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On Nov 20, 8:34*am, Aries wrote:
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:51:50 -0000, Christina Websell wrote: Judith in France wrote: On Nov 19, 1:27 pm, Aries wrote: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:20:06 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote: My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies. I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time? I miss my henny pennys Not sure if we'll have any where we are now as our garden is small, and not only that we're very near to a farm shop that sells free range eggs pretty cheaply so not a lot of point really in having our own hens. But they do make interesting and productive pets -- Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have. ~Saul Alinskyhttp://ariesval.co.uk/val/ Val, I got your message re the other place we post in. *I don't know what happened you just disappeared off my screen, I'll send you an invite maybe that will make you appear again?? *:-) What happened to your hens, did you prepare them for the freezer or did the new owners inherit them? *I have a friend who keeps a couple of hens in an Eglu and a run in a small garden. *Susie was the one here who helped me to get an Eglu, bless her. *I just hope our Tina is having a night off and is not reading this, Tina doesn't like Eglus, fortunately I like her and don't mind her dislike of them :-) *Coooee Tina? *Sigh... relief, she's not here. Oh yes I am! *LOL! Tina Aha, now I realise who Tina is - hi Tina *Why don't you like Eglus? *Mind you I've never had one - only wooden poultry arks, or sheds. -- Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. ~ Platohttp://ariesval.co.uk/val/ Oh Don't get her started :-) Tina and I agree to disagree without rancour. Tina is very experienced in keeping hens, apart from her dislike of Eglus, I do take the rest of her advice LOL Judith |
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On 2009-11-20 08:35:28 +0000, Aries said:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:37 +0000, Sacha wrote: Weird day here today - high winds and no rain. But the winds are back again tonight and the glass is dropping. Oh.......dear! We're lucky tho not to live in the North of England especially Crockermouth where they're having dreadful floods Yes, we saw that on the news - those poor people. It must be so terrible to sit and watch the water coming into your home and be powerless to stop it. One woman said today that they'd asked for the river to be dredged out to stop it overflowing and been told it would be harmful to salmon! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-11-19 23:33:23 +0000, Martin said:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:29 +0000, Sacha wrote: snip Belonged to the father of a friend of mine at one time and I met Dougie Bader's spare legs there, though never met the man himself. mind biggles/boggles Dare I ask why Bader had two legs over? It was very funny. He was staying with the then owner and he had a pair of legs, already dressed in the trousers that go with a dinner jacket! We were shown into a spare room to change to go swimming and there, in a sort of cricket bag, were his 'spare' legs! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-11-20 09:26:30 +0000, Derek Turner said:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:29 +0000, Sacha wrote: My mental map is working overtime. Manors in that area.......Noirmont, perhaps? It once belonged to the Tiarks and probably, rather more significantly, to Lillie Langtry.. It was Charlie Hungerford's house in Bergerac's earliest series. Belonged to the father of a friend of mine at one time and I met Dougie Bader's spare legs there, though never met the man himself. I looked in Perry's, it's Maison La Moye. One of the drives to the property starts next to the rectory, the other is at the top of the hill in La Moye. Goodness me - and I was only born on the island...... -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-11-20 10:34:49 +0000, Martin said:
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:16 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2009-11-19 22:44:09 +0000, Martin said: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:37 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 2009-11-19 18:49:47 +0000, Aries said: On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:49 +0000, Bobbie wrote: We seem to have escaped the worst yet again. It has been breezy but nothing to cause any damage in the garden, It has been warm sunshine all day here. Rain is forecast for tomorrow. I just feel so sorry for all the people living in areas with flood warnings already in operation. They must dread another day of rain. My large acer is only now turning to red and I still have lots of flowers blooming in the garden. I do have a rather strange sight of bright crimson Impatiens blooming on the compost heap, very pretty it is too. :-) Stay safe Val, and I hope the garden wont suffer too much. We're fine so far but I hate all this rain. Thank goodness we have good draining soil here - no clay! Weird day here today - high winds and no rain. But the winds are back again tonight and the glass is dropping. Oh.......dear! Shall I top up your glass? No thanks, it runneth over! I thought that was your cupth ) I can see where this is leading and I'm NOT going there!! