Can i afford to keep poultry?

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Fluff

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« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2006, 21:48 »
Looking at new allotment myself jenny b. will look at info myself before parting with cash. Have literally just started home work am I as well waiting for next spring as believe most hens stop laying around this time of year.
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« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2006, 21:50 »
sorry forgot to ask what is afree cycler

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« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2006, 21:54 »
tfor an idea about egg production try this iste it may be american just use bst and the info is basically the same
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/pnw/pnw565/
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« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2006, 15:22 »
Hi Fluff, if you haven't already heard of freecycle, this is the link, you can get some good stuff for nothing, and also put your own unwanted stuff on here (but only if you are giving it away!).

It's a good way of re-cycling!

http://www.freecycle.org/display.php?region=United%20Kingdom

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« Reply #19 on: October 23, 2006, 16:36 »
Ive just got four panels of weldmesh wire netting off of a freecycler, even taking into account the fuel cost to collect them (£4) its saved me about £12.

These will form the vents etc of my henhouse. I just need a load of pallets now for the wood. Hopefully i can get those on freecycle as well, or scrounge them somewhere.

I get the 'digest' emails from five freecycle groups. Its a case of watching until something good appears, then emailing them quick, something like a greenhouse will be taken in minutes! (just seen that happen!)


There are some people on it who are just on the take, but they are easy to spot (usually asking for something top of range like a new PC or phone)



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« Reply #20 on: October 23, 2006, 16:51 »
if you know a steel fabricators in your area zak go therefor the pallets ,they usually let them go cos they cant get rid of them :wink:

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« Reply #21 on: October 23, 2006, 17:15 »
Not one in my immediate area, but theres some building work down the road (renovating an old farmhouse) and i noticed some stacked by their skip.

The place i get my animal feed from has an absolutely massive stack of pallets outside, i am going to ask their see if they will let me have a couple dozen. After all, i get guinea pig and rabbit food, and wild bird foods from them, and would be getting the chicken feeds there as well, so they get some business from me.



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