Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Smibber on August 23, 2007, 15:48

Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: Smibber on August 23, 2007, 15:48: What's the most you've ever spent on a Chicken ??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6960334.stm
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: Sally A on August 23, 2007, 16:31: £5.99 corn fed, organic, self basting from Tesco's.

Re: your story Head Says MAAADD!!!

Heart says AAWWW!

Going on costs versus treatment, my hubby would have been written off at least 3 times.
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: Smibber on August 23, 2007, 16:48: I'm on the forum because my Kids want to get Chickens and I need to find out more.

It's really quite funny when an 8 year-old asks if we'll need to get 'Chicken Insurance'.

Not so sure it's not a good idea now.

Smibber
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: Sally A on August 23, 2007, 16:56: £41.40 per annum £35 excess up to £1500 vet fees for birds 12 weeks old+ according to Exotic Direct - if hens counts as exotic small birds.

I did a quote off the Pet Plan website.
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 23, 2007, 17:10: Taking such care of another species is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom !
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: richyrich7 on August 23, 2007, 17:15: Hiya smibber welcome to the site. :D

I know what I'd have done there's no way I'd spend that on my cat let alone one of the hens :shock:

Most I've ever spent is £6/bird or £14 odd quid for flubenvet for worming after that it would be for the chop.

Anyway Yes keep hens they are great, your kids will love them so will you and love the eggs.
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: KathyH on August 23, 2007, 17:16: Our Black Rock and our Bovan Goldline were £10. Our Speckledy was £15. They came POL and were vaccinated and wing clipped and came from the Domestic Fowl Trust. I think this is top whack for layers really. We just wanted our first chickens to be as good (therefore idiot proof!) as possible as we are beginners.
You can get POL's for as little as £3 if you shop around :D
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: muntjac on August 23, 2007, 21:19: every chicken died of natural causes so why give them money grabbers anything for it ... total lunacy . if your serios about keeping chickens it wil cost about £100 a year for keeping six hens if you feed as i do ,, shed and pen is extra unles you decide to free roam them and can utilise another building
and you can get 6 birds for less than £30 or get battery ones as little as £10 the six
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: chicksforkicks on August 23, 2007, 21:50: spent $20 per day old chick. i got 4
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: muntjac on August 23, 2007, 21:59: $20 is about £8 english depending on what breeed they could be a bargain
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: chicksforkicks on August 23, 2007, 23:18: they were no bargain. i wanted chicks at that very time and could only get them at that price. anytime else they would be about $1.75
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: alan42 on August 24, 2007, 12:46: i spent £160 on a trio of silver duckwing oeg bantams proven show stock i then spent a further £40 on vets bills when the cockbird dislocated its leg at the hip joint, i went on to breed some cracking birds from him including 2 international show winners. basicaly i got what i paid for.
alan
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: deneview on August 24, 2007, 15:13: our hybrid goldline- standard bird- were £2.50 each POL
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: muntjac on August 24, 2007, 15:14: i guess if you want speciality breeds then you do need to pay for them ,me i prefer the common ,in chickens but a bit of clas in my women lolo
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 24, 2007, 15:21: You're changing hte wubject again Munty! One track mind or what???? :lol: :lol:

Our Ex Batts were 50p each, and the point of Lays £3.95 for the Bovans Goldlines and £4.25 for the Amberlinks. And nice birds they are going to be by the look of them. Very placid.

Whereabouts are you in the world Smibber??
Title: How much would you spend on a Chicken ??
Post by: chickychick on August 24, 2007, 19:22: They are about £4 around here (lincolnshire)