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  1. Jenni Hen

    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Thank you. She's Ginger in colour but also when she first arrived she was constantly tapping (pecking)...like Ginger Rogers!
  2. Jenni Hen

    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Eeek no, church choir is where I'm up to atm! But thank you for the inspiration!
  3. Jenni Hen

    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    They always listen - that's what gave me the idea. If I ever manage to record them reacting I'll share it.
  4. Jenni Hen

    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Thank you for getting in touch. We're all fine, thank you, but I've been busy and not spending much time online. I've been catching up on music and having singing lessons - and practising in the run :) As the bantams have a particular call that means 'time to go to bed', I decided to start...
  5. Jenni Hen

    UK Member Please Say HI

    I'm referring to the outbreak of a few years ago. Somewhere on the gov site it gives the stats that show a declining sector that needs all the help it can get. Overview This consultation seeks views on a proposed legislative reform to the Egg Marketing Standards Regulation. The proposed change...
  6. Jenni Hen

    UK Member Please Say HI

    In the survey, the item about location includes options for UK and for 'other', in addition to England and Scotland, so I would expect that a response from Wales would be processed. Producers will no longer need to change how eggs are labelled during an outbreak of avian influenza under...
  7. Eglu

    Eglu

    I got two Eglus for 8 bantam-sized birds. I put them up on new bricks because I thought that the price of a frame was silly. However I found that the bricks got in the way too much so I grudgingly paid the price of the frame, which proved to be much more sturdy and stable than piles of bricks...
  8. Jenni Hen

    Did you ever buy a prefab coop? Give a review!

    Meet (grey) Geilis and (brown) Breta. Next pic is of Geilis wondering how to get down... (I started feeding her up there so the others couldn't keep her off the food.)
  9. Jenni Hen

    Did you ever buy a prefab coop? Give a review!

  10. Jenni Hen

    Did you ever buy a prefab coop? Give a review!

    Bungee cords open up many possibilities - thank you for that idea! I like to let the coop air but usually it's enough for it to be open while I clean out the poop in the mornings. On warm days I might leave the back door off. Using cross-shredded paper seems to keep it cleaner so I don't need...
  11. Jenni Hen

    Did you ever buy a prefab coop? Give a review!

    For the last few nights, one of the Shetlands has preferred to roost on the old bunkbed ladder that straddles the two coops, and last night I placed the other Shetland next to her. The bantams were all huddled at one end of the Eglu so I shut the door. My bantams are not like the tough birds I...
  12. Jenni Hen

    Using Shredded Paper for Coop Litter - As Good As Wood Chips?

    I've found that cross-cut thin paper shreds are best in the coop, and if I put in enough then there's no smell even first thing in the morning when I open the door. It's an Eglu with a grid of roosting bars over a plastic tray and I fill the flooring arrangement with shreds until the bars are...
  13. Jenni Hen

    Did you ever buy a prefab coop? Give a review!

    Previously I wrote about the pros and cons of the Eglu and I think I mentioned the lack of control over the ventilation. There are two coops in the run but all eight birds (6 bantams and 2 Shetlands) cram into one Eglu. This summer, the Shetlands were panting at night so I've had to leave the...
  14. Jenni Hen

    Hatching without shell- I'm doing it!

    It's clear you were being thoughtful about whether it would be a good idea or not.
  15. Jenni Hen

    Laying Shell-less Eggs

    Oh, that makes sense! I'd seen you were in US. I love the tune to that song, and find it fascinating because it's a version of a very ancient song that has many different versions. The earlier versions set the scene with an Elfin Knight sat on a hill and wanting to marry a young girl. People...
  16. Jenni Hen

    Laying Shell-less Eggs

    Thank you. That's also helpful. There might be something else amiss because it's a sudden change but it's worth trying to start with. I'll have to go to a health food store or a pharmacist and just see what they have. BTW Hope you don't mind my asking, but I live near Scarborough so I was...
  17. Jenni Hen

    Hatching without shell- I'm doing it!

    Every experiment is done under a particular set of conditions and the conclusions are only valid for that set of conditions. If you repeat an experiment you don't reach exactly the same conclusions (the data won't be exactly the same) so you have to look at the detail of the conditions to...
  18. Jenni Hen

    Laying Shell-less Eggs

    I'm in the UK so I'm not sure that our tablets would be the same dosage as in the US, so it's helpful to have that figure of 400mg. I once overdosed my plants with lime from magnesium limestone, left over from lime mortar, and thus caused a calcium deficiency! So I'm anxious not to overdose...
  19. Jenni Hen

    Laying Shell-less Eggs

    I've been reading the posts about dosing with calcium citrate. Would you know what dose is right for a Plymouth Rock bantam? She laid a shell-less egg two days ago - it had broken and the membrare was dangling from her vent. This morning there was another eggy mess in the coop, with a membrane...
  20. Jenni Hen

    Hatching without shell- I'm doing it!

    In the UK, a scientist proposing an experiment involving live animals must submit the aims, the rationale and the fully-detailed protocol to an ethical commitee. The proposal must justify why the question needs to be answered and why it cannot be answered without recourse to experimenting on a...
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