Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[dancing cloud]

Anyone know where I can acquire cheap string-type bags to use to put greens in for my over-indulged scoffalots?

 

I have been hand-feeding them lettuce and cabbage has been put on a hook, but I'm worried about them hurting themselves on the hook in their feeding frenzy and cannot hand-feed them all day. Have to come to work to earn money for cat food and chicken feed

 

Many thanks in advance.

[Peachy77]

Hello. We have a wire suet ball holder for birds in the garden. Think it cost be about £2. Hope this helps.

[Laura & CTB]

I also use a wire bird feeder, cut fruit and veg into large chucks and off they go

[Ange1]

Laura can I ask, your bird food feeder, does it swing from the ceiling or is it attached to the run sides? I put some dandilions in mine and it's hanging swinging freely from the ceiling and it totally freeked them out they didn't like it swiinging around near them at all even if the wind blew it! And I know that it's one of their favourite things dandilions.

[Laura & CTB]

No - mine hated it swinging about and ran off!

 

I use a cable tie to attach it to the run mesh so it "rolls" back and forth a bit but nothing else!

[dancing cloud]

Many apologies for posting this in two places. I didn't realise I could only post under one heading.

 

I have tried the suet feeder, but it is far too small to hold enough for the scoffalots, as they can get through lettuces in seconds. I haven't tried onion nets, as I don't buy them in nets, but I certainly could do. I'll have a hunt round google and will post a link if I find anything suitable and reasonable.

 

I'll also bear in mind the flapping around in the wind issue, as my little monsters won't like that either, but was thinking of hanging the bag on the current hook, as the hook will then be too high for them to get to.

 

Oh, the things I do for my thoroughly spoiled little ones ...

[Cinnamon]

Many apologies for posting this in two places. I didn't realise I could only post under one heading.

 

 

No worries DC, it just confuses people as to where to post their good advice to you,thats all

[Keanie Bean]

You could use the stuff theat the oranges and veg come in from the supermarkets. Its a sort of plastic string bag. If you buy several you could string them together to make one the sixe you want.

 

Sorry I havent read the other posting so I dont know if this has already been suggested.

 

Sarah.x

[dancing cloud]

http://www.organic-ally.co.uk/26080.html

 

Found this on google, which looks like what I need. Should hold enough to keep even the scoffalots amused for a while .

 

I'll order a couple and let you know if they are good or not. If not, I'll be back to see what everyone else has found.

 

Many thanks.

[Keanie Bean]

Have a look at these

 

http://www.turtlebags.co.uk/_wsn/page2.html

 

More expensive but you could match the colour of the bag to your run or your chickens. Although I dont know if any dyes would effect the chickens.

 

 

Sarah.x

[HENthusiastic]

I've got a turtle bag! I put my shopping in mine though!

[frenchlayer]

but you could match the colour of the bag to your run or your chickens.

 

 

Sarah.x

 

lol what are you lot like.

 

I am sure Omlet never had any idea they would create such a following.

[dancing cloud]

I've ordered the organic ones and will let you know how they get on when the hens get at them.

 

They only come in natural, but then so do chickens, so they should match everybody perfectly.

 

Is it time for my lie-down now?

[Snowy]

Years ago when I had horses I used to knot haynets from baler twine. Could you do them a mini haynet from soft string? (You've give me an idea now! )

[foreveryoung]

Laura can I ask, your bird food feeder, does it swing from the ceiling or is it attached to the run sides? I put some dandilions in mine and it's hanging swinging freely from the ceiling and it totally freeked them out they didn't like it swiinging around near them at all even if the wind blew it! And I know that it's one of their favourite things dandilions.

 

mine did to start with but got used to things swining to an fro, now it looks like a boxing match between chook and home made peck a block....