Wednesday was a busy day – 2 chicken runs to put up. First was a 9×15′ chicken house and run as a birthday present – remember to share this with all your friends – you never know which one may want to treat you to a new chicken house. To order one of these chicken […]
Fitting an automatic chicken door when there is limited height
How to fit an automatic chicken door when vertical height is limited There are 2 methods to fit a Chicken Guard automatic chicken coop door when there isn’t enough space to mount the main motor box above the door. This is a common problem when converting a horizontal sliding door to a vertical as is […]
Has Biolink Poultry Shield changed it’s active ingredients?
Some of our customers have notice a change in the wording on the bottles of Poultry Shield but don’t worry, it’s still the same product, the active ingredients in poultry shield haven’t changed and it remains one of the most effective ways of dealing with red mite in your chicken coop. Poultry Shield was originally […]
How to keep Foxes out of your garden
Foxes are a pest that have increased over the recent year especially in urban areas where food is plentiful and they have few natural predators – country foxes have an instrinct that if people see them they’ll get shot of chased by dogs. This as become bred out of their urban cousins. There are a few ways to deter […]
How to make your chicken coop door open automatically
Fitting a vsb automatic chicken house door opener is really quick and easy. Just for fun I timed myself fitting this door installation and it took less than 4 minutes. You’ll need: VSB door opener The door 8 screws to suit the timber you’re attaching it to (we use 25×3.5mm) a short piece of string. First […]
What poultry supplies do you need when you start keeping chickens
What poultry supplies do you really need when you start keeping chickens. First thing you need is a chicken coop. Chickens aren’t too fussy about looks but they do need somewhere dry and safe to spend their nights. There are many different chicken coops available or you can build your own. If you want to check on the […]
Win a VSBb door opener from Wells Poultry Ltd
Win a VSBb automatic door opener This prize draw is now closed Would you like the chance to win one of our VSBb Automatic chicken doors? Simply sign up to this mailing list and you could be the lucky one when the winner is chosen at random from this list. The draw will take place at […]
Setting the timer for use with an AXT VSBb / VSBbi automatic chicken door opener
The timer can be used with the VSB type door openers in 2 different ways. The most common method is to set an actual opening time and use the light sensor to close the door. If you set the opening time to after people are active there is a much lesser chance of a predator attacking your chickens early […]