Nature Did Us a Favour and New Chicken Door Mechanism

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 11

  • @janlewis567
    @janlewis567 2 місяці тому +1

    I love that, what a clever idea Martin! My last hen passed a month ago, she was at least 14 and still laying every other year :)

    • @GardensforLife
      @GardensforLife  2 місяці тому +1

      Wow i didn't chickens could live that long! hah

  • @janicealderson4329
    @janicealderson4329 2 місяці тому +1

    Love your cat Martin we have a tigre here in France like him he is unvaxxed and lives on raw chicken wings! We use bio mixed grain which I ferment by soaking ahead in water for 2 -3 days in the tunnel - this ferments it, cracks the grains and chucks love it! Have you got cockerills? We have 10 chucks now (5 new girls) and 2 cockerlls. We have to grow any berries behind pumpkin and such because it gets to hot - I am hoping it works. I have loads of valerian and lemonbalm for T this year! We are visiting Ireland this year with our son in the UK staying at a place called Skartelakillin Ballydehob - it costs a lot in air fare from France. I have planted my toms and aubergines despite the cold spell we have had. I will try to get on your live show to take note of times.

    • @GardensforLife
      @GardensforLife  2 місяці тому +1

      We do, we've got a light sussex rooster. He's only 1 year old and doing a brilliant job!

    • @GardensforLife
      @GardensforLife  2 місяці тому +1

      Our chicken pen has a huge wild rose bush and the chickens love the hips in autumn.

  • @bernadette6211
    @bernadette6211 2 місяці тому +1

    I love your new door opening system. I have the same issue with layered pellets. I just ordered from Robins glen organic products, at least their grain mixes are grown in Ireland

    • @GardensforLife
      @GardensforLife  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for leaving a comment! I tried rolled organic grains from an irish farm, unfortunately they're often out of stock, they take up 1.5 times the storage space and went moldy on me after only a couple of months in my circumstances. We mostly use oats now because all the of animals including ourselves can eat them, except the cats are interested :D And they store a year.

  • @happydog4929
    @happydog4929 2 місяці тому

    that is what I should have done.

    • @GardensforLife
      @GardensforLife  2 місяці тому

      A lot cheaper than the automatic doors :D

  • @bettinafoertig7011
    @bettinafoertig7011 2 місяці тому +1

    I was half expecting one of these fancy door opening solutions on the market - much prefer your low key solution👍 lonicera edulis are in full flower just now, our currants seem to be a bit later than yours....

    • @GardensforLife
      @GardensforLife  2 місяці тому

      Yupp low tech and it only cost about 1 euro. I'm all for the automatic doors but i've got 2 coops so we'd have to spend 2 times 150-200euro. Need to replace the coops with one bigger one first.