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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: h.chuck on April 30, 2009, 00:26

Title: help,,,,advice please on the best chickens to buy,,once area and run in place,
Post by: h.chuck on April 30, 2009, 00:26

q.does the run have to be moved as one choosen rather heavy for me to move,how regular do they need worming, ive been reading an think getting vacinated ones are the way forward,does anyone else agree,,,do they need be in the sun with shade as the area is under a big tree...im sure i will think of more questions but thats it for now,,,ta..reading is very helpfull ,,,more to keeping chickens than i thought ,,but not put off

Title: Re: help,,,,advice please on the best chickens to buy,,once area and run in place,
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 30, 2009, 07:51

Hi h.chuck

Why don't you pop up to the "Welcome" forum and introduce yourself !

Title: Re: help,,,,advice please on the best chickens to buy,,once area and run in place,
Post by: h.chuck on April 30, 2009, 09:41

hello,,,i will when i can work out how too,,,,thankyou,,,,i know less about this than chicks ,but im learning..h

Title: Re: help,,,,advice please on the best chickens to buy,,once area and run in place,
Post by: h.chuck on April 30, 2009, 10:20

ummm...think i may have done it,,,,,,,,,,on welcome forum....ta

Title: Re: help,,,,advice please on the best chickens to buy,,once area and run in place,
Post by: andreadon on April 30, 2009, 13:52

Hi h.chuck!

you don't need to move the run around - as long as you keep the ground fresh (ie pick up the poo!) - some runs are moveable so the chickies have access to fresh grass, but you can get round this by having them out in th garden (supervised of course) for a couple of hours a day.


The shade sounds good - they will shelter under the tree and will make them feel at home (being jungle fowls!!)

and go for a hybrid laying chicken at pol (point of lay) - they're the easiest to look after and the ones you'll get most eggs from (not that I'm saying that it's a doddle....)

Title: Re: help,,,,advice please on the best chickens to buy,,once area and run in place,
Post by: h.chuck on May 01, 2009, 13:54

thankyou for the advice have thought putting some rubber matting left over from horses stable,,so easy keep floor clean and stop any unwanted guests getting in,,,then fenced off area with grass for the chickin dance three steps forward two steps back,,,sorry lost the plot then,,,,,,thankyou