Comments for Keeping Chickens

Comment on Keeping Chickens In Winter by nick

nick — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:19:27 +0000

i am about to get 5 chickens for my garden and am eagerly waiting for the moment i start to get some eggs

Comment on Keeping Cockerels by Isabel

Isabel — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:25:23 +0000

Re comment from Steve 1/9/08 How lucky is he I have been awake since 2.30am today when my neighbours cockerels started I agree with him she would not be pleased if my dogs barked all night but then I WOULD NOT LET THEM

Comment on Chicken Mash by Legbar

Legbar — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:54:27 +0000

Excellent article - I have added your website to our “helpful links” page, hope you don’t mind!

Comment on Eggloo, Egloo or Eglu? by Jo Wiltshire

Jo Wiltshire — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:02:59 +0000

It costs £350! You could buy enough eggs to feed a family for four years for that money. Even if you don’t feel up to building your own chicken house, most pet shops could sell you something for a tenth of that price which would do exactly the same job.

Comment on Chicken Manure by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:42:26 +0000

Hi
I had this problem last week with my new chickens (i’ve had them nearly 2 weeks); with the grass being trashed and chicken poo everywhere. However, me and my husband have finally cut their wings (one on each chicken) and let them be free range. Now the garden is not getting trashed as my chickens love my borders with bark in as all of the worms are there, though i do still get chicken poo - but i suppose theres no way of escaping that were just careful where we sit in the garden once its collected as manure.
Good luck and enjoy your chickens!

Comment on Chicken Manure by Pirmin

Pirmin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:11:17 +0000

Oups, did not know you publish it. So if you really want to, please correct the spelling

Comment on Chicken Manure by Pirin

Pirin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:09:46 +0000

Hi
Good webpage. Funny, we just moved to Australia, and the only thing i knewthat is going to happen, is that we will get some chickens. Chucks, as they are called over here. Best money I ever spent. My two girls are loving it, having chicken parties, cuddle them before they go to bed, Check up on them if they are all back in their coop, and go and say hello and look for their eggs in the morning before school (we let them run free at the moment on a rather big plot) etc. The kids organised a wee honesty box at the front of the house to sell the eggs, and it works, and gets the Girls (4+5), into business thinking. Our Dog keeps eating the chicken shit, and then he wakes me up in the middle of the night by licking my face, absolutaly disgusting… Anyway, our Dog, a puppy of 6 but in size already a monster, jumped in playful mode on Barber, the main leading chicken. I am not sure if the chicken died of a hart attack or if the neck was broken, anyway, it died. The Parent in law digged the grave, the kids all of a sudden wanted to learn a wee prayer to have all offical, and two weeks later, they still congregate by the grave, in cheerfull mode tough. In Henriettas eyes, Barber was the most beautiful chicken ever, with the most beautiful and kindest eyes ever. It really was her favourit chicken. So I went and got a new one to replace it. What a disaster. The other chickens did not like it at all. It is a bit younger then the others, so I have to keep it seperat at the moment, at least over night as there is enough space to evade each other during the day. I was told if the chicken survived the first few days, it will be ok. However, I have to wait till it is the same size as the others, and then put it into the kitchen coop at night. As good mannerd as they are, they are cruel animals as well, and cheecky beyond beleve. I found your webpage due to looking for compost with chicken manure. So thanks for your info, i look forward to get my own compost very soon. Sorry to bother you with my email, was just nice to see somebody else so enthusiastic about their own chickens

Kindest regards

Pirmin

Comment on Keeping Chickens In Winter by Jason

Jason — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:21:14 +0000

Many thanks, I plan to have a few chickens when I move into my new house.

Comment on Red Mite Chickens by Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:58:52 +0000

We use diatomaceous earth sprinkled in their next boxes and on their perches to keep mites away. It has worked well so far. No red mites at all and only one case of scaly leg mite from a bought-in chicken. Diatom is a natural product which contains no chemical insecticides. It is the dried shells of tiny creatures, which soak up any moisture, hence its ability to kill mites. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

Comment on Chicken Manure by don

don — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:44:23 +0000

could you tell me if can put a chicken coop on concrete please