Quill Productions manufactures feeders and drinkers for poultry and game birds. Suppliers of disinfectants, water sanitisers, rat poison,and general farming supplies.
Gas brooders for poultry come in sorts of shapes and sizes but the one key difference is whether they are high pressure brooder or low pressure brooder. Different pressure systems must not be mixed. The Cerem brooders and Gasolec Game 5 brooder are high pressure while the SA 4 brooder is low pressure. Some brooders (Cerem 1500 brooder and Cerem 5000) are more gas economical and are able to get more infra-red heat down at chick level rather than just heating the room air. Now that LPG prices have risen so steeply, clients are tending to order brooders with thermostatic heads which is not only good for the purse but also better for the poultry. Chicks and poultry are put under tremendous stress if there are wide fluctuations in their brooding temperature. For smaller batch sizes the electric brooders are recommended as these are easy to use, clean and efficient way of rearing birds. Different bulb wattages can be used depending on the insulation of the chicken house, but the most common size is 250 watts.
Chicken supplies encompass a huge range of products on our website that is constantly growing and includes the best disinfectants on the market right through to an array of different chicken feeders. The most cost effective hanging chicken feeder is the Nutra feeder. This chicken feeder can only be used inside as it doesn’t have a waterproof cover. The Manola chicken feeder however with a waterproof cover would suit the small flock situation and can hold approximately 18kgs of feed. Larger outdoor poultry flocks would find a Quill Midi Feeder or Quill Feed bin kit feeder with waterproof covers might be more useful. When you buy your chicken supplies at the same time e.g. feeders, vitamins, and disinfectants together this saves money on transport cost. If however after browsing through the huge selection of chicken supplies you can’t find what you are looking for please ring our poultry specialist and they will be able to help or offer advice.
Strong, effective,Defra Approved disinfectants are must if efficient bio-security standards on farm are to be sustained. Virocid disinfectant contains two different quaternary ammonia compounds, one single and one double chain combined with Glutaraldehyde. Virocid disinfectant has world wide registrations and is non carcinogenic, non corrosive and environmentally friendly being over 90% biodegradable. Virocid disinfectant has a proven record of preventing and fighting disease outbreaks on farms and is reputed to be the strongest disinfectant in the world. We can supply indictor strips to test the relative strength of the disinfectant when it is being used. When the disinfectant is at .5% the indicator strip will go light green and dark green if the solution of disinfectant is stronger at 1 %. If it is biocide disinfectant, coccidial disinfectant or just disinfectant mats please phone and we will be able to help. Cid lines have just patented a disinfectant that will be very effective against cryptosporidiosis without phenol. Disinfectants need a clean surface to be more successful and foaming products from Cid Lines will achieve this level of pre-cleaning.
Electric fencing can provide safe and secure boundaries for many types of farm stock being relatively quick and economical to erect. Electric power for the fence can be sourced from battery or mains supplies, the latter often being stronger and capable of energising many km of electric fence. Poly electric fence wire comes in different grades some with copper conductors or stainless steel wire strands but basically the lower the ohm rating the better the conductivity. Alternatives to the poly wire are either multi strand galvanised wire or electric fence tapes and ropes which are used for better visibility. The electric fence does require a good earth and often one of the main failures of electric fencing is poor earthing, which is often more apparent in dry conditions. All our electric fencing products are made in Germany and are therefore premium quality products that have been ultra violet light stabilised. It cannot be stressed enough that electric fencing is very good, but installation needs to be correct and if footpaths are nearby appropriate warning signs must be deployed.
Rat poison can be a very effective rodent control method but it is crucial the correct rat poison is used depending on the individual circumstances. Brodifacoum can kill both rats and mice in a single feed but cannot be used outside. Other rodent baits like Difenacoum or Bromadiolone can be used outside in the form of wax blocks, bait boxes will help provide a safe method of controlling rats around farm buildings. Rat poison can be supplied in the form of wax blocks or impregnated into cereals but bear in mind mice often nibble around the edge of baits and need to absorb enough poison (about one gram) to be fatal. For heavy infestations place bait at intervals of two metres, replenish rat poison as necessary. Mouse and rat traps can be deployed and come in two guises with either live cage trap systems or humane traps but on welfare grounds need to be monitored closely on at least a daily bases. Mouse traps and rat traps are excellent methods of controlling vermin around food stores as there is no risk of cross contamination, also around the house rodents can be disposed easily without the risk of vermin dying and smelling in inaccessible places.
Plasson plastic pipe fittings are respected by plumbers as the Rolls Royce of pipe fittings because of their ease of use and reliability in the field. Plasson plastic pipe fittings are approved by WRAS and are designed to withstand pressures of up to 16 bar. The pipe fittings will withstand the same heat tolerance as the plastic pipe with temperatures reaching sub zero the other end of the scale. The main body off the Plasson fittings are made from polypropylene and have a nitrile seal where the plastic pipe is pushed in. There is no need for excessive torque to be used when tightening the pipe fittings and in-fact damage can easily be done to the inner cone if over tightened. We would recommend the use of PTFE tape or silicon gel to seal the male thread of the plastic pipe fittings. Being a world leader in plastic pipe fittings Plasson have a huge range of accessories including imperial fittings, so if you don’t see the pipe fittings you require please ring our sales team and we will try to help.
Our poultry supplies must be one of the best product line ups in the country. Commercial and the home hobbyist a like will find products that will be appropriate for their chicken from our poultry supplies. Multi-vitamins, minerals, disinfectants, insecticides, drinkers, crates, electric fencing and many more products can be sourced from our poultry supplies section on this website. Haemexan which is extremely good at red mite control is a typical product that can be purchased by the pallet or simply by a single bottle for a few chickens in the back yard. We pride ourselves that our poultry supplies are very good products sourced from around the world at really competitive prices.
Please see the picture of our new 3.5 metre rotational moulding machine on our website. The rotational moulding machine is called a shuttle Roto moulding machine. We purchased this rotational moulding machine to produce our own products but due to its huge size we are now actively looking for outside contracts to fulfil the capacity of this machine.
