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Advice For Laying Vinyl Floor Tiles In The Bathroom

Laying your own floor tiles isn’t as demanding as you may think. There are a few guidelines you should pay attention to but the job is undoubtedly possible.

Vinyl floor tiles are very effective as bathroom floor tiles because they’re comfortable underfoot as well as simple to wipe clean.

Firstly, it should be noted that you shouldnt lay bathroom tiles on existing tiles. The main reason is that the floor underneath might not be as secure as you assume, thus making your top flooring unsecure, no matter how nicely you stick it down.

Old vinyl tiles can be taken off… Continue reading

Home Chicken Coop – Some Practical Advice For Raising Healthy Chickens

If you want to construct a home chicken coop, you are likely looking to start your own chicken flock. A flock consists of two or more chickens in a given area. You can start your flock with eggs or live chicks. Both are good options. For the absolute beginner, it is a good idea to start with live chicks and avoid the brooder stage. For chicks less than a week old, heat is enormously important. They do not have the ability to regulate their own body temperature yet. Keep them in an enclosed space with a heat source that keeps… Continue reading

Chicken keeping and Poultry Advice : poultry house

Apart from producing outstanding eggs and a sumptuous Sunday dinner, there is a lot more to the humble chicken than meets the eye.  Anyone who is lucky enough to be keeping chickens knows that these feathered friends are anything but stupid; some of you may be surprised to know that this seemingly harmless, flightless bird is the closest living relative of the fearsome T-Rex.  There are over 150 different varieties of domestic chickens, and they were first domesticated about 8000 years ago.  Each chicken can have 4 or 5 toes on each foot, and they have more… Continue reading

Advice on hatching chicken eggs

There are lots of things you need to be aware of when hatching chicken eggs for the first time, the most important thing is to make sure you source your eggs from a reliable breeder and obtain the freshest eggs you can. Most reputable breeders will send you eggs which are younger than 10 days old and this makes a huge difference to your hatch rate. If your eggs are not fresh and are over 10 days old, the chances of them hatching are limited.  Always also make sure that you leave your eggs to stand for 24 hours… Continue reading