I got my chickens in April and ive gathered all the poo into my compost bin its now been sitting there since April. My plan (im sure i read it somewhere) is to, at the end of the veg season (within the next month) to empty my compost bin onto my veg patch and leave it on the top to sit there...
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how come flubenvet 1% is £15.99 but flubenvet 5% is only £7..which should i buy?
secondly...are the eggs i have already gathered upto today ok to eat? ( ive yet to treat the hens)
hi, i have 3 bovine browns that are eating and drinking and laying well but today i noticed on my poop run that one of the faeces had tiny "swimmers" in it, im presuming this is worms.
My Eggs are totally for family use and they are fed on layer pellets
I have a few questions that you guys...
I use them as a bargaining tool with the neighbour.
She does a mean Victoria sponge and is fascinated with double yolked eggs
So the deal is a simple one lol
I pass one over and she passes that beast of a sponge over her fence lol
Im in a similar situation to you in that i have young birds that are new to the laying game
Its just their systems getting used to the idea of what its intended to do
Ive had a few soft shelled eggs etc
It does throw you a bit if your not used to it happening ive had 6 or 7 paper thin ones from...
Lol, This same chicken ( im presuming its the same one) did actually lay 3 eggs last week !
The later 2 were soft shelled etc..which seriously worried me but shes been fine since Until this laying twice a day episode but as i said they seem perfectly normal eggs to me.
They are only 9 months...
Hi guys, i have 3 bovane browns and for the 4 out of the last 6 mornings ive gone in to collect eggs and noticed theyve laid 4 !
Perfectly formed too, not soft shelled etc
Just curious if this is ok ( or should i be happy?)
Did read up and saw that their cycle is 27 hours or something so was...
Hi there
Im in my first year of keeping backyard chickens and everything is going swimmingly at the moment.
They have a coop thats placed inside a 12 by 10 enclosed run, i have 3 birds
that only use their coop during darkness hours and to pop in the morning to lay they cant wait to...
Hi guys, fairly new to DE
Have put DE in my chickens dustbath and coop
How long does it stay "effective" if it doesnt get wet?
Does it have a lifespan?
How often would you "top up" or replace it?
Thanks in advance
hi, sumi thanks for trying to help, the article just tells me i should use "food grade" DE
It doesnt tell me any reasons why tho
Is food grade different to "animal feed grade" DE
I ve got a jar of DE that says animal feed grade, i want to dust their nesting boxes and coop and sprinkle some into...
I bought the item from ebay she has 100% feedback
The mistake if any is mine i just wanted to get the right stuff
I emailed her to find out what the silica content was (because i dont know what is safe and what isnt)
she replied telling me the silica content is 87.4%
then seemed rather put out...
Hi, could anyone help me with learning about DE
Especially the different kinds,
Whats wrong with animal grade DE for chickens
I heard something mentioned about silica
All input would be great learning information being a newbie to chicken keeping
many thanks