Yesterday I found two hens wandering around my road, so I caught them, put them in a spare ark and went door knocking to find their owners (one person was like, oh yes, I think they might have come from that house down there, which is my house
). It turns out that they only live a few doors away (I'm at no. 3, they're at no. 12) and I never knew that they were there, and they never knew that I was there. Apparently these two girls keep on getting out, so I suspect that we'll be seeing more of them.
Anyway, given that I now know three households with poultry (including myself - one has ducks, and now this new one with two hens) within a stones throw of my house, I reckon there must be more around here, and I figured that what with it being the summer holidays, there might be a market for chicken sitting.
So, has anyone else done this, and how much did you charge? Did you charge by the hen, coop etc. or just a flat rate per day / week? Was cleaning out included in this charge? Did you have any problems?
TIA
Anyway, given that I now know three households with poultry (including myself - one has ducks, and now this new one with two hens) within a stones throw of my house, I reckon there must be more around here, and I figured that what with it being the summer holidays, there might be a market for chicken sitting.
So, has anyone else done this, and how much did you charge? Did you charge by the hen, coop etc. or just a flat rate per day / week? Was cleaning out included in this charge? Did you have any problems?
TIA