Vanessa Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Hi I just wondered if anyone could tell me where I can buy chickens from? We live in the Lothians and wanna get 2 chickens but we don't know where to start. So if anyone could help that would be fab. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Me - no, only joking, I don't have any for sale at the moment and have only just put eggs in the incubator so it'll be a long time before they're ready! There's Paula's Poultry in the borders, George Ogilvie in East Lothian - he has Sussex, Marans, Rhode Island Reds. Chookiehen on this forum got some laying hens from a place ? near Dunbar - you could pm her for details. I can tell you of someone I would definitely NOT get hens from in your area - pm me if you want details You could also go onto Practical Poultry forum and post in the 'Wanted' section, or look in your local adtrader under livestock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Should have said - if you want to see an eglu or cube 'in action' you're welcome to visit. (it takes me half an hour along the Calders road to get to Livingston, just to give you an idea of distance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindy Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Hi, I too can heartily recommend Paila's Poultry near Jedburgh - she sold us a couple of great chickens, gave us lots of good suggestions about getting started and was more than happy to email advice to us when we had a broody bird months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pearsons Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I got two new hens from Paula last night. She usually gets them in to order but she got extra this time. If you do get your hens from Paula (she's on the web, Google for Paulaspoultry) pm me before you get them then you can come and look at my cube. Helen in Hume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hi thanks for all your help I think I proberly will speak to pauls's poultry to see what chickens she got. Just need to get the eglu soon, hopefully! Cheers Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Vanessa, I can completely recommend Paula's Poultry - Paula is a fantastic woman, who knows her chickens, and is more than happy to share her knowledge with new chicken keepers. It's a bit of a treck to find her (she's up a hill in the Borders), but it's absolutely worth the drive, especially for a chicken novice - she taught me a lot when I got my first girls from her, and she has been a constant sourse of help and information over the last two years. Her birds are always immaculate, healthy girls. I also picked a chicken from East Links farm last month - they hatched too many Lohman Browns this year, so are selling them off - they are all now laying and are hand tame already, as they are from their flock that are in the chicken field, so they are used to all ages tramping about feeding them! I have a you can come and visit, if you want to see an Eglu in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Vanessa I'd vote for Paula too - we just bought 3 Bovans Goldline from her last Sunday and had our first egg yesterday. As others have said Paula was very helpful with lots of advice. Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi Vanessa - I've had two lots of two chickens from a farm near Kirknewton - very helpful man called Rob - here is the web address http://allyearroundbirds.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
