THE BOONMAN treehugger.com BBC sport DAILY TRUMPETHi there chicken keeping people, I recently discovered on the magic box of buttons, a inexpensive way to treat Scaley Mites, you may even already have the ingredients in your shed, or cupboard.
Simply mix in a small container, one part Turpentine (white spirits) to two parts Linseed Oil (boiled will do, don’t get refined oil [...]
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Hi there, and welcome to The Chicken Keeper, this blog is devoted to the keeping of chickens, and the trials and tribulations that go with it, I also would like to share my D.I.Y tips and ideas. We started keeping chickens in September 2008, the list of poultry we have at present, 4 Brown Shavers, the others are one Minorca, one Light [...]
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Thought this might be a helpful post, as it took me ages to find my local councils by-law.
3.3 Poultry keeping
3.3.1
A person shall not keep poultry, except in accordance with the following requirements:
Poultry house requirements
A poultry house shall be provided and shall:
Be of sound construction;
Have a floor of smooth concrete or other easily cleaned approved materials;
Have [...]
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