Chickens

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not sure this sort of stuff should be allowed in open forum... :eek::eek:

far to much cluckin goin on hear...:rolleyes:

regards:p
aj
 
sooo....

whats the best type of chicken to keep for eggs and eating after a while?

theres seems to be soo many diffrent sorts :confused:

also only have 3 so needs to be ok in small groups..

Nic
 
Eat them, are you sure after you have looked after them and given them names?????

Personally I buy mine oven ready for eating, much less mess and less smelly.

Jon
 
Tigatigatiger said:
We have the very same chicken house! we've only had it a few weeks as their last home a secondhand shed was well past it best.

Our are free to range the a garden (veg plot fenced off), they even come in house most mornings, wanting some food. They jsut walk past the dogs without a care?

We haven't lost a bird to a fox since the hunting ban, and we back onto fields. A couple of local go out shooting them, weekly, however my friends with urban chickens are not so lucky-killed if not locked up at night! Ours haven't been locked up for years, just come and go as they please. Very low maintanence.
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Hiya, The coops are great....though the window allows them to see sunlight at 6am which means no more lie ins if you have neighbours! We let ours roam the garden and they walked into the house & ate the dog food! Our dog just stood there and let them!
When we have been wildcamping, we leave the slide door open & let them come & go. No deaths or incidents (yet).
 
mrsBiggirafe said:
sooo....

whats the best type of chicken to keep for eggs and eating after a while?

theres seems to be soo many diffrent sorts :confused:

also only have 3 so needs to be ok in small groups..

Nic
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Pretty much stick to Warrens, or Welsummers or white stars or Buff Orpintons. All are pretty good layers & ok to eat after.

I like the look of the Buff Orpingtons.....very pretty.
 
Telstar said:
Eat them, are you sure after you have looked after them and given them names?????

Personally I buy mine oven ready for eating, much less mess and less smelly.

Jon
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yep eat them... its been said im a cold hearted b***h so ihad better live up to it :D
 
bevdrew said:
We have 3 lovely Black Rock hens and lovely fresh eggs every day. We keep ours in an Eglu and have built a bigger run around this. Omlet have a huge amount of info on their website, they even have a forum.

Chicken Coops | Chicken Houses | Chickens | Rabbit Hutches | Beehives | Homepage | Omlet UK

Hope this helps

Bev
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Hi Bev, where i work we actually sew those green omlets that cover the run, when i told Pete one day i had been sewing Omlets he thought i'd gone mad. Ali
 
BG,

Fly strike is when a fly or especially a Bluebottle lays its eggs in an open wound or in any poo around the bum of a hen.

As long as the hygiene side of things is good, it should not be a problem. We only lost 2 birds to this over the years. When you find out they have it, it is often too late and they need to be euthanised. One was a lovely Moran cockerel and we think he had a fight with our neighbours Rhode Island cockerel.
 
maingate said:
BG,

Fly strike is when a fly or especially a Bluebottle lays its eggs in an open wound or in any poo around the bum of a hen.

As long as the hygiene side of things is good, it should not be a problem. We only lost 2 birds to this over the years. When you find out they have it, it is often too late and they need to be euthanised. One was a lovely Moran cockerel and we think he had a fight with our neighbours Rhode Island cockerel.
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Thanks sounds nasty,

Chickens fighting the neigbours chickens, What interesting lives you live ooop north, still I can't take the pizz it was us that started this oddball thread, rest assured we will be using a proper 'chicken' forum soon but it is an interesting diversion :) :)
 
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