Comments for Beginners guide to keeping Chickens http://www.gamina.co.uk A record of a Beginners Guide to Keeping Chickens Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Broody hen by admin http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-59 admin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:06:34 +0000 http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=51#comment-59 From what I read it does seem to have a lot to do with temperature so I guess that makes sense. From what I read it does seem to have a lot to do with temperature so I guess that makes sense.

]]> Comment on Broody hen by Moon over Martinborough http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-58 Moon over Martinborough Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:53:40 +0000 http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=51#comment-58 My neighbor told me you need to dip the hens backside quickly into a bucket of cold water to stop them from being broody. Either that or put them in a cage and hang the cage from a tree overnight. Sounds strange, but apparently it works. My neighbor told me you need to dip the hens backside quickly into a bucket of cold water to stop them from being broody. Either that or put them in a cage and hang the cage from a tree overnight. Sounds strange, but apparently it works.

]]> Comment on Wing Clipping? by admin http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=48&cpage=1#comment-10 admin Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:03:13 +0000 http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=48#comment-10 As I understand it if you have a 6 foot fence the chickens are less likely to get over it. As the area I gave to my chickens was quite large it would have been quite expensive to have added a mesh roof to the entire run although if it had been smaller i probably would have. As I understand it if you have a 6 foot fence the chickens are less likely to get over it. As the area I gave to my chickens was quite large it would have been quite expensive to have added a mesh roof to the entire run although if it had been smaller i probably would have.

]]> Comment on Wing Clipping? by Snooky http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=48&cpage=1#comment-9 Snooky Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:22:14 +0000 http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=48#comment-9 How about nailing them to the perch..... but seriously, do other people fully enclose the run, ie add a roof mesh? How about nailing them to the perch….. but seriously, do other people fully enclose the run, ie add a roof mesh?

]]> Comment on Adding chickens to the hen house by Spring http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-7 Spring Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:54:47 +0000 http://ccgi.birdy59.plus.com/blog/?p=22#comment-7 Thanks for the share. :) Thanks for the share. :)

]]> Comment on Keeping Chickens by House http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=1&cpage=1#comment-6 House Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:41:39 +0000 http://ccgi.birdy59.plus.com/blog/?p=1#comment-6 Thanks for the share. :) Thanks for the share. :)

]]> Comment on Adding chickens to the hen house by admin http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-5 admin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:06:03 +0000 http://ccgi.birdy59.plus.com/blog/?p=22#comment-5 I am glad you are finding it interesting, I have been struggling to find time to update the blog recently but I have just updated it and I will try to give it a little more attention. I am glad you are finding it interesting, I have been struggling to find time to update the blog recently but I have just updated it and I will try to give it a little more attention.

]]> Comment on Adding chickens to the hen house by KonstantinMiller http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-4 KonstantinMiller Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:02:51 +0000 http://ccgi.birdy59.plus.com/blog/?p=22#comment-4 Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog? Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?

]]> Comment on Design & Build the chicken house by admin http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-3 admin Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:56:57 +0000 http://ccgi.birdy59.plus.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3 Hi Peter, I will get some shots of the inside and some measurements posted tomorrow. Thanks, Michael Hi Peter,

I will get some shots of the inside and some measurements posted tomorrow.

Thanks,
Michael

]]> Comment on Design & Build the chicken house by Peter Branch http://www.gamina.co.uk/?p=8&cpage=1#comment-2 Peter Branch Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:18:32 +0000 http://ccgi.birdy59.plus.com/blog/?p=8#comment-2 Hi, Thanks for the info and pictures. Have you a shot of the inside of the chicken house and dimensions please Many thanks Peter peterbranch03@yahoo.co.uk Hi,
Thanks for the info and pictures. Have you a shot of the inside of the chicken house and dimensions please
Many thanks
Peter
peterbranch03@yahoo.co.uk

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