So excited to be keeping chickens again.

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rebrascora

rebrascora

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Feb 14, 2014
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Hi

My name is Barbara. I live in the North East of the UK and I've recently got back into keeping chickens after a few years off..... A fox picked them off one at a time whilst they were free ranging at my stable yard during the day the last time.
Anyway, I am so excited about my new acquisitions and am frantically building a hen ark as they are currently housed in a spare stable. Sadly I dare not let them free range again as the fox risk is still high.

I have a trio of exchequor (sp?) leghorns, a pair of leg bars, a Rhode Island red, a blue haze and two hybrids. They are just starting to come into lay and I am rediculously thrilled when I find an egg in the nest box.

I also keep horses, bees and cats and I've recently discovered "lasagne gardening", which I'm finding very interesting.

I will be posting some questions about worming in the appropriate section very shortly. It is something I didn't get the chance to do last time, but just really wanted to say "hello" in this thread.

Best wishes to everyone and their chickens and many thanks for the info I have obtained from the site so far.

Regards

Barbara
 
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rebrascora said:
Hi

My name is Barbara. I live in the North East of the UK and I've recently got back into keeping chickens after a few years off..... A fox picked them off one at a time whilst they were free ranging at my stable yard during the day the last time.
Anyway, I am so excited about my new acquisitions and am frantically building a hen ark as they are currently housed in a spare stable. Sadly I dare not let them free range again as the fox risk is still high.

I have a trio of exchequor (sp?) leghorns, a pair of leg bars, a Rhode Island red, a blue haze and two hybrids. They are just starting to come into lay and I am rediculously thrilled when I find an egg in the nest box.

I also keep horses, bees and cats and I've recently discovered "lasagne gardening", which I'm finding very interesting.

I will be posting some questions about worming in the appropriate section very shortly. It is something I didn't get the chance to do last time, but just really wanted to say "hello" in this thread.

Best wishes to everyone and their chickens and many thanks for the info I have obtained from the site so far.

Regards

Barbara
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Hello Barbara and Welcome to BYC!'

If you think you like lasgna gardening...you should really checkout Keyhole gardening. Turns your garden and compost pile into a self-feeding vegetable-growing beast.

http://www.inspirationgreen.com/keyhole-gardens.html
 

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