Where can I get chickens (Highlands)?

moominyak

Hi,

Have already posed the question in the 'Hey...Chickens!' thread, but it will in all likelihood be missed in such a busy thread so I hope I'm ok posting it separately here (and apologies if not, I'm not usually in the OS threads unless I'm looking for cleaning advice! )

I'd like to get a few hens, pref. rescue some battery ones but the BHWF are based way down south (Central Belt) and I'm sure there must be some nearer than an 8-hour round trip!

Can anybody help, I'd really appreciate it - thank you I'm in the Inverness area but am willing to travel a reasonable distance.

twink

http://neeps.myfreeforum.org/forum23php an aberdeenshire site with a poultry section

westcoastscot

There is a guy called MacDonald in Skye (course there is!) - he delivers (by freight) and his chickens are great!!!! I can find his phone number if you like and pm you
WCS

zippychick

Hi Moomin:D

you have had some great ideas so far. I think you would get more responses in either Local moneysaving scotland or I wanna . Let me know which you prefer and I can move this once it has more resposes

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thanks:j
Zip

PasturesNew

I guess you realised this rhymed:

westcoastscot wrote: »

There is a guy
called MacDonald in Skye
he delivers (by freight)
and his chickens are great

moominyak

Hi Zip,

That's fine, could you move me to the 'I wanna...' please - cheers!

zippychick

Okay - now or leave it here a few hours? Either is fine with me

I would love chickens! Just don't have the right garden though.

moominyak

westcoastscot wrote: »

There is a guy called MacDonald in Skye (course there is!) - he delivers (by freight) and his chickens are great!!!! I can find his phone number if you like and pm you
WCS

Thank you for that - I was hoping I could just go and collect them (I only want 4!!), the coop and run isn't even built yet, I was just trying to get some idea of where to go but everything seems to be going on either East (Aberdeenshire), West or South - I can't really believe there are no chooks around here!

I think I will keep asking around locally over the next few weeks (whilst run is being built) and see if I can source some fairly near me. If not, I may well get back to you for Mr MacDonald's number!!

Thanks again

ETA: I've found him, yet more Googling ('Skye chickens') came up with a forum for Highland poultry adoption and he is on the list of suppliers! I am off to register now! Maybe there will be some rescues available soon

moominyak

zippychick wrote: »

Okay - now or leave it here a few hours? Either is fine with me

Whenever is best for you - I'm off to cut the grass for a while now

jackieglasgow

Hi moominyak, Haribojunkie is up your way and keeps chooks, she doesn't post so much anymore, but it might be worth pming her in case she is still lurking or pink winged, who is her sister, they might be able to point you in the right direction?

HariboJunkie

There is this place but it's still 2 hours away from the OP. May be worth phoning them as I know they get their eggs from a breeder further north.

HTH.