TheLandProject
In the Brooder
- Sep 13, 2021
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Hi All!
Long time "listener", first time "Caller"..!
I've been keeping chickens in my back yard, and then at a plot of land just outside Ore, Hastings for nearly 2 years now. I started with 6 rescue battery hens and had an uphill battle with suburban, and then country foxes, resulting in a set up of 1 Araucana (with a bit of legbar possivbly) cockerel - raised from 8 weeks with his half-sister (Araucana/Cream Legbar status similar to half-brother) - the aforementioned half-sister, 2 cream legbar hens, 1 reverse sussex, & finally the full complex setup of 5 9-wekk old chicks from the eggs of said brood! I think I've only got 1 pullet in the new batch
I first got into chicken keeping for egg produce, but through the process of losing of hens, I stopped eating chicken (!) so had to re-evaluate my relationship with meat! Long story short, I'm now raising chickens (& Quail for eggs and balancing my feelings about eating meat by eating the young male birds that would have to be despatched anyways...
Chickens are part of a larger, permaculture-inspired project with my husband on our 2ish acre plot of land in East Sussex. We are also hoping to grow a lot of the feed for our flocks, through plants, crops, compost & mealworm farming, so I look forward to delving into the archives of the knowledgebase on here for top tips!
Long time "listener", first time "Caller"..!
I've been keeping chickens in my back yard, and then at a plot of land just outside Ore, Hastings for nearly 2 years now. I started with 6 rescue battery hens and had an uphill battle with suburban, and then country foxes, resulting in a set up of 1 Araucana (with a bit of legbar possivbly) cockerel - raised from 8 weeks with his half-sister (Araucana/Cream Legbar status similar to half-brother) - the aforementioned half-sister, 2 cream legbar hens, 1 reverse sussex, & finally the full complex setup of 5 9-wekk old chicks from the eggs of said brood! I think I've only got 1 pullet in the new batch
I first got into chicken keeping for egg produce, but through the process of losing of hens, I stopped eating chicken (!) so had to re-evaluate my relationship with meat! Long story short, I'm now raising chickens (& Quail for eggs and balancing my feelings about eating meat by eating the young male birds that would have to be despatched anyways...
Chickens are part of a larger, permaculture-inspired project with my husband on our 2ish acre plot of land in East Sussex. We are also hoping to grow a lot of the feed for our flocks, through plants, crops, compost & mealworm farming, so I look forward to delving into the archives of the knowledgebase on here for top tips!
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