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thinfourth · Mini-Neepster Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 16

Okay we have managed to luck out and have got a house with a HUGE garden at over an acre.

We both quite fancy keeping some birds of some sort for eggs at least and maybe the odd bird for eating

So where is the best place to learn about keeping chickens or ducks, or a book to read or website to visit.

Paul

Sassinak · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:08 am Post subject:

For helpful advice ask here lol
Or failing that I'm sure wg won't mind if I plug the competition - practical poultry forum are a really know;edgeable lot and always willing to help.
For books - anything by Kate Thear will be worth reading (I think I got the spelling right !!)
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Forget-me-Not · Neepster Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 1016 Location: Insch

I bought a Katie Thear book which helped loads (on loan right now,) a year ago when I got my first three hens. I got hybrids, which aren't complicated. They lay loads, get very tame and aren't too flightly. Pretty robust too. I asked loads of questions here too. A year later I've 12 and am doing OK. (Touch wood.) And loving every minute of it.

Good luck.

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Julie · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:53 am Post subject:

And don't spend a fortune on your first lot of hens because you won't know if you're buying good stock or not at this stage and may get ripped off - don't get into bidding frenzies at Thainstone either, where there is often more money than sense.
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thinfourth · Mini-Neepster Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 16

Its not really the chickens that i am wondering about more the chicken accomdation

jaydee67 · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:26 am Post subject:

Bit late here,sorry. I'm a mod at the poultry keepers forums, we have a section on housing, where to buy and photos of what members have. No daft questions, but sometimes daft answers!

http://forums.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/
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pete_inthehills · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:00 pm Post subject:

if you've got a few bob and are trendy then there is always the eglu option...

http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_services/products_services.php

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kimmie · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject:

or you could do what Matty and i did, and thats build your own for starters ...up grade later!
they are simple enough to make, you can also decorate it for a bit of fun

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