Popular Chicken Accessories
The Eglu Go is a very popular and easy clean coop and run, ideal keeping three hens
With 18 hens, we get through Allen and Page Organic Layers Pellets by the bucket load and it’s well worth feeding them organic as the eggs taste fantastic!
Do you regularly dust your hens? Once Hen Mites have set it, its too late so, we regularly use Red Mite Powder to keep the mite at bay.
We recommend you regularly worm your chickens with Flubenvet especially if they are enclosed in a fixed run.
Unfortunately, chickens can attract flies in the summer time, so we recommend you use Red Top Fly Trap to prevent any problems
Tag Archives: Aggression
Aggresive Chickens
We received an email from a concerned Mother, worried that her chickens were being overly aggressive and had pecked her two year old child on the face. This is an abridged version of my reply to her: “Hens can become bothersome if they think free food is available, like all animals (including children for that matter!) My first concern would be to ensure your children’s safety and comfort. Having hens should be a delight for children especially young ones, not frightening which I suspect has happened. I fully support you wanting your hens to run freely especially having so much … Continue reading
