The Poultry Keeper

Dopey · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

Its still too thick i think, they don't use it anyway preferring to sleep in the box on the left of the 3 and the one that's laying now, lays in the middle one, and i don't put wood chips in the other, but it makes cleaning out very easy, all the poo is in the one they sleep in so i don't mind!! Wink

my new cameo is in the next post

Dopey · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

Dopey · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject:

See you can hardly see it, it blends in to the background so well !!!

layla · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 588 Location: West Midlands

truly amazing .............i can't even see it Wink

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1267 Location: Correze

See what?

nell · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Dover, Kent

Dopey, that is a true work of art and you are a credit to the recycling campaign. I am inspired by what you have done!

telster · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 240 Location: merseyside

brilliant job i need to make a couple . but i must warn you make the nest boxes darker or you will have eaten eggs . try some old hessian sack or carpet and slice down so it looks like strips . only suggesting i found out the hard way. once one starts they all have a go.

Dopey · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject:

Fingers X so far its been ok, they get let out early in the day, then go back in to lay at about 10 am and come out as soon as they have laid (i say them) but HTL has just laid for the 1st time 2day, but she came out as soon as she laid too, so hopefully i wont get that problem, if i do i will do as you suggest

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

your chickens look like warrens

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

warrens are a mix of rhode island red and other sorts possibly light sussexs.

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1178 Location: Cornwall

Warrens are hybrids, part RIR part Leghorn

monica · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Location: aldershot

pekinout - what are mine then? i just got them home and they were called Warrens, but the supplier said RIR and Light Sussex. i'm not being picky - i'd just like to know what i've got!! Question

Pekinout · Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 1178 Location: Cornwall

If the chap you got them from said they were RIR cross light sussex thats what they are, they're not Warrens, Warrens are a hybrid, RIRxLS is a cross breed.

If he said they're RIR and Light sussex, you'd have some red/brown chicken (RIR) and some white with black collars (light sussex)

RIRxLS is a good cross breed for eggs and meat, but he's wrong to tell you their Warrens. Warrens are intensive layers and bred specifically for that purpose and they have no light sussex in their breeding.