... who gets to scoff it?

[Steve.]

oh yes lovely... who gets to scoff it?

 

I believe we plan to share a fried egg as a family maybe tomorrow.

[quickcluck]

good job you only have little mouths to feed!