Chicken picking at feet

[Lewis]

Ah ok i live in coventry

Not too far then

 

I'll let you know if we have any spare birds. I think we're setting 6 Crested Cream Legbars and 6 Brilley Blue's.

If we're lucky we'll get 2 or 3 hens of each. I think I will have 1 or 2 of each, other people in school and a friend are also possibly interested in hens, but you never know.

 

If you'd like a cockerel that's not a problem, because unfortunately I can't keep cockerels, I have tried with a bantam in the past.

[TOMWARDFARM]

well to breed I need both but prob start with the hens first lol

 

good luck

[craftyhunnypie]

Hi - I don't agree with hatching eggs, then killing them when you find out that they are boys if you are not going to eat them. I think that is awful - why hatch them?

If you are hatching eggs, then please either be prepared to eat your boys or have homes already arranged for them if you can't keep them yourself.

I couldn't dispatch if there were problems with the chicks or chickens - but have friends that can 'do the deed' if it ever arises. We also don't eat chicken (personal choice) - but again - the 'dispatchers' do.

All my cockerels either stay with me, live on my sisters farm or friends small holdings - none have been killed for food as yet.

I do understand that if they are not fertilising eggs, or protecting the ladies from wandering out of the garden etc, then you are keeping them for the sake of it. I personally would not have cockerels if they didn't do anything - they eat so much!

Mine are very frisky with the ladies - I've kept the frizzle gene going & they are better than any guard dogs - warning us of people coming up the drive. So we love ours.

It's a touchy subject 'cockerels' - but if you're hatching - then it's more than likely you will get them.

 

Emma.x

[Lewis]

I don't agree with hatching eggs, then killing them when you find out that they are boys if you are not going to eat them. I think that is awful - why hatch them?

If you are hatching eggs, then please either be prepared to eat your boys or have homes already arranged for them if you can't keep them yourself.

I couldn't dispatch if there were problems with the chicks or chickens - but have friends that can 'do the deed' if it ever arises. We also don't eat chicken (personal choice) - but again - the 'dispatchers' do.

All my cockerels either stay with me, live on my sisters farm or friends small holdings - none have been killed for food as yet.

I do understand that if they are not fertilising eggs, or protecting the ladies from wandering out of the garden etc, then you are keeping them for the sake of it. I personally would not have cockerels if they didn't do anything - they eat so much!

Mine are very frisky with the ladies - I've kept the frizzle gene going & they are better

I aggree with you Emma and have thought all these things through . I know not everyone does. I'm not sure what happens to the males of the hybrids POL breeders seel, I know some can be bought, but I can guess .

 

If I had a chick which was injured/ill I think now I would be able to cull it, as I would know it was for the right reasons, but I wouldn't do it just because it was unwanted, but personally after it'd grown up and been a pet I'd rather go the the vet or ask someone else.