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:36 +0000, Aries wrote: We have a surplus to requirements plastic cat toilet that would probably make a chicken a lovely home. Any reason why a cheap cat toilet is not suitable for housing a chicken? -- If you are trying to be stupid you are making a good job of it. Tina |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:36 +0000, Aries wrote: We have a surplus to requirements plastic cat toilet that would probably make a chicken a lovely home. Any reason why a cheap cat toilet is not suitable for housing a chicken? -- If you are trying to be stupid you are making a good job of it. Sorry, Martin, I failed to see the irony of your post at the time. Please forgive me for being so rude. I suppose it shows you the depth of my feelings about Eglus. A company has jumped on the bandwagon to take advantage of the resurgence of interest in chicken keeping to tell newbies that they can keep chickens in a small plastic hut with a tiny run attached which they sell for a lot of money. Instead of paying 200 plus for an Eglu, get a cheap garden shed 6 x 4, put some perches and nestboxes in and make a pophole. Even I was able to do this. Plastic huts are a recipe for respiratory diseases in the winter as they attract condensation when the birds spend so much time in them overnight. Judith is quite right - don't start me on Eglus. I hear that the same company is going to market plastic beehives as they've noticed an upsurge in interest about beekeeping. I do not keep bees, but my friend does and she says a plastic beehive will not work. But what does that matter when a profit is to be made? Tina |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I hear that the same company is going to market plastic beehives as they've noticed an upsurge in interest about beekeeping. I do not keep bees, but my friend does and she says a plastic beehive will not work. But what does that matter when a profit is to be made? Depends on the type of plastic. A commercial beekeeping company near me has used polystyrene hives for many years with great success. Up here in the northern highlands of Scotland, the extra insulation of polystyrene is a definate advantage in the winter although they are more damage prone Phil (beekeeper) |
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On Nov 21, 10:50*pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:36 +0000, Aries wrote: We have a surplus to requirements plastic cat toilet that would probably make a chicken a lovely home. Any reason why a cheap cat toilet is not suitable for housing a chicken? -- If you are trying to be stupid you are making a good job of it. Sorry, Martin, I failed to see the irony of your post at the time. *Please forgive me for being so rude. I suppose it shows you the depth of my feelings about Eglus. A company has jumped on the bandwagon to take advantage of the resurgence of interest in chicken keeping to tell newbies that they can keep chickens in a small plastic hut with a tiny run attached which they sell for a lot of money. Instead of paying 200 plus for an Eglu, get a cheap garden shed 6 x 4, put some perches and nestboxes in and make a pophole. *Even I was able to do this. Plastic huts are a recipe for respiratory diseases in the winter as they attract condensation when the birds spend so much time in them overnight. Judith is quite right - don't start me on Eglus. I hear that the same company is going to market plastic beehives as they've noticed an upsurge in interest about beekeeping. I do not keep bees, but my friend does and she says a plastic beehive will not work. But what does that matter when a profit is to be made? Tina Oh Dear I told him not to mention it, wait until he gets back he will be slapped :-) |
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"Aries" wrote in message ... On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:50:50 -0000, Christina Websell wrote: Instead of paying 200 plus for an Eglu, get a cheap garden shed 6 x 4, put some perches and nestboxes in and make a pophole. Even I was able to do this. this is what we did at our last place when we had hens. But for a small garden like this one I'd prefer a movable ark but would need to be a one that is easily moved and wooden ones tend to be heavy -- You can get wooden arks with wheels and handles on and runs that re-attach easily after you've moved it (if not safe to free range.) Alternatively you can make a pop-hole in each end of the shed, provide two runs and use them alternately. Or if free of daytime foxes, leave off the run and let them out of their nice shed. If the weather is really bad you can keep a few hens inside without making them stir crazy for quite a few days. As long as they have plenty to scratch around in on the floor, they will be quite happy. If I were a chicken (which I am not!) I don't think I'd like to live in an Eglu for a few days, they are far too small and not at all suitable. IMO. The thing is that chickens are able to survive horrendous circumstances (battery farms) and they still lay. It can lead us to believe that's all they need. Well, that is true. They can survive it. I guess I could also survive shut in my small bathroom if someone fed and watered me. My life would be sh*t though. Tina |
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They are available in the UK from about £50.00 upwards, and as Phil says, they provide outstanding warmth for the bees. However, make sure you choose one made of high density expanded polystyrene. There are a few around made from sheet insulation and should be avoided. |
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