- Fourteen days in and we are still loving our "girls", the lovely hens bought from Farmer Mike. ready for his morning duties, Little Man scoffs down his breakfast and dons wellies to go and collect the eggs almost before we can catch up with him. He loves stroking them and 3 out of the 4 actually appreciate it too (for different reasons, I may add, than he thinks, but … [Read more...] about Chicken update…14 days in
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The Economics of Keeping Chicken
- Apparently chicken are the 3rd most popular “pet” kept in the UK. As I explained in my previous post, I do love the romantic idea of them pecking away on the scrap heap and producing delicious fresh eggs. …but does it make financial sense? Well, here’s the run down of costs: In preparation for their arrival I bought a coup with an enclosed run. This was supplied by the … [Read more...] about The Economics of Keeping Chicken
The Chicken have arrived
It all started off with a romantic vision of seeing chicken scratching away at the bottom of the garden. That was a year ago, when we moved to this house. There is a decent garden and as a huge supporter of recycling I thought chicken would be great: We love eggs. We eat lots of veg, the scraps of which chickens can turn into eggs for us. Most importantly, we’re keen for the … [Read more...] about The Chicken have arrived
