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Lavern and Mabel
the chickens sneak up on the cat!
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Barbara's Weekly
Diary!
Holidays with my
Hens
Summer’s here and it’s holiday
time. What on earth can you do with your hens? Quite a
dilemma, isn’t it? Well, no, not really. Hens aren’t
like cats and dogs. They can look after themselves to a
point. So long as they are safe inside the Eglu run with
the end door secured, they are safe from predators,
which is the biggest worry for hen keepers. The peanut
feeders will hold enough food and water for 2-3 days and
if a kindly neighbour, friend or relative will pop in
and fill up the feeders every few days, they will be
fine left to their own devices. There’s no need to
collect eggs daily as they will just keep adding to the
cache in the nest while you are away and while the
weather’s warm (ha ha!), you don’t need to worry about
shutting the pop hole door at night either. The hens
will be quite happy stargazing as they enjoy the warm
summer nights.
If you don’t have the
luxury of a hen-sitter nearby, another alternative is to
take the hens for a holiday in someone else’s garden.
The Eglu comes to pieces easily and will fit into the
back of a family car with ease. The hens can be
transported in the comfort of their eglu to their
holiday residence. All you need to do is to explain the
necessaries of chicken care to their kind host then
whizz off and enjoy your holiday while your hens have
fun eating someone else’s grass.
If all
else fails, why not take your hens on holiday with you?
It’s not as daft as it sounds and I’ve heard of people
who have already taken their Eglus on ferries or packed
in the back of a car so that their hens don’t miss out
on the excitement!! There won’t be a lot of room for
your suitcases but hey, you’ll have fresh eggs for
breakfast every day instead!
Barbara |
