morto

hi all anyone keep chickens, thing is ive got 3 ex battery ive had them about 2 years and now one of them doesent look very well, instead of feeding herself from the grass she just looks fed up and is not eating she also looks very sleepy and close,s her eyes alot, ive picked her up and she,s deff very light, we took her in the house and she,s now eating some porrige we had.. but she looks very sad

utternutter

wife keeps mentioning chickens lol, personally i dont think were have the room 3 bed house normal sized back garden, is it worth it?

morto

there well worth it mate, ive got 3 that came from the same battery pen and there eggs are loads better then the supermarkets but there also good just to watch and chill you out

bad boy rs

iTrader: (7)

looks like its a roast for dinner

vroooom ptssssh

umm, take it to the vet maybe!?

Ginge !

ive only ever kept my chicken in the fridge,,,, though keeping them as pets seem well cool

utternutter

what sort of area do you need? how noisey are they?

morto

ive got a big garden but they dont need a big area they do need a shed are something to sleep in and there not noisy

whilee

bollocks you beat me to itanother one heading for a chicken porn living

Big G

Cant beat a proper freshly laid egg in yer pan, that fresh the shit's still slimy on the shell and the egg's still warm when you get it

alangti

try changing its battery's lol

whilee

wave some paxo at it

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Pmsl They can get very tame even eating out of your hand.

Rich_bloor

a fancy getting some chickens, a will have to raise the fence a bit first tho, its only 3 foot.

Andreas

Poor thing, just had a swan put away outside on the ice today as it was injured and wouldnt live much longer now that everything is frozen over here. Hope yours get better.

cossiejay

i going to kfc now

utternutter

i wouldnt have you seen the shitty meat and conditions they use???? fuck that shit, infact ad rather eat my own shit

kosman

chickens go very quiet and tuck there heads in there necks when there dying,if it starts doing that best to put it out its misery,id only keep chickens on a allotment,my ex missus used to have 2 in the back garden and they attracted rats who attacked em.

ballin

iTrader: (1)

no idea on the chicken, but how many eggs do chickens lay a day/week?!

kidsRS

iTrader: (6)

Leave it to it mate its been stuck in a battery for years with no room at all to move it doesnt no what to do.
Id personally pull its neck and get sum young bantams or sussex.

Stree

Lots of things it might be, have a look at this link and you should find out what it is and how to treat it.
http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?board=13.0