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thankyou!

i blame the west country! time is slower here, lol, i didnt realise so much time had ebbed past me!!

hello again! well this is slightly embarrassing!! I joined here on Dec 29, 2005!! and i last logged in on Jul 12, 2007 !! Six years!! thats scary, where does time go?? Anyway, i was bumbling around the Net on a day off from work, like you do, saw the forum mentioned on a blog and follwed the link ba...

lol, like i said Martin, each to their own! i wouldnt spend several hundred pounds on a fancy camera-phone or the latest Ipod -i dont consider it expensive,rather an investment. !!

martin- no, its not open- underneath the slats is a solid poop tray which slides out for emptying, and underneath that is a solid base. its completely safe and enclosed

this is the mark 2 model. its all relative isnt it? some people say £360 is too much, but it needs no upkeep or maintenance (other than keeping clean of course!) no refelting, treating wood etc.it will last and last. for me personally, i dont like expensive foreign holidays or have to have the la...

sorry Shirlz, bickering was the wrong choice of word! :lol: heres my hens, and eglu. from different angles to give a better idea of size. the girls also get to free range outside of it a lot too. the last pic is taken through the egg port to show the inside, sorry not a great photo, not easy to get ...

PS and another thing!! all these eglu versus hen ark arguments i read on every forum i visit miss the point! surely it doesnt matter how you choose to house your hens. so many poor hens still lived trapped miserable lives in battery farms. surely anything that encourages people to keep a few hens, w...

well i am going to disagree- i have an eglu and its totally fab! yes they are expensive, but require no maintenance ie re roofing,treating the wood, etc. its virtually impossible for mites to find anywhere to hide, like they do in traditional arks. there are roosting bars, and a egg collection hatch...

it was taken off for snooker, its back next week- 3 more episodes to go

have a look here too-

(a new forum for smallholders but a lot about worms!)

http://michaellock.forumup.co.uk/viewto ... ichaellock

none here to speak of! a few flakes on and off yeaterday morning for an hour or so, but thats it! Theres been a fair bit of snow half an hours drive north of us so i hope it stays there! it is bright , sunny, but bone-chillingly cold though- theres no warmth to the sun , and my hands are freezing!!

i have a log maker and have been pleased with it. (from the Green Shop) last year we made approx 150 logs which we burn in the winter and noticeably reduces the need to buy coal or wood. we've had no problem with them falling apart-we really compress them well to remove as much water as possible,and...

try adding a level teaspoon of citric acid(completely natural, available in powder form from your chemist) it makes it really zingy!

my understanding is that the run has to have a soild cover that neither wild bird droppings can pass throughfrom above, and that small vermin cant get through either.(the sides) i only have 2 little hens, in an eglu, and the advice that eglu owners have been given is that the eglu and attached run a...