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Garden Poultry - Sold out!

By poachedegg, in Chickens, Eggs and Hatching

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Went for a drive to Garden Poultry today as undecided whether to get some more chickens now or to wait until September for some ex batts and there was a sign saying they had sold out....usually they have so many, so I was really surprised!

 

They are supposed to be getting some more next week, so will give her a call to see what they are getting.

 

This chicken lark ain't arf getting popular! :D

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I went with my friend on Saturday morning - she was gutted! The owner tells us that she's getting 300 birds in on Thurs night ready for sales to begin on Friday. My friend will be returning, she's got an empty eglu in her garden. We hope to go Fri after school.

 

The owner is a lovely person and has been amazed by the popularity of keeping chickens. She's got all sorts on order and will tell you if you phone. The ones coming in are 15 weeks, apparently. I remember amber stars but not much else!

 

The website's down as her brother organised it but there's been a problem with the password.

 

HTH :D

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we got eleanor and lucy from them. They had loads when we went, I'm really surprised! Mind you, we have been recommending them to everyone. One of our allotment neighbours got girls from there after 2 sheds told him about them.

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there has been such a run on backyard hens recently that the hatcheries have had trouble keeping up with demand.

 

Sadly, there is a problem with unwanted backyard hens too - my Mum's local paper recently ran a story about an animal shelter that was over-run with hens whose owners hadn't thought it through properly :x

 

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there has been such a run on backyard hens recently that the hatcheries have had trouble keeping up with demand.

 

Sadly, there is a problem with unwanted backyard hens too - my Mum's local paper recently ran a story about an animal shelter that was over-run with hens whose owners hadn't thought it through properly :x

 

Jo

 

:roll::roll::roll::evil: No why doesn't that surprise me?!

 

I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who pitch up to buy hens without having throught about it at all. A couple I spoke to on Sunday had popped by on a whim to buy some hens, didn't have any housing and 'would it be alright to keep them in the kitchen until we buy a coop?'

 

*Grrrrr*

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keeping chickens can be so rewarding but you do have to do your homework first and get yourself set up.

They sell chooks at our local garden centre now. They had in a pair of warrens the other day, they looked only about 10 weeks I think. They look so teeny at that age, I think that someone who has had no chicken experience before wouldn't realise how big they do grow. They were also in weeny arcs in there, which were fine whilst they were so small but I wouldn't want to keep any full sized hens in it.

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I've had 2 lots of chickens from Lisa and she is lovely - am amazed too that she has sold out though she did tell me theyhad also been cleaned out at least once by thieves!! Thye just backed up the lorries and loaded the chickens in :shock:. If anyone does go please let me know if she still has bluebells, just in case as I'm sure you understand!! :whistle:

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Oh no Poached egg

 

I was going to send our friends there next week to buy their hens...hope Lisa will have some by then. Her cat has had 2 kittens and one of them is reserved for me...yipee.

 

Lisa & her hubby is lovely and I love their new log cabin house!

 

Kit

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Oh no Poached egg

 

I was going to send our friends there next week to buy their hens...hope Lisa will have some by then. Her cat has had 2 kittens and one of them is reserved for me...yipee.

 

Lisa & her hubby is lovely and I love their new log cabin house!

 

Kit

 

I have emailed B & C to let them know - wasn't sure when they will be going, so just warned them not to go until at least Friday.

 

That log cabin is certainly better than the caravan! :D

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There was a scam going on - certainly around here anyway - the chicken rustlers were following the delivery lorries around and watching where they went, then going back after dark to steal all the chooks! Our local lot got caught though.

 

It wasn't terribly subtle as they were stealing from outlets who all used the same supplier. :roll:

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Lisa & her hubby is lovely and I love their new log cabin house!

 

Kit

 

they are very nice people and he knows his chickens and spent time with us before we bought our girls. They were working (not sure about living) out of a big static caravan when we went.

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Lisa & her hubby is lovely and I love their new log cabin house!

 

Kit

 

they are very nice people and he knows his chickens and spent time with us before we bought our girls. They were working (not sure about living) out of a big static caravan when we went.

 

The caravan is still there, however just as you go in the gate, on the left hand side, they have had a Log Cabin built. :D

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