Keeping Chickens

Axminster Chicken Keeping Saga - Hugh Responds!

Over the last few days I’ve posted on the chicken keepers in Axminster, who seem to be hitting the headlines in both local and national newspapers.

Check Cock-A-Doodle-Don’t and Keeping Cockerels for the stories.

Anyway, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s company (River Cottage) have responded with the following comment;

“River Cottage continues to support and encourage everyone to grow, or produce, more of your own food.

“We believe that this is not only good for individuals, but also a benefit for the wider community.

“Keeping chickens for eggs and/or meat at home is one way to do this. But we would always advocate a responsible attitude to both the health and welfare of the livestock - their environment, as well as consideration for your neighbours within your neighbourhood.”

So as you see, a commonsense attitude to keeping chickens is what’s required - as I said on the post Keeping Cockerels.

Check out the article published in full in the Midweek Herald.

I wonder if this is going to be the end of the Axminster Chicken Saga?