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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: Receipes
How to scramble eggs: the Rosemary dilema
Scrambled eggs always causes disharmony in our house. It all starts quite civilised: take some fresh eggs from our battery hens, crack and quickly beat them. Throw some bread in the toaster and pour the beaten eggs into lightly oiled pan. This is when it starts to get fractious. As I start scrambling (or stiring) the eggs, I always add a pinch of Rosemary in to give the eggs a slightly fragrant taste. Then, I keep scrambling until the egg just starts to turn solid. Then smother the toast in butter, cover with the cooked egg and add a pinch … Continue reading
Nothing quite like boiled eggs and soldiers!
Not wanting to teach you to suck eggs however, we’ll be adding egg receipes to the site as well as advice on how to keep hens. So, to start with, this is how you boil an egg! Step one. Place egg in a small pan and cover with at least 2.5cm (1″) of cold water. Add a pinch of salt and place the pan on a high heat. When the water is almost boiling, set a kitchen timer for one of the timings below: 3 minutes for really soft boiled yolk and set white 4 minutes for slightly set yolk … Continue reading
