Jenni Hen
Songster
I knew very little about chickens but discovered 2 years ago that the weird phrasing in the Deeds of my House actually meant that I could keep chickens, as long as they are tame (and not for breeding purposes). So legally I have to spoil my girls rotten to be sure they are properly tame...
For two years I've had a little flock of 6 bantams, from a chap on the allotments who had bred them but couldn't sell them at the market as usual (Covid). I have 4 Light Sussex, 1 buff Plymouth Rock and 1 New Red Hampshire.
My hens were 20 weeks old and hadn't been handled when I got them, and I've enjoyed getting to know them and building a rapport. They still don't like being handled but they're not actually scared. I love being out in the garden with them at dawn and dusk; wonderful times of day that I missed in the old chickenless routines
The bantams fit in well with my allotment and trying to be as 'green' as possible - that's apart from the ecological havoc they've wreaked on the garden. They're banned from certain corners to give the frogs a chance. I shred the stems from the raspberries and anything else I cut back, to make litter for their run. They add their compost accelerator and the result enhances the veg
Last week in the garden I replanted the remains of some cabbage and cauli plants, for their entertainment, and it saved me cutting up the stalks and outer leaves.
When I knew I was getting chickens I found it hard to obtain good information. Whenever I've needed to find out something about chickens, I've ended up on Back Yard Chickens - so a very big Thank You to all of you who make such useful posts and to everyone who run this community and the forums..
For two years I've had a little flock of 6 bantams, from a chap on the allotments who had bred them but couldn't sell them at the market as usual (Covid). I have 4 Light Sussex, 1 buff Plymouth Rock and 1 New Red Hampshire.
My hens were 20 weeks old and hadn't been handled when I got them, and I've enjoyed getting to know them and building a rapport. They still don't like being handled but they're not actually scared. I love being out in the garden with them at dawn and dusk; wonderful times of day that I missed in the old chickenless routines
The bantams fit in well with my allotment and trying to be as 'green' as possible - that's apart from the ecological havoc they've wreaked on the garden. They're banned from certain corners to give the frogs a chance. I shred the stems from the raspberries and anything else I cut back, to make litter for their run. They add their compost accelerator and the result enhances the veg
Last week in the garden I replanted the remains of some cabbage and cauli plants, for their entertainment, and it saved me cutting up the stalks and outer leaves.When I knew I was getting chickens I found it hard to obtain good information. Whenever I've needed to find out something about chickens, I've ended up on Back Yard Chickens - so a very big Thank You to all of you who make such useful posts and to everyone who run this community and the forums..
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