What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[Guest]

Does anyone know of any places to buy hens in herts I am south of Cambridge

 

Any recommendations please would be good also which breeds are good ...pretty fluffy ones that do lay some eggs too....cheers

indie

[Cooks]

I am south Cambridge Indie.. you have Cambridge Poultry in Bottisham, they are excellent, or there is a famer in Fulbourn that sells them as well, where I got mine. Depends on the type your after

 

there is also a place in hertfordshire that sells hens but I cannot for the life of me think of it's name..... errrm?? thornes or something like that.

[Falkor]

Indie, I am on Cambs / Beds border and will be off to Bottisham with Cookie Monster later this month to get a couple of hybrids to add to my flock.

 

But if you are after a ball of feathers then you NEED this;

 

 

Although you can`t have her, she is MINE! ALL MINE, Mwah ha ha ha ha

 

She is an Orpington, I have three and they are all feathers! So lovely too. Stella (pictured) will jump on my lap for cuddles and the other two run (well more of an enthusiastic waddle at speed) at me every time i open the back door. Oh and they are meant to lay 140-170 eggs a year.

[Mrs Frugal]

I've popped this into the Chickens section as you'll probably get more replies

[westleigh]

Hi there is a place near Hadwick just up the road from petpacks called Two pot bantams they have lots of differant breeds to choose from not only bantams, your best to ring them first to find out what is available hope this helps

[Guest]

My OH liked Buff orpingtons and they look GINGER too...Catherine tate eat ur heart out

 

Perhaps I need to get those for him for a present he will be sooo pleased

 

But I will look up these places...do the buffs get up the ladder yet in your new Cube Palmer..another question can the big birds (posh ones ) get up the cube ladder

 

What do u reckon, but thats the kind of ones i like.

 

I know wimpole hall has a load of breeds of hens to look, I have heard of Thorns

 

thanks

indie............hopefully i wont take 2 years to get some more hens

 

ps i like the sound of a speckledy hen but dont know what it is out come the books

[Falkor]

My OH liked Buff orpingtons and they look GINGER too...Catherine tate eat ur heart out

 

Perhaps I need to get those for him for a present he will be sooo pleased

 

But I will look up these places...do the buffs get up the ladder yet in your new Cube Palmer..another question can the big birds (posh ones ) get up the cube ladder

They have all been up the ladder but kind of jump/flap down. They are still living in the so just using the as a playgtound. I know another forum member has lots of different posh breeds (large fowl and bantams) and they have no problems with the cube ladder

 

What do u reckon, but thats the kind of ones i like.

 

I know wimpole hall has a load of breeds of hens to look, I have heard of Thorns

 

thanks

indie............hopefully i wont take 2 years to get some more hens

 

ps i like the sound of a speckledy hen but dont know what it is out come the books

Do you mean a Cockoo Maran? Fourth bird down http://www.cambridgepoultry.co.uk/poultryforsale.htm

[westleigh]

i got 2 buff orpingtons bantams and they both manage the ladder fine

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Haven't managed to get a video of the Orpies entering the cube, but this is them exciting at speed for breakfast the other morning

 

 

Hope it works!

 

Sha x

[BeckyBoo]

Just to ditto that all mine manage the cube ladder fine including my Orp, and here's a picture of my Speckledy when she'd just hatched some eggs

She's lovely, regular layer of dark brown eggs, excellent Mum, not the friendliest but not flighty by any means. Whereas my Orp is entirely led by her stomach and is a HUGELY friendly bird. Had to take her to the vet today and she quite happily sat there being petted by all the vets and veterinary nurses!

 

 

BeckyBoo

[chelsea]

ooh, decisions decisions!

 

Just to warn you though the fluffy/heavy breeds usually indicate low egg production and then have a tendency to go broody my fluffy cochin just started laying a week ago (after a 5 month winter break!) and has now gone broody.

 

If you want lots of eggs maybe a fluffy looking hybrid or something like a Maran/speckeldly/rhode island red may suit.

 

Search out all your breeders in the area and go and have a look - they will give lots of advice too

 

Cant wait to see what you get.....

[Guest]

I just looked at all these pretty chickens and now am drifting to bantams but i do like the speckledy hen as well.

I wish there was a show on as Owen on another post went to Reading Poultry show & it looked really good.

i am off tom so am going to nip along to thorns to see what they have there.

Thanks for letting me know re the ladder...i still have a run to build!!!

the stresses of being a chicken owner

indie

[westleigh]

ooow let us know if you saw any that you have fallen in love with,as you do

[Guest]

Yep I will let u know I like looking and being very nosey at all the nice runs and houses and of course different types of chickens....

If I see what i want i will ask them to reserve a couple of someting to go in with the gingernuts when they turn up on the 14th.........as I know they are all going to get along famously

 

I will get my kids to put some pics on as well

 

indie