Suzy Bear

I give my hens bokashi bran mixed with live yogurt. Started when one had severe sourcrop and it saved her life. Now its a daily treat along with a beaten egg and a little melted coconut oil.

Also amazing blog Darren Thanks for the link

Sheep fleece as a mulch is amazing stuff. Adds nitrogen and other nutrients as it breaks down, retains moisture and keeps the soil cool in summer Light coloured wool keeps.the soil cooler than dark. In a greenhouse or polytunnel it stays dry so deters slugs as they don't like crawling on it.  A handful in the bottom of a planting hole breaks down fairly fast to release nutrients to the roots. Also makes a good addition to the compost pile as a nitrogen source if you have alot of browns and not enough greens

Thanks all

Thank you for the replies. My chickens are free to roam around the garden in they day so i will put some DE in their dust bath spots. No wood ash available.

Thanks Hans. The nicotine thing is interesting. I wonder if the new fangled vape liquid would work

Has anyone sucessfuly eradraticated red mites from a coop? I'm using neem oil with a little washing up liqiud a few drops of eycalptus and peppermint oil in water to spray on the coop, steamed with a wallpaper steamer and using DE on the floor and in cracks. My girls are still being bitten every night
Im even thinking of getting a platic coop as eaiser to clean and less places for red mites to hide.I really really really dont want to do that

Thank you  everyone. I will bring them in to dry and then do a germination test

Dear friends could you help with a question please. I intended to save seeds from my sweet peas I grow for the pollinators. I was waiting for the pods to dry out on the plants but they have frozen solid in a sudden cold snap when I was away. Will they still be viable if I bring them in and she'll them? Thank you  Suzy