We are hoping to buy some chickens in 3-4 weeks time. A large fenced off area is already done, it's one concrete and we were thinking of putting bark down. Would this be ok? The hens would also be able to roam our garden when we are home too.
We need to buy a coop and thinking of this one
We would like three hens, are we able to buy 1 of each breed? Or is it better to stick with 1 breed? At first we wanted 2 hens and a cockerel but after reading online people are saying we would need more hens to keep the cockerel happy. Has anyone had a small number of hens and a happy cockerel?
Last question what breed would you recommend with primary aged children?
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Roundbales · 11/07/2014 18:38
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