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Thanks klohman. I have no idea what wildlife we have to be honest as I've never see any around. I live in the town but we have a river and fields about 50 meters away from where their coops is. I found a ferret once in our garden but that turned out to be someones pet. I also don't think that...

Something came into my garden and killed all 6 of my hens and left their bodies. My garden is secure with 5 foot fences, so what ever got them had to be able to get over it. I live in Ireland, so it had to be a predator that lives here. Some of their heads were missing and there were feathers...

I'm converting a wooden garden shed into a chicken coop. I want to know what flooring and insulation is the best. I was going to use lino for the floor but have seen on other threads that it will probably be damaged quite quickly. I've seen someone mention some rubber liquid stuff that sets, but...

Yes some of them look like that. Thanks. How do I know if the out break is moderate or severe?

They do get some grit as they are free ranging but do you think they might not be getting enough? I was trying to find insoluble grit but have had a hard time finding some where that sells it. I have checked their crops a few mornings and they are emptying normally overnight. It's dark now so I...

I've had my ex battery hens for about two weeks now. They appear to be doing great. They are all eating, drinking, gaining weight and their feathers are growing back. BUT they have had runny poop for the last week. These are my first hens so I don't really know what could be causing their runny...

Great thanks so 1 part oats to 9 parts layer pellets?

10 percent of which Matt44644?

I've been feeding my hens rolled oats and layer pellets, but I'm not sure what the ratio should be? They also have oyster shell in a separate bowl.

Also, is there any other information you can gather from this picture about then hen, eg. age? Thanks all.

Thanks for the info. I looked for a thread on the deep litter method and I couldn't find one that actually told me what the stuff you put down is? Also regarding the venting, the windows hang down and they don't shut properly. A predator couldn't open them but they're open about a centre meter...

Thanks a million. How would I know if the soil/dirt is damp?

I live in Ireland. Mean daily winter temperatures vary from 4.0 °C (39.2 °F) to 7.6 °C (45.7 °F), and mean daily summer temperatures vary from 15 °C (59 °F) to 20 °C (68.0 °F). The only side I'll be leaving glass faces east, but there are lots of trees around that create shade. They won't be in...

I have a green house in my garden. Two sides are concrete and two are glass. The roof is also glass. The floor of the green house is soil. I was thinking of replacing the glass roof with wood and felt and replacing one of the two glass sides with wood. The one side I would leave glass has...

I have ordered this coop online and I'm wondering how many hen will fit in it (the measurements are in the link below). I will be getting ex battery hens and will have free range of the garden when they're not in the coop. The people selling me the coup said 6 would fit and the rescue dealing...