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Thanks for the posts. I'm pretty sure that I will go with the pellet boiler but all the suggestions of points to watch out for are welcome. I may leave it until next year to see what RHI payments look like however I may lose the £950 payment then! I've been going around the house and I'm thinking it...

Thanks, My system would cost about 6.5K and then the solar on top. It's got a 70kg hopper filled by hand. Filling and cleaning isn't too much of a worry it would just be an extra after feeding livestock etc. I'll certainly look more into the moisture content and constant tweaking. How big is your sy...

Hi, Does anyone have experience of wood pellet burning boilers? I am considering swapping my old oil burner for a system based around pellet burning along with solar water. It will be relatively expensive to install but I'm hoping that over the years it will pay off. What does anyone think or have e...

All three now laying. I think a reduction in food and a return to settled weather have helped.

How's anyone else doing?

I have stopped feeding ad lib and started giving food twice a day. They eat all of what I put down. I now have two laying chickens. Just hope the third starts soon.

Hi, I've been looking into changing my old oil fired combi boiler for a pellet boiler. I've now started thinking about a wood burning stove with back boiler (to replace the one I already have and use a lot in winter to save on oil) and was wondering if I could use it in conjunction with the combi bo...

Mine get a cleanout every week and there's no sign of red mite or anything else untoward. No signs of eating the eggs and definitely not laying elsewhere. Will be in the pot soon, once I've sorted some more.

Any other ideas on this? I have three chickens and a cockrell bought as POL. A Light Sussex, Dorking and a Cream Legbar hen and Cockrell. They were all laying up until the Sussex stopped about 6 weeks ago and then the Dorking about 3 weeks ago. My Legbar generally gives me 5-6 eggs a week. I'm new t...