Large Chicken Coop with walk-in run plus extended run.

Posted on September 12, 2013 by admin

 9×15′ Walk In chicken Coop and Run with extended run

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This installation is based on one of our 9×15′ walk in chicken coop and runs with a 3 sided mesh roof run attached to the side to double the floor area.  We also supplied one of our Monmouth Minor Chicken Coops as there would also be some ducks sharing the run – you can see their pond inside the run.  There are 2 pop holes between the 2 halfs of the run so it can be split into separate areas if needed.  The main house and run features a 12″ base plinth to contain litter in the base whilst the extension has a 6″ plinth.  This enable it to fit under the edge of the main roof.

Here you’ll get an idea of the building process.  This job  of us about 6 hour to assemble although 2 hours of that was spent carrying it all to the end of the very long garden.

And here’s a quick look inside:

 

Here we are having finished.  Time to drive home now.

Simon and craig proudly stanf in front of th echicken house they have just finished.

If you’re intrested in ordering this house and run combination the price is approx. £1900+delivery+VAT

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Wells Poultry Flash Sale This Weekend Only

Posted on September 7, 2013 by admin

This Weekend Only

10% off all orders over £100 + VAT

Use Coupon Code “flash” in the checkout.

Offer closes Midnight, Sunday 8th September 2013

Feel free to invite your friends.

Happy Shopping!

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Frost Free Chicken Drinkers this Winter

Posted on September 4, 2013 by admin

Winter means frozen chicken drinkers

But with one of our electric heaters for chicken drinkers this isn’t a problem as long as you have a mains electric supply within a few meters of your house.

We offer 2 plate type heaters of either 20 or 30cm diameter.

These electric drinker heaters sit under your plastic or metal chicken drinker and gently warm the water preventing it from freezing.

Electric Drinker Heater in either 20 or 30cm diameter.

The plate has adjustable lugs to secure the drinker and a long lead to the low voltage plug in adaptor.  The plate provides gentle heat at the base of the drinker and causes the water inside the drinker you flow due to the thermal currents created within  the drinker.

If you are using a tripod type drinker you can also have heating via this simple heating element.  Simply push half up the spout and leave the other half in the dish will help keep water flowing through the winter.  Again this is supplied with a long lead to the low volatge adaptor.

Low Voltage heating element for Chicken drinkers can be used with all types of chciken drinekrs

Low Voltage electric heater for chicken drinkers

You can buy these from the electric chicken drinker heater section of our website but this month we’re giving away three of them

Entry is easy, just submit your email address below.  You’ll be joining our mailing list but don’t worry, we only send out emails every couple of months and they normally include a money off offer.  You can unsubscribe at any time but you need to still be subscribed when draw the prize.

Please feel free to share this offer with your friends on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Entries will close at midnight 31st of September. The winners will be chosen at random using Random.org.  The winners will be announced during the first week of October. Only open to UK residents.






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Large chicken house and run for up to 24 chickens

Posted on August 15, 2013 by admin

Large Chicken house and Run assembled onsite

This was a bit of an epic trip – 700 miles there and back from our base in South Wales up to Morpeth in the North East of England.  This is the furthest we’ve been so far.  We left at midnight, took turns to sleep and after a couple of stops arrived around 8:30 in the morning.  Three and a half hours later the house was all finished and this is end the result:

A large chicken coop and run

9×24′ large chicken house and run

The Full Spec:

Large chicken coop and run

9×24′ overall size

12″ solid base plinth

2x external nest boxes

Pop hole in main run

Anti dig perimeter fox protection

Total price for this combination £2,405.95 (Excluding delivery and onsite assembly)

Our chicken houses are all made from Pressure Treated Timber and quality European weld mesh to give a long and useful life.  The framing is all certified C16 construction grade timber to ensure it’s more than up to the job.  The roof is constructed from Corroline corrugated sheeting which should have a life span in excess of 10 years.  Our houses are strong enough that a 16 stone man can work on the roof without fear so they should easily handle most UK snowfalls

 

 

 

 

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Chicken Feeder Give Away

Posted on August 2, 2013 by admin

Win a Chicken Feeder

This month we are giving away 3 of our 6 kg outdoor chicken feeders.

This prize draw has now closed. The 3 winner have been notified by email so please check you inbox.

This plastic chicken feeder will keep your feed dry

6 Kg Plastic Weatherproof Chicken Feeder

You’ll find these 6 kg outdoor feeders are easy to use and keep clean.  They clip together so no nuts to loose in the soil.  The tough plastic will last for years and there is no corrosion to worry about.  They normally retail at £15.64 so if you’re looking for a cheap chicken feeder this is the way.  If you don’t want to wait then you can buy your feeder here

Please feel free to share this offer with your friends on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Entry is easy, just submit your email address below.  You’ll be joining our mailing list but don’t worry, we only send out emails every couple of months and they normally include a money off offer.  You can unsubscribe at any time but you need to still be subscribed when draw the prize.

