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« on: February 14, 2011, 15:42 »
hello chickens.can you tell me 1.average lifespan of a chicken.------2.best  feed.-----3area needed and size of shed for 3 or 4 birds.===     4.chickens breeders in sheffield/south yorkshire. ta regards fruitcup

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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 16:37 »
Hello and welcome, why not pop over to our welcome section and introduce yourself to everybody.
As to your questions - the lifespan depends on the breed that you get - and can range from 3 years through to over 10 years (assuming no illness).
Feed - that again depends on if you want organic or not, gm free or not and can range from £6.00 through to £15 per sack of layers pellets plus then you can give them an afternoon treat of either mixed corn or wheat.
Run size should be a minimum of 1 square meter per bird but if they are in the run for long periods then this should be increased to 3 square meters per bird of clear run space. The coop should have a minimum of 12 inches (30 cms) of perching space per bird and for 3 birds you would be ok with just 1 nest box.
Suppliers - if you click on the poultry pages in the banner at the top of this page you will then find a link to suppliers - these are all in counties so finding one near you should be easy.

As you have no experience of keeping birds I suggest you spend a long time reading the posts in the whole of the chicken section (including the information part) and get a good chicken keeping book - Haynes do one which is supposed to be very good for the novice chicken keeper.
Staffies are softer than you think.



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