[matty42]

hi all thanks for the advice , i like the eglu but a bit pricey !! am looking on ebay have got some nice looking wooden houses but again which to choose !!i need to have a run with it as well . chickens , now i wish to get 3ish ex battery hens as i got my spaniel jasmine from a home so why not chickens.

[Aunt Sally]

Is that and E$%u you have there Compostqueen  :?:   It certainly looks like one     Good choice  

[compostqueen]

I had a rescue dog too but not chooks.  Got them from a local supplier and they're brown hybrids but they're all different shades of brown so I can tell them apart. They're good layers apparently as I need the fresh eggs to use at my B & B  

Yep that's an Eglu. This one is new but Omlet does second hand ones I understand as does Ebay.  I put it up singlehandedly but it did take me about 2 hours, not the 45 minutes they suggested. Well it seemed like two hours  

It's recommended to have 3 full sized birds or 5 bantams so I followed their advice

[peachesandclive]

We bought a rabbit hutch and run for our 3 chickens - £20 out of the paper and it's perfect.

As for the chickens, we Googled 'poultry farm' plus the name of our town and found a farm a couple of miles away who sold us birds at £5 a go.

[matty42]

hi all thanks for the replys , still not got a hen house yet , i have put in a few bids on ebay but lost out on them as been busy at work and the lotty and not checking the bids  :? , will look into some ex batterie hens when i find a hen house .

[Foxy]

I have a friend who makes beautiful hen houses and gorgeous quality he charges £135 for his and 6 good sized hens will  easily fit into them - I am very fussy about housing but cant fault his. He is based in Gloucester.

[matty42]

hi all well i think i have found a great coop not a bad price brand new only 85 quid!! and fits perfect in the garden can get 3 hens in so now have to find the hens still thinking about rescue hens , not sure where to get them at moment , will keep you posted.

[matty42]

hi all , well the new coop arrives on wednesday ( yippee ) so thursday off to get some chickens , going down to banbury to see whats available also honeybourne .i keep saying to myself only three !!.

[peggyprice]

i keep saying to myself only three !!.

Yeah, I said that as well ... on day one we ended up with four, three weeks later we've lost one and gained two, at this rate we'll have a garden full by Christmas  

Don't forget to post the pics when you've got your girls (it's the law round here, I think - you won't get any peace until you do   )

[matty42]

hi all well my coop has arrived and its bigger than i thought !! so off tomorrow to pick some girls up !! still saying three !! .

[Aunt Sally]

Don't forget to post some pictures of them Matty  

[peggyprice]

Don't forget to post some pictures of them Matty  

Told you ....

[matty42]

hi all i am still saying three !!have now found a site thats closer to home so off early in morning , problem now is trying to source some feed !! anyone know anywhere near to warwick ??, have thouht of 2 names one is eddy the other patsy guess from what show ?? .

[peggyprice]

have thouht of 2 names one is eddy the other patsy guess from what show ?? .

How about saffy for the third one then?  

[matty42]

hi all well no chickens as yet !! very miffed as went trapsing around looking for (3) chickens and low and behold most pol that i want will not be ready till middle of may !! so will have to wait a bit longer .