hen multi tier systems lifespan

[Chickenfarmer]

If you could even cut your your feed by 50 or 60 kg per day, it all adds up over the course of a flock,

I don’t think by limiting the feeds per day you are going to save on feed. The only way you will manage that is keeping the temperature in the shed warmer (downsides of this are increased red mite burden and potentially lower air quality especially in the winter)

 

[straightandnarrow]

Yes this is the link, the website doesn't give much info i'm afraid.

Silica

vaneckbv.nl

They come over in a van on the night boat, spray the house with the silica slurry, stay at a travelodge, fog the house the next day and get the boat back.

Hoping to have them over to do ours the last week of Feb, but at the moment it's a bit up in the air with all the covid and brexit nonsense.

Did you ever get confirmation if your Dutch team can get over?

 

[Daniel]

Did you ever get confirmation if your Dutch team can get over?

Afraid not, they are couriering the silica over and we have ordered a diaphragm pump to apply it ourselves.

 

[Daniel]

Afraid not, they are couriering the silica over and we have ordered a diaphragm pump to apply it ourselves.

@straightandnarrow If we can make a good job of it I have a keen lad who might come and apply it for you if you were interested?

 

[Bones]

Anybody got a built in feather extractor/ Hoover type thing on there egg packer, seen one some where,probably on the internet but can't find it now, ??

 

[Chickenfarmer]

Anybody got a built in feather extractor/ Hoover type thing on there egg packer, seen one some where,probably on the internet but can't find it now, ??

No but I’d be very interested… we’re getting about a 15 litre bucket 2/3 full of feathers everyday (the fluffy type that rub off on the mats) it’s slowing our packer down while having feathers around the waste bucket as they drift