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There is a charity called Fresh Start For Hens - they have a facebook group where people rehome their chickens. They don't allow you to charge for it. Not sure I've seen any hen swapping, but I'd imagine it's not against the rules. Facebook link

Nice - all chilling in the shade when I had a look. I like your bird feeder also.

Just in case anyone searches for a similar answer I thought I'd post an update. Took about a month for them all to mingle. The original RIR's are still 'top dog' but they all seem to get along and they are all roosting in the coop now.

I use Reolink. It has a desktop and phone app and saves recordings to an internal micro sd card, so no subscription. Works well for me.

Maybe I shouldn't have used 'law' in the title of the thread!

Yes. I should have added that we are already registered with DEFRA as my wife is a veterinarian (we still need to register our chooks). We just get lots of alerts regarding new cases and outbreaks, etc so I don't think it's anything to worry about.

Previously it was only if you had 50 or more birds, now it's everyone. This is supposedly to help with bird flu prevention measures. www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-protect-poultry-industry-from-bird-flu Sorry if it's already been posted - for the life of me I can't find the...

The one tweak I'd make is I would raise the height of the coop to 3 feet as you are going to need to get under it at some point, also it makes raking it out into a wheelbarrow much easier. edit - I'm assuming it's not a walk in coop :)

I've had chips in the run for just over 3 years and they have been great. I've rarely / never have to do any cleaning and don't have any problems with smell, etc. I did put down a few inches of them and I have a roof over my run which probably helps. I do have to rake them flat occasionally...

Maybe a fruit cage or poly tunnel over the raised beds would be less work?

Presumably you could apply something, like a clear coat they use on vehicles to reduce the risk of this?

Metal roofing with 2 clear panels to let in light. The gutters collect water in a rain barrel for auto watering, but they definately help take water away from the run / coop.

Omlet have their own forums in the UK, though I'm not sure if this is official or not. https://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/ edit - Omlet certainly charge enough of a premium to expect their products to have a longer lifespan than their 2 year warranty.

I'm not offended and well done on getting them to take notice - I hope the replacement lasts longer for you!

I'm also in Wales (North) - it rains a lot here (especially this year). I have a roof over my run with gutters both sides, however I did put down lots of wood chip. Doesn't smell and apart from raking back into place occassionally needs very little maintenance. If I didn't have a roof I may...

Nice setup. Do you ever get issues with foxes with netting? I'm looking at building an extension on my run but the 'worrier' in me can't get away from hardware cloth.

Surely the paint is there to protect the poles from the rust. Honestly, if they think that's acceptable 30 miles from the coast maybe they should be stating their products aren't suitable in these areas. Not sure why they would expect you to buy another door from them now that you know it...

They don't roost together. A little while ago I'd built a new platform in the run about 12" high - the RIR have since taken to sleeping on that. I didn't really understand that as technically it's the lowest roost in the coop or run. They do go upto the coop to lay eggs and they will hang...

Hi everyone We have 3 ex batt's (RIR) in an enclosed coop (8 x 6 feet) and run (8 x 18 feet). A couple of weeks ago we were asked if we could give a home to 6 additional hens (2 x legbar, 2 x maran and 2 x unidentified hens, smaller than the others but not quite bantam size) - we believe they...

Nice build, you should be proud of yourself - also a great article, I'm sure lots of people will find it useful. RIP Ragnar