Hey.... Lets keep Chickens..!

moominyak

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Quick question please - how much space do you need for 3 little ladies? DS1 has decided he would like to keep some chickies, but I'm nt sure our "urban garden" would be suitable.

Memorygirl

Not much, I'm sure 3 ladies would be fine in your garden as long as they have somewhere safe and dry to sleep and a nesting area/box for laying If you get some ex-batts they'll think they're in heaven no matter how small the garden!

moominyak

Have just (last night) taken on another 4 rescues, from a FR farm this time (although not very FR by the look of them) - from Scarborough, so they've had a long way to travel, poor things!

The existing flock haven't taken too kindly to the newcomers - so the new ones are still on straw in an old dog kennel for tonight... hopefully that won't go on for too long!

mardatha

The big ginger tom who lives in my stick box and catches mice under my shed, has decided the netting over the run makes a good cat hammock. But it's very flimsy and his fat backside is putting too much strain on it. Has anybody a magic method of keeping a cat off a roof ? - short of murder ?
Pic of the run in photo 2 on here-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51405939@N02/

Gigervamp

Hmm, tricky. How's he getting up there? Is he climbing up via the compost bin? If he's using things to climb up, I'd try moving them if possible. The only other way to stop him that I can think of, is to run some more chicken wire at the top of the fencing, but angle it outwards and only attach it on the bottom of the wire, so the top is floppy.

Nice looking girls you've got there.

We've finally completed the fencing up the top field and moved our girls up there yesterday. When hubby went to lock them up, he discovered that all the new girls and our silkie x had moved into the big girls coop and the big girls were milling around outside wondering what was going on! Eventually, the big girls went in too, so it looks like they're all going to be sharing the bigger coop from now on.

cyclura

I got my first egg of the year :j wooohoooo I think the threat of the dinner table worked :rotfl:

Ok ladies and gents in Devon, anyone know where I can get bales of straw and hay from, MVF doesnt sell it and I wouldnt even know how to track down our local farmer.

Gigervamp

Here's a list of agricultural suppliers in Devon.

RebekahR

I just found this: Mud management!

http://www.chickenkeeper.co.uk/mud-management/

RebekahR

I HAVE SO GOT TO SHARE THIS CHICKEN WEBCAM!! lol

http://flyingskunk.com/live.php

Ruth.77

Hi,

I got my first chickens at the weekend, so now am exicted waiting eggs.:j

Re the Mud Management link earlier, I collected my rubber chipping from their on Saturday and so far the chickens are not eating it.

mardatha

My god those things are noisy ! Mine are very very quiet. Like a brass band just starting to tune up away in the distance.:)