In response to other replies (thank you all so much - didn't get all the replies through at first as our internet connection's not good), there are no 'breeds' here, just 'local' chickens and factory type ones. Ours are local. No one has any idea how old they are, I've asked!
And, what is an...
Thank you :-)
Will try the greens, there's no commercial dog or cat food here.
I'm assuming I'd notice them moulting?
How would I know if they were too old or had parasites?
What, ideally, should I be feeding them? All online advice is about which brand of food to use!
We're near the...
No, I didn't even realise they might... In my home country I would have done months of research before getting chickens. Here, I thought I could rely on local advice as a lot of western info isn't applicalbe here anyway!
Hello,
We have four locally bought chickens of varying colours, and a cockerel. There are only two breeds here, 'local' chickens, which we have, which are fairly free range (we also have three dogs), and the other kind, which are kept commercially in large flocks here.
We've had them about...