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Lay eggs. (Sorry to be dull.)

Wow, some interesting posts. Thanks everyone. I tried strips, definitely kept the sparrows out but were also a deterrent to the hens. Now looking to give a plastic owl a regular job.... Just to be clear I referred to the "pests" as infuriating because I have a bird table for wild birds...

Thanks all. Some great ideas there for me to try out. Start cheap and easy and work up.

Apologies if this has been raised before but I'd be interested in any tips from those with a similar problem. I have a problem with wild birds stealing the chickens layers pellets. I have them in the run, at the end furthest away from the opening. However, this does not deter them. The fly...

Thanks Feathered. Worked a treat, one night of placing her in the coop and she's been going up every night since. Except, last night I had to shoo her back into the run as she was looking to roost on a log outside again but she went up unbidden after that. Thanks again.

Just started using the forum but have visited the website a few times in the last months. I am in Donegal in north west Ireland. I started with my first three hens just 3 months ago - a barred rock, bluebell and white star. I built the coop myself based on a boughton design - we call it...

I have three hens (barred rock, bluebell & white star). They are my first. When I got them 3 months ago they took to the coop almost immediately. They free range during the day and are back in the coop at dusk every single day. The only problem (and it is minor to me) is that they rarely...