Anyone got any? Not frozen ones live ones


I am pondering with getting 3

how weird i was just reading on someones fb that theyre re'-homing ''a few screechy squawky cockerels''.... they were told they were chickens when they were smaller.... :san12: :san12: :san12:

my mums always wanted chickens theres a woman on fb who rescues battery hens, theres even a forum

Be nice to have your own free range eggs

if i had the space i wouldnt mind some chickens running about, not sure how long they would last though with fred :2431:

Would be nice to have chickens running about free range

Dont think they would last long in our garden Think Mickey would kill them he just cant help himself chasing small animals

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i will too actually ...

Hello, Yes i have 3 chickens and its fab getting fresh eggs every morning. The only down side was i didn't give mine the freedom of the garden.. We have rats, foxes, cats and of course the dogs however my dogs dont really bother about them in fact i quite often find the dogs in the run with the chickens eating the chicken poo.. mingers that they are....

If the food doesnt get eaten it rotys quickly especially in the wet and since our garden is permanently water logged (another long story) it was stinking in the summer hence why we moved them to a run where we can clean up the poo and excess food. In the summer i put bark down for them to scratch around in and their kennel is full of sawdust so they love scratching about in there..

They are very cocky as well and will take on the dogs if they stick their noses too close...

The need wormed about once a month i have stuff i put in their food or you can do the liquid stuff in their water its so much easier..

You need to delouse them... i use delousing powder.. not really much different to the dogs.. they are not noisy as long as you dont get a cockerel.

If i have missed anything let me know...

They are quite friendly and wil llet you catch them and pet them... well mine do anyway...

Jings ive written a novel.. sorry..

They need a perch to sleep at night and a nest to lay their eggs...
You can buy a house for them online easy enough and out pets at home has started doing chicken stuff its great.

You can buy a pullet or POL.. (point of lay) they are about 18weeks and about to start laying.. price depends of breed.. mines are hybrids and cost me £10 each and a tenner a month to feed them and they lay one egg a day...

hi sandra i keep ex battery chickens,they make wonderful pets,a lot of mine have become very tame,most of them will come in the house if they spy the chance,they are very inquisitive creatures and each with there own different characters,i lost my tamest one a couple of months ago ,her name was mary,she loved to come in and sit on your knee on the sofa or in the dogs bed,i even found her once perched on my toaster,lol,i got all my dogs used to them within about 6months and now kai even lets them pinch his grub.They are very easy to keep and the eggs are a bonus they will also provide you with hrs of fun.I also re home ex batts,we empty the battery farms every couple of months,im sure there will be some 1 nr you who does this,it is a lot more rewarding taking on these birds,have a look on batteryhenwelfare,this will tell u where n when the closest battery is that they are emptying,once youve got them youll never be without them

http://exbatteryhens.com/index/ there is even a forum, join and I,m sure you will be pointed in the right direction!

no i'm allergic to them