Chickens

I read in a new kitchen garden magazine recently that keeping chickens is becoming quite chic, even in towns. But many people go for pedigree chickens that look fancy or have pretty coloured eggs. For money savers old style, chickens would probably be an added boon to resources, after all they lay every day in the summer (apparently) if content.

However, before dashing out to spend any of that hard earned cash on such fancy fowl, the same magazine also recommends rescuing a battery hen. What a splendid idea. Much less expensive and doing a good deed at the same time. They can't look very nice when first rescued, but a bit of TLC goes a long way very quickly, and an egg's an egg.

We won't be getting any chickens - we can't afford them for a start. But if we were, I think we'd certainly look at rescuing a battery hen. Must write to the magazine to tell us where to get more information.