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Lynnie Lou 15-05-2016 12:08 PM

Chickens
 
Anyone else keep Chickens? We just got five for our Allotment. Any advice welcome.

Mrs Frog 15-05-2016 02:03 PM

I used to have them but they were taken by a fox.They had dug underneath.I was gutted.

tortydat 15-05-2016 02:56 PM

We used to have chickens but once they died we didn't replace them as if you have chickens you always have rats close by and can't cope with them anywhere near the tortoises.

Stellanne 15-05-2016 05:23 PM

We kept chickens once, they were battery hens given the outdoor life and roosted in the apple trees until they were trained to go into their house at night. They were great for clearing the ground. X x x xhugs x x x

Lynnie Lou 15-05-2016 05:31 PM

We've had to dig the wire down into the ground by a about a foot to stop the Foxes, fingers crossed that will be enough. :) Rats, not had any as yet. Hope I don't see any, the really freak me out. lol

They're lovely Chickens though, our youngest has completely tamed them and we're getting fresh eggs every single day. :)

Alan1 16-05-2016 11:44 PM

I know someone who keeps bantams

Gordon 17-05-2016 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan1 (Post 665293)
I know someone who keeps bantams

So do I and they are very nice.:-)

Lynnie Lou 17-05-2016 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan1 (Post 665293)
I know someone who keeps bantams


They're really beautiful, aren't they? We have 5 ordinary Chickens at the moment. They've just started laying, double yokers no less. :grin:

Stellanne 17-05-2016 06:06 PM

We found when our hen first started laying there were double yolks..... It settles down as they get older. We also had a few bantams, but wasn't too keen, as they tended to be a bit 'pecky' when we went near them.........it was a bit like having a small yappy dog x x x hugs xx x x

Lynnie Lou 17-05-2016 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Stellanne (Post 665314)
We found when our hen first started laying there were double yolks..... It settles down as they get older. We also had a few bantams, but wasn't too keen, as they tended to be a bit 'pecky' when we went near them.........it was a bit like having a small yappy dog x x x hugs xx x x

Yeah, they've not been laying long, still very young. Lovely things aren't they? They're very vocal when they lay an egg as well. lol lol


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