[benkt]

Thanks for this info - I'm now going to try to figure out what it means for us but it looks like some dustbins might need moving...

[jaykay]

It only matters if they come and inspect and they only have to be 1metre apart. So no great stress 

[SallyintNorth]

Only chick crumbs usually have coccidiostat in them, not layers pellets.

Daaaaaannn    Need a smacking myself on the forehead going, "Duh!" emotiwotosit...   

[Penninehillbilly]

So would Defra like to come and tell my hens not to fight over the mouse one of them caught, slugs, flies, all creepy crawlies (meat?) and the occasional bowl of dog food the pesky pooch leaves?

[jaykay]

Oh, the hens are allowed meat, it's the sheep that aren't. But yes 

[Penninehillbilly]

Oh, the hens are allowed meat, it's the sheep that aren't. But yes 

Of course. I was getting mixed up with all these bins
 
Hey I like these new Smileys (can't remember their proper name)
 
 

[SallyintNorth]

Hey I like these new Smileys (can't remember their proper name)

Here we call them emotiwotsits but more correctly they are emoticons 

[Penninehillbilly]

Hey I like these new Smileys (can't remember their proper name)

Here we call them emotiwotsits but more correctly they are emoticons 

Smileys sound more fun but not suitable for grumpy 'emotions'   

[StephB]

This was a really useful thread.  I am about to get some sheep and pigs, have ordered the feed and some new galvanised bins but did'nt realise how they needed to be kept separate from my chicken feed bins.

I must admit it does make me slightly worried about the growers pellets I am feeding to my meat birds.?  I am really conscious (sp?) of making sure my meat birds have a large grass run and have a happy life, but I haven't overly looked into what the growers pellets ACTUALLY consist of.?
Think I might have a closer look at the contents and possibly look at getting some separates up to mix myself so I know nothing disgusting is going into the feed.

What do you guys feed your meat birds?.
xx

[robert waddell]

just to confuse you all even further        you get a ton of mixed feed delivered  pig poultry and sheep  it all comes on the one pallet  no separation distance there 

[Bionic]

Robert, are you going to dob them in? 

[robert waddell]

no               just saying what happens   stupid rules made by stupid people that cant think further than what is written down for them to enforce

[jaykay]

stupid rules made by stupid people that cant think further than what is written down for them to enforce

ain't that the truth!