Building our first chicken coop two years ago was my first venture into coop construction and I felt at the time that it would be my last. The intention was to get “a few” hens so that we could enjoy genuine free range eggs and to act upon our opposition to the inhumane use of [...]
Often when people buy chickens from us they’ve never owned poultry before therefore I usually find myself explaining the basics of operating a healthy and effective coop. As I grew up on a farm much of it is second nature but many city folk are unsure of just whats involved. The easiest and quickest way [...]
It was approximately one year ago that we built our new coop and the extra time and money spent to make it user friendly has proven to be very worthwhile. If you’re thinking of building a coop here are a few points that are worth thinking through before banging in that first nail. 1 … [...]
A few weeks ago I arranged to visit Pat from the North Shore as he is one of our most enthusiastic clients. Several months back he placed an order for a deluxe pole mounted tui feeder and within a few days of receiving it he was on the phone telling me how well it was [...]
The idea of making a bird feeder from an empty Just Juice bottle occurred to me on a wet Saturday afternoon as I was disposing of “our plastics” in the recycling bin. Plastic is one of my pet hates therefore I’m often thinking of other ways that it can be put to good use. I [...]
It’s now 20 weeks since we collected our day old chicks from the hatchery and I have to admit that I’m growing just a little weary of waiting for these girls to produce the missing ingredients for our much awaited breakfast fry up. The experts advise that we should see some results somewhere between [...]
Each working week my days are mostly taken up with the making of tui feeders whilst tuning in to Leighton Smith mornings on Newstalk ZB. Much of what I do is repetitious so radio talk back breaks the monotony and helps to keep me informed with whats happening in the world. If I’m going to [...]
Now that the chicken coop is completed and the pullets are in residence I thought it time to share a few photos and to briefly describe how the project came together. Building the coop proved to be a lot of fun but I was a little apprehensive at the outset. I needn’t have been as [...]
This post should have hit the blogosphere 3 weeks ago but things have been rather hectic of late so I’m running “a little” behind schedule. The chickens or as I should rightly call them now “the pullets” are nine weeks old and thriving in their new digs. So luxurious that even I was tempted to [...]
Since picking up our chickens some 17 days ago all has gone well and our feathered friends are adapting well to their new home. The chicks are growing quickly and have changed from cute and cuddly to gawky and awkward. At night they occupy the make shift brooder however during these warm summer days they [...]
