[BJ]

As you know I have just got our allotment and we want chickens but I was wondering for run of the mill laying hens how much am I looking at each?
(sorry if I offend any chickens calling you run of the mill!)
any help?

[muntjac]

hisex £5 each

[BJ]

Hisex back at ya!  :oops:
Oh sorry is that the name of the chickens?

[muntjac]

yups  :roll: wot are you loike ... aunty i got anuver one messing with me heart beat  

[BJ]

So Muntjac whaddya think of me Blog then?
I need to fill some more in but after I have been to allotment I will do on monday or Sunday....

[WG.]

Hisex back at ya!  

      and reasonably priced at £5, I thought    

[Aunt Sally]

yups  :roll: wot are you loike ... aunty i got anuver one messing with me heart beat  

OK Munty Aunty is here to look after you  

Hi BJ

*Whisper in your ear* Be careful how you use the S.. word.  Munty has a delicate medical condition, we don't want a fatality on the plot. :roll:

     

[muntjac]

i have looked at ur blog n its a great start

[agapanthus]

50p if you go for ex-battery hens

[BJ]

Hi thankyou for the replies,
thankyou for looking at my blog,it's not much but I like it,it keeps me up to date
Well tonight I went to look at a huge shed! 16ft long and I want it for some chickens I love chickens always wanted them and now I am going to have some,the poultry pages are great on here I love reading all about them and how to look after them.
so any tips very grateful,I also like the chicken pictures on the threads.

[The Chicken Lady]

I usually get my Warrens from a guy in Knutsford Mr. Fahey I think his name is. They were £3.50 - £5.00 last year. I don't have his number to hand but I know he sells at Cheford market. I will be going on Monday so I will see if I can get it for you. I don't know what markets you have up your way. They may be the best way of getting contacts but just be careful what you buy. I know they have a market in Leek which I have been to before. You could try R Miller Preston 01772 613719 he sells Black Rocks. Pickles Poultry Lancs. 01706 812977 Welsummers and Light Sussex. The free papers such as Buy and Sell often have local numbers in. Let me know how you get on.  

[GrannieAnnie]

And this is the link to the rescue co-ordinators of the Battery Hen Welfare Trust if you are interested.  Like we said, 50p a hen.  I've had 45 since last September, and they are doing well.  We had 50, but lost 5, but a lot of that is the stress and being all egged out, poor little things, but like I said the others are doing really well.

http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/rescuecoordinators.html

[james419]

Out here you can buy day old sussex for 72 cents approx 50p and POL Marans for 5.50 euros £3.80 - I am picking up some Pkin ducks day old on the 4th April for 1.12 or 77p at 4 weeks they will be 3.7 or £2.55.

Our 1st 20 are now 14 days old and growing like mad and will be turned out in 2 weeks time to make way for the next batch. Our local shop lets us have the trimmings from the store veg which has kept the residents going over winter till the veg patch strts to get going , just rotavated it on Saturday and now it is trying to snow. friends bought some seedpots from the UK and hope to have them planted in approx 2 weeks when the sun gets going again

[BJ]

Thanks Guys for all your help
Ive noted the phone numbers thankyou
Cant wait to get chickens on the allotment,

[The Chicken Lady]

Just got back from Chelford Market. Warrens and Blackrocks were bringing about £5 each for good POL pullets. R J Fahey  01565 722230 Warrens at Knutsford. I spoke to him at the weekend - he will not have any ready until the end of April. He is taking orders. They are good birds. Another good place to look is adverts in the Farmers Guardian.