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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Vsb automatic door opener won’t open

If your vsb door opener won’t lift the door it is attached to but you can still hear the motor running the most likely cause is simply a loose bolt which can easily be fixed. Assuming you are checking it … Continue reading

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Walk in Chicken Run for use with Omlet Cube chicken coops

Today job was to assemble this walk-in chicken run for use with 2 Omlet Cube chicken coops.  All the parts are pre-made in our workshop in Wales so little extras like the high level popholes to match the Omlet Cube … Continue reading

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Rethreading a VSB door opener cord

When do I need to rethread a VSB auto door opener? If the cord has become snagged and wound the wrong direct your vsb chicken door opener will no longer function. The first sign of a problem will be when … Continue reading

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How much space do chickens need?

What size chicken run do I need? This really depends on how you feel about your chickens. We’ll assume that as you’re most likely keeping chickens at home in the garden rather than on a farm trying to extract the … Continue reading

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What size chicken coop should I buy?

What size chicken coop will you need? There is a very simple rule of thumb that says you need a house with 1 square foot per chicken and whilst that is a good dimension to use it’s not the only … Continue reading

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