A very brave, courageous and dignified lady..RIP

Thanks Mo ..

You can use dripping for hair gel too!

We have had a good crop of runner beans this year, some of the beans are still on the plant, which is dying off now, and they have gone to seed. Can I use these seeds for next years crop?, if so how long do I leave them on the plant for, and do I need to de-seed the pods and dry them out?..

Anyone know if not having boosters would affect a claim from your pet insurance??..

Sorry to read about this Bubbles, but that is part of chicken keeping!, and as others have said please don't leave the lane, you can still pass on useful knowledge tips and hints to others until such time as you feel that you want to continue keeping chickens!.

Big gorilla

Wendy, I take it Tilly is past the age of acceptance for something like the police force etc, or is that not an option for the re-homing process?.

Any news on a home for Tilly yet Wendy?..

Wonderful change in him June

kitla wrote: creosote would be great if it was only the perches affected, but I cant treat the inside of both coops with it as I don't have anywhere else for them to live until it dries & the fumes go. Can you not treat one coop and house the chooks in the other until it drys out, then treat th...

Not sure if this will help Dom, gives heights of flues for sloped or flat roofs!.

http://www.hetas.co.uk/wp-content/media ... -12-12.pdf

If you want to be sure of killing the mites and breaking the egg cycle, then use good old fashioned Creosote. Using a lot of the usual treatments does kill of the majority of adult mites, but its not unusual to get reinfested!, because some of the usual treatments don't kill the eggs!, Creosote does...

Don't forget to smear the ends of the perches with a bit of Vaseline!

A splendid dwelling indeed

Good looking dog Wendy , hope she finds a suitable home soon, I would be tempted to take her but I'm afraid Tbone would probably stick in Tillys throat and choke her!