where did you get your chickens from?

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If you happen to be passing through Sussex I'm selling hens at the moment!

I have bought hens from Mumbles Farm in Borough Green, Kent - but that's hardly local to you either.

Bumping for the London chicken-keepers really...!

I got mine from a lovely place near Letchworth North herts, not that far from you, they do hybrids and pure breeds.

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Well the place is called Thornes, I think you can get the number off the net!? Give them a call and they will let you know what hens they have in.( if you cant find the number mail me and i will give it to you williamslouise58 @ hotmail . com )

we got ours from the battery hen welfare trust - go on give some poor little souls a home.
Our 3 girls are so tame and lovely, bit bald at first, but lay an egg each most days

Hi We recently got three lovely brown hens (they are cross between Sussex Whites and Rhode Island reds I think)from Woodside Farm near Liton (just off the A5 at Markyate.). The farm itself is a children's farm with all teh usual stuff, but onthe same site is the Bedforshire Poultry centre, sell all the feed etc as well. Ours started laying within a week of getting home with us. Good luck!

Hi We recently got three lovely brown hens (they are cross between Sussex Whites and Rhode Island reds I think)from Woodside Farm near Liton (just off the A5 at Markyate.). The farm itself is a children's farm with all the usual stuff, but on the same site is the Bedforshire Poultry centre, sell all the feed etc as well. Ours started laying within a week of getting home with us. Good luck!

I am a new mum's netter, do I need to start a new thread? It's a hen problem, mine have completely stopped laying, since they got locked out of their house last Monday and all went to bed on the ground. Do you think they are sulking or is it just the cold weather?

Hi massivepants. I think you'll get more responses if you start a new thread, but I'll try and answer your question anyway. I've only had chickens for a few months so I'm not an expert, but I think stress can cause them to stop laying for a bit. Also lots of breeds stop laying over the Winter too so it could be either.