[Castle Farm]

[Bionic]

I think they are doing a grand job just as they are 

[Mammyshaz]

They are lacking in something in the diet. The eggs are all yolkless 

[Bramblecot]

Wow!  I have not seen eggs like that before .  How pretty.

[ladyK]

Wow, beautiful!
How do you actually do this?

[Castle Farm]

Not any of my work I must admit. I found the photo on the net. Someone has taken a great deal of time and talent to do this.

http://twistedsifter.com/2011/04/intricate-egg-art-brian-baity/

Here are some more.

[ladyK]

And I thought it was your past-time during long winter nights. LOL!

[Castle Farm]

To fiddley for me. I do rag rugs.


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[chrismahon]

Those eggs are truly amazing. Like the rag rug as well Castle Farm.

[darkbrowneggs]

Not any of my work I must admit. I found the photo on the net. Someone has taken a great deal of time and talent to do this.

http://twistedsifter.com/2011/04/intricate-egg-art-brian-baity/

Here are some more.

I missed this thread earlier and when Iopened it I was REALLY impressed - you tease 

[darkbrowneggs]

But I like the rage rugs - unless you are teasing again !!!!!

[Castle Farm]

Hello Sue 



Here's a Celtic one for you.

[darkbrowneggs]

That's great - now I know what you and the girlfriend get up to on those long winter nights when you are snowed in up there

[darkbrowneggs]

By the way - do you use creosote for red mite control 


Never really had much of a problem, or rather kept it well under control.  But of course all the birds went off quite a while ago, the barn was left, then we started moving stuff that had been there for about 10 or 15 years and of course stirred up a host of the little blighters


The stuff I generally used Protector C is great but wildly expensive, fine for round the birds and on the perches etc, but now I have to do a high hay barn about 60 ft x 30 ft, plus the range of loose boxes


A while ago I bought a big drum of cresote, and someone was saying about diluting it with paraffin as it was easier to apply and didn't darken the wood so much, which would suit me well


Any thoughts?

[Castle Farm]

This year has been a bad year and I have had 3 coops invaded by RM. I creosote every summer as a matter of course. Worst mistake you can make is nailing the roof down on a coop/run, as thats where most of them lie up during the day. If you see any on the insides of door joints be aware that they are ones that have been forced out from higher up in the coop.

I took the roof off and soaked the timber in creosote. The birds went back in the run, but were prevented from going in the coop till the fumes had gone.

Once you have covered them in proper creosote they are dead along with any eggs.