Entries will close at midnight 31st of August. The winners will be chosen at random using Random.org.  The winners will be announced during the first week of September. Only open to UK residents.







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Our policy on giving to charities

Posted on July 29, 2013 by admin

Our policy on giving to charities.

We regularly get asked to donate to charities but as there are just too many for us to help everyone we need you to supply us with a little more information about your organisation and how we can work together.

Most of the organisations we work with are animal based although we welcome requests from others.

Most of our donations are in the form of goods, often in the form of prizes although some charities also receive regular cash payments where that is more appropriate.  We also have items with cosmetic damage that we can often donate.

At the end of the day, we have to look at this from a commercial point of view – How will our donation increase the number of people that are aware of what we do?

We’d like you to be able to tell us how you will let people know that we have supported your cause and approximately how many this will reach.

As a web based retailer our primary target is to increase our reach via the internet which could include your own website, facebook pages, twitter account etc.

This is a prize we are suppling to Fresh Start For Hens

This is a prize we are supplying to Fresh Start For Hens

Currently we are supporting:

Several groups rehoming ex-commercial chickens: Little Hen Rescue, Fresh Start for Hens and Homes4Hens.

A kids football team

Several animal shelters that make use of cosmetically damaged heat lamps.

 

 

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Win a Sonning Major Chicken Coop

Posted on July 22, 2013 by admin

Win A Sonning Major Chicken Coop.

We’ve teamed up with “Your Chickens” and “Country Smallholding” to offer you the chance of winning one of our Sonning Major Chicken Coops.  Entry is free, all you need is a copy of either magazine to find the entry form.

big is beautiful WINNERS wi th country smallholdin g Fruit crusher and press A superb chicken house from Wells Poultry is the star prize in this month’s issue. Country Smallholding and Wells Poultry have teamed up to offer the Sonning Major house, which has a retail value of £390 (incl VAT). You could make a group of up to eight chickens very happy indeed with this popular large chicken house which combines traditional looks with modern craftsmanship to create a large home that is truly first-class. With its traditional structure and pitched roof, the Sonning Major has all the style and charm of farmyard henhouses of the past. But don’t be fooled – this is very much a chicken house designed for the modern age. The entire chicken house is made from high quality, thick timber and the large access door and removable floor and nest box mean it is very easy to clean. Maintenance is kept to a minimum, too, as the wood is pressure treated to resist mould and rot, so it is protected from the elements. The Sonning Major, measuring 119cm (l) x 100 cm (w) x 132cm (h) (excluding nest box), includes everything your birds need, too, for a safe, comfortable environment, including a large nest box that can be attached to either side, plenty of space, draught-free ventilation, and two adjustable perches.

Win a Sonning Major Chicken Coop, just pick up a copy of “Country Smallholding” or “Your Chickens” to get an entry form.

big is beautiful WINNERS wi th country smallholdin g Fruit crusher and press A superb chicken house from Wells Poultry is the star prize in this month’s issue. Country Smallholding and Wells Poultry have teamed up to offer the Sonning Major house, which has a retail value of £390 (incl VAT). You could make a group of up to eight chickens very happy indeed with this popular large chicken house which combines traditional looks with modern craftsmanship to create a large home that is truly first-class. With its traditional structure and pitched roof, the Sonning Major has all the style and charm of farmyard henhouses of the past. But don’t be fooled – this is very much a chicken house designed for the modern age. The entire chicken house is made from high quality, thick timber and the large access door and removable floor and nest box mean it is very easy to clean. Maintenance is kept to a minimum, too, as the wood is pressure treated to resist mould and rot, so it is protected from the elements. The Sonning Major, measuring 119cm (l) x 100 cm (w) x 132cm (h) (excluding nest box), includes everything your birds need, too, for a safe, comfortable environment, including a large nest box that can be attached to either side, plenty of space, draught-free ventilation, and two adjustable perches.

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How to make a nest box for your chickens

Posted on June 26, 2013 by admin

It’s quite easy to make a simple to nest box for your chickens.

This one can be used on the floor or hung from the wall.

We find that around nests 10″ wide is suitable for most laying hens.  For large hens the dimensions can be changed.  This example gives nest boxes approx. 11 1/2″ wide

We use this basic nest in our large chicken house and run

Where we show you how to build a simple, plywood nest box for your chickens. You'll need some 9mm plywood and some 12 square timber - 1" timber is normally finished to around 20mm. The top and bottom of the nest box are made from 36x12" peices of plywood. There are 4 vertical dividers made from 12x12" plywood. along the front of the nest box is a strip of ply, 36x2 3/4" to contain the bedding. There is one of these front and rear. We suggest screwing it all together with 25mmx3.5 screws.

