im feeling a bit down a the moment - to be honest though, its the time of the year and its so cold. I've not been down to my allotment for months because well its not established enough there's nothing there so there no need to go, but also the path to the plot has been so waterlogged that I have come to the following decision.
I was going to get some chickens this spring down on the plot but after this winter and the waterlogging and the terrible winters im wondering how feasible it would be, so i decided against it at least until the drainage is sorted and we'll only know how good that is next winter
There are people down on the allotments who have chickens and they manage fine, granted its blooming freezing but equally they have established allotments with sheds etc....
If im honest, im a bit gutted because i was so looking forward to getting the chickens ive been excited all year.
So, the point of the post is, those with chickens on allotments and not at home how often do you go down to the allotment to them?? Ideally i would go every day to them but if the path and the ice etc.. is that much of a problem, can they be left longer than going to see them once a day. My house and my tenancy agreement doenst allow me to bring them home and to be honest the dog would probably get them.
I was planning on constructing a good pen for them so even though their little house will be open all the time they will be contained in a big pen - if that makes sense, would that be suitable for them if im not going down there everyday.
I think what im trying to ask is; how many times a week do you go to visit your chucks? Am I being a bit selfish with all of the above. How do you all cope with the weather and the chucks?
xx