Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi everyone..im still getting things ready to get chickens but i was just thinking because its taking a while and the weather is going to be getting colder soon..am i going to be too late to get chickens i want to get pol or maybe younger,is there only a certain time you can get these or do chickens have chicks at any time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie chick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Never a bad time to get chickens!! You may find less choice at this time of year, and if you get young pure breeds you may not get any eggs until next spring.... but if you cant wait - and you can get some - go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I agree- i got my first ones at Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Oh brilliant thanks i want to get hybrids would they be hard to get hold of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Now is a good time as the weather is not too bad so you can spend time with them. I got news ones in Nov which was daft, no eggs for months and too cold to be with them much. But I still wanted more after a long cold winter of mucking out, breaking ice etc so it was a good test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 I agree- i got my first ones at Christmas. Oh thats great,thats what i was worried about aswell if it gets near to winter when my wir is finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Oh brilliant thanks i want to get hybrids would they be hard to get hold of I think hybrids are generally easy to get hold of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Now is a good time as the weather is not too bad so you can spend time with them. I better get cracking to get it finished then cos i do want to spend alot of time with them to get them used to us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Where abouts are you based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hybrids are easy to get hold of all year... Tell us where you are based and we can prob recommend a good supplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Yes, there is a bad time of year - when the chicken food bill is higher than the human food bill you know its a bad time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Yes, there is a bad time of year - when the chicken food bill is higher than the human food bill you know its a bad time Yeah, but you do have not far short of 200 feathery beaks to feed Gosh I get through a sack a week with 25.... By my reckoning you must get through about a sack a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutmare Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I got my hybrids in January, they weren't difficult to get hold of being hybrids, I got an egg the following day from Snowy and the other two were not long to follow. The way I see it it'd have been cold weather at the place I bought them or at my place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 I live in stevenage hertfordshire..thornes poultry centre is not too far from me but thats the only place i know of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Thornes has always enjoyed a very good reputation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Thornes has always enjoyed a very good reputation Oh really do they thats really good..is there anybody hear with chickens from thornes and was they good healthy chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 I've had a few from them and they ahve all been very healthy but they were pure breeds not Hybrids My multi prize winning cockerel Tarzan came from Thornes Thornes have cut down on the pure breeds to concentrate on hybrids but when I last visited everything was tidy and clean but go and take a look, its a garden centre too so you can have a good look around without feeling obliged to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheaky Chick Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Oh hes gorgeous aaww and look at him with his bubbies i do like Thorne's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
