My Chickens + Coop, + questions (vids)

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Those to are the vids..

So my questions are these...

1; can chickens have the cuttings off veggs and fruit (pear, orange, apple, melon)
2; anyways to improve were my chickens sleep/lay eggs
3; wont eating sawdust be harmful for her? (see vid)
4; Any HELPFUL advice/comments/Modifications that you can recommend,
5; what do people think of it? i am interested in improving...


Craig

Don't use sawdust for hens as the dust is bad for their respiratory system.  Use dust extracted wood chippings, hemcore, miscanthus or something similar.

The nest boxes should be fine but if you could put the two together making an L shape facing into the corner with enough space for them to walk round.  Hard to explain hope you understand what I am trying to describe.  They like to lay in private so that would be better for them.  They would benefit from a roost bar to sleep on but not sure how high or the dimensions for silkies.

Best to keep your hens mainly on layers pellets with only small amounts of fruit and veg in the afternoon so they get enough pellets for egg laying.  I only give mine treats once or twice a week.  They find plenty of natural treats scratching about in the garden.

Lovelly girls by the way.   

Don't use sawdust for hens as the dust is bad for their respiratory system.  Use dust extracted wood chippings, hemcore, miscanthus or something similar.

The nest boxes should be fine but if you could put the two together making an L shape facing into the corner with enough space for them to walk round.  Hard to explain hope you understand what I am trying to describe.  They like to lay in private so that would be better for them.  They would benefit from a roost bar to sleep on but not sure how high or the dimensions for silkies.

Best to keep your hens mainly on layers pellets with only small amounts of fruit and veg in the afternoon so they get enough pellets for egg laying.  I only give mine treats once or twice a week.  They find plenty of natural treats scratching about in the garden.

Lovelly girls by the way.   

Hi,

Thank you for ur comment,s the sawdust is dustfree (we was recommended it as its dust free, so good for rabbits), and tbh its mainly in there for them to lay into, which they dont! - they make a hole in the hay and lay there.. they do how ever  do alot of there poops in the sawdust, mainly in there, unless there outside or if i move to quick (scared?)


currently testing the idea of hanging veg, with broccali, but it hasnt been touched..

as for the perch, i tried without success, infact nomatter how high/low it was, they didnt go near it, they all huddle together somewere and sleep there (if im quiet when i check on em during the night, theyre all together cuddled by the back window.. during the snow, they was in the blubox, all huddled


Craig

Hi craig even dust free sawdust can cause probs with chucks, you'd be better using woodshavings, and straw is better than hay as the chucks eat hay and may cause crop probs. I use straw in nesting boxes and woodshavings on the floor. tell you what though the girls look realy nice much better than they did in the box  at the auction