LottieR Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hello, I was wondering where you got your chickens from? We live in Southend and I have found Barling Poultry and Smilers Farm from googling, but I have no idea if they are good people to buy from. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I got my bluebelle and black rock from here, they do chicken keeping courses too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hi Lottie, I am not far from you it seems!!! Mine came from ben at http://www.henhousepoultry.co.uk he is just over the other side of the Dartford bridge! Feel free to come for a visit any time if you want to see chooks before you choose what you'd like, or have any questions Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottieR Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thankyou. I may take you up on that offer, I am going a course on Sunday through Omlet in Chelmsford to make sure that it what I really want to do, and I would like my husband to come but we don't have any childcare so if its ok with you maybe we could pop in, I think he needs some persuasion in the matter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 No Problems... Are you going to Kathrine in Rettendon? We went there, she is great... Feel free to come over... i'll PM you my mobile number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm waving hello! I am running a course on Sunday - will be nice to see you! I get all my girls from hens 4 homes too - its a bit of a trek out to Stebbing but well worth it as Kirsty is lovely! There is a place just round the corner from here too where they have lovely chooks but the bloke is a bit strange. As for kids - I'm thinking of running another kids hen party in the summer - just havn't got round to sorting it out because I've been kinda busy lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomperu Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Just to pick up on quickcluck's suggestion. I got my 3 chickens from Ben at HenHouse Poultry and they're brilliant. He's got loads of hens and bantams, all in large, airy clean enclosures. You can tell that they're his passion, not just his business and I thoroughly recommend him. If you can drive to him, it's well worth it. Marjorie Queenie Agatha Monty & Heathcliffe the cats Billy the lovely old (arthritic) dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottieR Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hello Kathryn, I am quite exciting about coming on your course on Sunday. I do have a couple of concerns so I am hoping that you will be able to put my mind to ease. Thankyou for the recommendations, its good to know where other people go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugreen Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I just bought my girls from Smilers and I like the folk there. It's a different set up to Hen House etc. and some people mentioned to me that they thought other places were better because the chickens were free range, but I have a tiny garden and for the moment the girls will live on woodchip - I'd have had very disappointed girls if they'd gone from field to woodchip! I went there nearly a dozen times at different times of the day and days of the weeks and it's always clean and the people helpful and friendly. My last doubts were calmed by a friend, who got her girls from Happy Hens, but thought Smilers just as good in their own way... PS your hubbie will come round; my boyf was supportive but definate on it being "my thing" until the girls arrived. Now he can be found sat by the coop 3-4 times an evening chatting away to them; he puts them to bed, "protects" them from the kitten (who wouldn't stand a chance, the girls are twice her size!!) and seems very taken with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
