Chickens

[FoxyMumma]

Hiya, were looking at taking on a few ex-battery hens/rescues, were in the middle of designing a hen palace lol, anyone recommend some decent care sheets? or give a hen keeping virgin some advice?

Thanks in advance!

[FoxyMumma]

Sorry posted in the wrong section! Could a mod please move me!!

[Mrs dirtydozen]

my mum has chicks, mainly rare breeds, she would be happy to give u some advise, if u like i can pm u her number

[fenwoman]

Originally Posted by FoxyMumma

Hiya, were looking at taking on a few ex-battery hens/rescues, were in the middle of designing a hen palace lol, anyone recommend some decent care sheets? or give a hen keeping virgin some advice?

Thanks in advance!

The single best bit of advice I can give you is to buy yourself a book called 'Starting with chickens' by Katie Thear.
If I ever wrote a book about chickens this is the book I'd write.
I keep, breed, show and eat chcikens and have done for around 25 years.
Forgot to mention that I also run an animal advice line so feel free to ask anything.

[fenwoman]

Originally Posted by Mrs dirtydozen

my mum has chicks, mainly rare breeds, she would be happy to give u some advise, if u like i can pm u her number

What rare breeds does she keep MrsDD? I have 2 breeds here which are on the rare breeds list.

[FoxyMumma]

Originally Posted by Mrs dirtydozen

my mum has chicks, mainly rare breeds, she would be happy to give u some advise, if u like i can pm u her number

If she wouldnt mind that would be great, thanks hun

Originally Posted by fenwoman

The single best bit of advice I can give you is to buy yourself a book called 'Starting with chickens' by Katie Thear.
If I ever wrote a book about chickens this is the book I'd write.
I keep, breed, show and eat chcikens and have done for around 25 years.
Forgot to mention that I also run an animal advice line so feel free to ask anything.

Ill have a look on amazon ta for that Fenwoman, Your a fountain of useful knowledge you should write a book!! I may take you up on your advice line actually need some advice on training me pup to stop digging up every singe blooming plant in the back garden lmao

[Mrs dirtydozen]

Originally Posted by fenwoman

What rare breeds does she keep MrsDD? I have 2 breeds here which are on the rare breeds list.

thats a nicer way of speaking to people so i shall reply now i am getting spoken to correctly

im not totally up on chickens i help feed n clean when i am at my mums she has houdens, all silkies, polish and somethin like frazels,am not at my mums at the mo so if u want to know exact names i will have to call her this is just what i know off the top of my head. n yes my spelling isnt the best but i manged to complete a teaching degree n get a job.

[Mrs dirtydozen]

hi foxy

sorry forgot about this thread i shall pm u her no.tomora, she dosnt have em free range more like barn i think u call it as she has a few big sheds with very large runs attached, they have lots n lots of room, she used to take her cockeral to work with now n then he is called perry n was a runt so was just like a baby, but he has turned into a big boy now n is in with some females n likes to run n karate kick my mum when she goes into feed them lol.

she doesnt use him to breed as he is to small, n all hers are pets she bred enough so she could keep them all, she wont eat chicken as she says it would be like her eating her dogs now n has basically turned vegi,with just the odd bacon butti now n then, lol but if she had pigs she couldnt eat bacon either lol.

the eggs even tho small as they are bantoms are very very tasti n very bright, when u keep ur own chickens n then taste a cheep battery farm egg u can really tell the difference as they chickens are happier n better fed.