Fox attacks - a list of what happened?

[Emma&lewie]

hello all,

I wonder if you can help we have had our girls for a few days and Im shocked by the amount of poo they do!!!!!

its quite smelly and a bit runny, ( guess it could be curry poo from what I have read on other posts!)

Is there anything I can do to stop the smell?!! have heard something about garlic powder and some bran stuff.... sorry cant remember the name of it!! what is it and where do I get it from,

Also girls are currently on grass we are thinking of putting the run when it is permantly and putting hemcore down, as they free range most of the day, would this help at all with the smell?

I have also heard that if I have a peminant site for them I would still have to move it every 18 month or so, does this still aply if they are free rangers??

many thanks

Emma.x

Sorry if IM asking sill questions!! all new to this lark.... but am loving it!!

[Egluntyne]

Garlic powder is available from equestrian shops.

 

Bokashi Bran is available from the Omlet Shop or **Wiggly Wigglers**

 

There is lots of info available in the Frequently Asked Questions section for new hen keepers.

[Emma&lewie]

thank you Egluntine.

opps I didnt think of looking in the faq section!!

I'll go and check it out now!

[Hen Watch]

Mine did sooooo much poo in the first 2 weeks after they arrived that I wondered if it would always be like that. But it settled down. I recommend Garlic Powder too (from horse supply shops), it does seem to work.

 

In Summer, I move my eglu once a week to new grass.

 

In Winter, they stay on same patch of grass, with Auboise (horse bedding) straight on the ground. This soaks up poos too but works best if run is covered with a shower curtain in winter.