Millennials buying more and more chickens

Anyone want a book on the topic.

The brother in law bought me this book for two different Christmas’s. I think it is him who wants to keep them.
 

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I use to have aviaries out the back with different finches, canaries and separate one for budgies and quails. I use to collect and eat the quail eggs.

Had to knock them down when we got the extension built.
 
I think i'd like to have a go with chickens at some point. Never really looked into it before but any food you can grow or make yourself seems to be a good idea.

Not sure how cost effective these things are in reality.
 
MoggasDog said:
We have had chickens for a good few years. Foxes, flies, rats, mice. Its not all good, I'm afraid. Then the lazy slags go on strike for no reason so you end up just feeding them until they decide to start laying eggs again. 😁
But I eat a lot of eggs so its a good way of knowing where they come from and what food was given etc
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The vermin would be my issue. When I had the aviaries I was for ever putting traps down for mice.
 
our deeds stay we cant have chickens....


although ducks and turkeys are acceptable..... absolutely bizarre
 
Same here

I have also been told rats are a big problem as they love chicken feed and have plenty of places to hide under chicken sheds etc.

Maybe if someone has plenty of land and get set up sheds on legs and plenty of rat traps etc its a goey.
 
Cambsred said:
I think i'd like to have a go with chickens at some point. Never really looked into it before but any food you can grow or make yourself seems to be a good idea.

Not sure how cost effective these things are in reality.
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I've kept chickens for a few years and they aren't cost effective if you just look at the cost of eggs.

However they also clear pests, eat your waste fruit and veg, break down weeds and grass clippings from your garden and their poo and bedding help make great compost. They are also funny and relaxing to watch.

The eggs are a bonus really.
 
Rolloutthebarrel said:
I've kept chickens for a few years and they aren't cost effective if you just look at the cost of eggs.

However they also clear pests, eat your waste fruit and veg, break down weeds and grass clippings from your garden and their poo and bedding help make great compost. They are also funny and relaxing to watch.

The eggs are a bonus really.
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I think I would need a bigger garden initially but useful to know. Discussed getting pets for the kids and I think a chickens lifecycle and the bonus eggs certainly make them quite appealing.
 
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