[mum2many]

Can anyone recomend someone in Cheshire to buy POL Buff Orpingtons and Welsummers from? The nearer to Crewe the better.

Cant seem to find any, and those I have (that are miles away) are charging between £13 and £18 which Munty says is too much.

[muntjac]

£18 a bird  :shock:  dammm im in the wrong business , why do these creeps take advantage of the newbies. :x

[mum2many]

I know, nearly wet myself seeing those prices, no way we could afford more than 1 paying that much.

[muntjac]

ok why do you want chickens? how many do you want ? can you afford to look after them ok ?


 karl ya a nosy sod ....... well see if ya cant afford hybrids maybe you can get some cheaper farmyard ones that wil do just a good a job ., or even go and have some  battery birds to start with and wait gain experiance with them and then have some hybrids at a later date  

[mum2many]

We want fresh eggs not the dodo from tesco, only choose Welsummers and Orpingtons after reading your advice.
we could afford them at £15 each (would like 4) but would rather spend less and use the money on a good house for them, good run and good food.

Need to have "friendly" hens with having the kids

[muntjac]

my advice is subject to monetary change ,,,,, i can afford most of what i suggest     leave it with me for a couple days  wil see what i can come up with  

[MontyTom]

We want fresh eggs not the dodo from tesco, only choose Welsummers and Orpingtons after reading your advice.
we could afford them at £15 each (would like 4) but would rather spend less and use the money on a good house for them, good run and good food

Need to have "friendly" hens with having the kids

Em, my advice - after being ripped off previously - is goto a farmers market (look on net for local one) where you will pick up all types of birds for next to nothing, and meet a load of decent, likeminded people in with the bargain!  The most I have seen birds go for at these places is about a fiver, and that was expensive.  I got some marans today actually from such a place £2.50 each, and that was over the odds but I wanted them.

The second thing I would suggest is to hatch some eggs - either with a broody hen or incubator (build one from a kit if cost is an issue).  This way you know the age of the birds, health condition, and if you keep them get the best laying year out of them.  I think it very rewarding and fun to do it this way too - good for kids aswell, mine love looking after the chicks.  You can pick up 12 eggs from around a £1 upwards.  Depends on how busy the market gets, or if there are kids buying them for ebay (*!?&*$%!!).

Good luck.

[shaun]

try chelford or beeston markets mum,
that chap on the barbridge towards wardle on the left  might help you opposite car transplants big sign saying free range eggs

[The Chicken Lady]

tryJames Oulton 01270 258685 or F & C Jones 01270 811682 Not sure exactly where they are but I think should be somewhere near you.