Thank you June

Hi June, we get Tbone (biscon) groomed with the woman on the TV advert for vis-t-aprint!. He gets a proper cut every 8-10 weeks, but every 4-5 weeks he just gets a shampoo. Like your Beau Tbone has never been that keen on being brushed, and thats not for the want of trying, I can only assume it's be...

Hi FR, personally I would use the polystyrene instead of the bottles, also it would depend on the area that needs covering, 2-3 or more sq/mtrs would require quite a few bottles!..

Wood burner everytime , great source of cosy heat, we never have the heating on upstairs as the burner heats the whole house, Jan only uses the radiators during winter months to help dry clothes! We get our logs from the owner or our shooting ground, we usually help cut, split and stack the trees/lo...

You could also lay expanded polystyrene sheets, if you are making the base from scratch, about £5-£10 a sheet depending on thickness, like the idea of the bottles though!

Looks as though our red squirrel population has a problem, although not often seen now, if they are in your area then please read the article below and keep your eyes open!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/re ... sy-4125496

Looks like a young rat to me too!, will probably start to see more now that a lot of fields have been harvested!....

Hi FR, I laid the insulation under the concrete, just a thought!, have you considered putting down concrete joists!, whereas you can lay thermal block in between them, then cover with marine ply or the likes!..take a look below if it helps.

http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/ke ... ture-guide

Whats your middle name "lucky!".....big gorilla

Do the hens free range?, and does the straw used come polythene wrapped and dust extracted!, or is it a bale bought from a farm?.

Hi FR, our house is roughly the same age as yours approx 1850, originally a Victorian two up two down, built with soft red brick with lime mortar, 9" solid walls with a slate damp course!. The front and back rooms had wooden joists and floorboards, which were part rotten, and damp rising up the...

Perchy wrote: It never ceases to amaze me the work that goes into the nests

And mites!!

Wozzer wrote: Pretty sure I can get some real creosote - how long does it take to dry, and is it something you do once per year? Or more? Depending on the weather, I would say a couple of weeks!, and apply every couple of years or so, this also depends on weather/re-infestation or not, but it will ...

My poultry supplier said to me "don't waste your money buying supplements, it's a gimmic!", as he used to mix it and sell it, but gave up in the end!

The only thing I give my girls is garlic cloves in their drinking water, and ACV one week in four, and the odd greens cuttings.....

Hi Vicki, see if any of your family or neighbours/friends have some old fashioned creosote in their garage or sheds, this will kill off all mites and their eggs , providing you can get some!. Unfortunately the general public can't buy proper creosote no more!, it's only sold to trade, however, if yo...