hello everyone

Joined up to learn about chickens and growing some veg in my back garden.

First question our neighbour has three cats and we suffer visits from several cats these days, (we used to have dogs but now no pets), trouble is the bottom lawn smells badly of cat pee and usually has cat sh*t also.

Now I have have had friends who kept chickens and also cats. Question is if the chickens run free on my bottom lawn am I going to have poluted eggs?.

Second question I have watered both my top lawn and bottom one with Jeyes fluid in the can, a good splash from the tin into a half gallon can. Makes the bottom lawn smell better for a short while. Any better ideas folks?

Thanks
Dan

I use Jeyes Fluid for everything outside and cleaning the chicken house and run and also their feeders and drinkers.
I would have thought if it was poisenous to cats we wouldn't be able to use it for any animals house cleaning.

I may be wrong but my chickens are still here.

Check this if unsure

http://www.jeyes.co.uk/jeyesfluidJF.htm

Thanks folks I am much happier now. Whilst I do like most domestic animals, I worry about their waste products, especially when growing foods in the same soil.

Living where we do, right on the side of the canal, we get visits from the fox, our last dog Bobby used to play with them, so I will have to supervise hens when let out on the loose so to speak, on the bottom lawn.

I would like to build my own fox proof hen house, for maybe two birds, so would be grateful for any simple plans or advice. I can get lots of second hand timber, and am a keen recycler, even bending nails straight

Dan

I use Jeyes Fluid for everything outside and cleaning the chicken house and run and also their feeders and drinkers.
I would have thought if it was poisenous to cats we wouldn't be able to use it for any animals house cleaning.

I may be wrong but my chickens are still here.

Check this if unsure

http://www.jeyes.co.uk/jeyesfluidJF.htm

Says poisonous to cats on the side of my tin!