A simple plywood nest box for your chickens

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New Products: Easichick Bedding Now in Stock

Posted on June 25, 2013 by admin

Easichick Bedding is now available in 10 & 20 kg packs

Easichick bedding for chickens

Easichick bedding provides a clean, dust free environment for your chickens

For a chance to Win 30Kg of easichick bedding visit our facebook page

Easichick bedding is made from wood fibre. It has been widely used in commercial farming for a long time but is now available in convenient 10 and 20 kg bales more suited to domestic poultry keepers.

As a commercial product, quality is always important and to ensure this easichick bedding is biosecure from the factory until you open the bag. Easichick is tested to ensure it contains no bacteria or mould spores that will harm your chickens. All the benefits demanded for a commercial product are still included in the 10 and 20kg bags of easichick bedding

It is dust free so there is no need to worry about respitory problems for either yourself or your hens.

Unlike some products it is dense enough to not blow around in the wind but still provide warmth and comfort for your hens.

Easichick is biodegradable so when you change your bedding it can be added to the compost heap or spread directly onto the garden.

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How to Slaughter Chicken Training Course

Posted on June 22, 2013 by admin

At sometime in your chicken keeping you’ll have a bird that needs to be culled, either because it is ill, injured or you may have decided to raise your own meat birds.  Whilst many home poultry keepers will make use of a local vet for the occasional bird that is beyond hope, if you keep a number of birds or wish to raise a few meat birds, slaughtering chickens is a job you really need to be able to do yourself especially as the rules governing mobile slaughter houses has recently changed.

We’d like to introduce you to Lewis Wescott who runs poultry keeping training courses, including one on how to dispatch, pluck and gut your own chickens.  This course is targeted at people wishing to prepare their own chickens for their own use and doesn’t cover commercial production.

I run courses on Chicken Keeping for Beginners and more Advance courses; everything you need to know when starting out with chickens, covering everything from housing to handling.
I recently spent a week at the BBC Gardeners World Live show promoting keeping poultry and had a great time with some of my Pekin bantams giving ‘Chicken Keeping for Beginners’ talks at the show and in the VIP lounge.

Having worked with poultry for many years I am often asked for help dispatching cockerels or ill birds for people and so thought we could run an educational course.
The first course in Wales went so well we have found a working smallholding to run a weekend of courses from; near Aberystwyth in West Wales atop of a mountain, the views have to be seen to believed!
I myself attended a similar course 4 years ago and have worked on a Free Range Turkey processing farm for the run up to Christmas.
As a recent Animal Science graduate I have learnt all about where our food comes from and have seen a massive increase in the numbers of people striving towards self sufficiency. With increasing numbers of people hatching chicks, I feel it is only responsible to learn how to humanely dispatch cockerels, especially dual purpose breeds whose cockerels can e raised for the table.
Courses are held in small groups of 6-8 people and ran in a friendly manner using the humane and efficient broomstick method of dispatch. You will be taught to pluck this bird which is then taken home to finish preparing later to reinforce what you have learnt on the day.
You will be given a previously dispatched and plucked bird to learn how to gut and prepare for the table, in a newly renovated kitchen workshop – this is also taken home for you to later cook and enjoy.
After the course we are offering an evening BBQ and camping to make the day into a social weekend!
Cook your newly processed bird on our brand new rotisserie BBQ and enjoy the coastal views surrounded by rare breed goats, sheep, ponies llamas and poultry, or spend time and relax in the Tavern!
The cost of the course is £75 per person to include 2 meat birds, course notes, goody bags and optional camping.

You'll learn how to slaught, pluck, and prepare your chicken to be cooked.

You’ll learn how to prepare your chicken

For more information,

visit DrChickenCourses.co.uk,

email info@DrChicken.co.uk

or search for Dr Chicken on Facebook!

 

 

Having worked with poultry for many years I am often asked for help dispatching cockerels or ill birds for people and so thought we could run an educational course. The first course in Wales went so well we have found a working smallholding to run a weekend of courses from; near Aberystwyth in West Wales atop of a mountain, the views have to be seen to believed! I myself attended a similar course 4 years ago and have worked on a Free Range Turkey processing farm for the run up to Christmas. As a recent Animal Science graduate I have learnt all about where our food comes from and have seen a massive increase in the numbers of people striving towards self sufficiency. With increasing numbers of people hatching chicks, I feel it is only responsible to learn how to humanely dispatch cockerels, especially dual purpose breeds whose cockerels can e raised for the table. Courses are held in small groups of 6-8 people and ran in a friendly manner using the humane and efficient broomstick method of dispatch. You will be taught to pluck this bird which is then taken home to finish preparing later to reinforce what you have learnt on the day. You will be given a previously dispatched and plucked bird to learn how to gut and prepare for the table, in a newly renovated kitchen workshop - this is also taken home for you to later cook and enjoy. After the course we are offering an evening BBQ and camping to make the day into a social weekend! Cook your newly processed bird on our brand new rotisserie BBQ and enjoy the coastal views surrounded by rare breed goats, sheep, ponies llamas and poultry, or spend time and relax in the Tavern! The cost of the course is £75 per person to include 2 meat birds, course notes, goody bags and optional camping.

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