Re: Keeping chickens

From: nuele mersch (fowls_at_nuele-online.de)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:20:33 +0100

Charlie Smithers <charlie.smithers@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> sorry if this is not the right group to post to...
>
> I'm thinking about keeping chickens in my garden. Anyone point me to
> some good starting places for information? Also, do we need to get
> permission from anyone, or is just like keeping pets?
>
> Anyone advise on a good number to keep in a medium sized garden? Would
> two egg-layers be ok, or would there be some reason I should have
> more?
>
> If this is the wrong group to post this to, anyone know which would be
> better?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Charlie Smithers
> charlie.smithers@gmail.com

Hi Charlie,

welcome on board! You've found the right group, and it is a great idea
to keep some chickens in your garden if you don't mind them scratching
around in your flower beds ;-)

In which part of the world do you live? And how large is a "medium
sized" garden in that part or the world?

Two hens is the absolute minimum, a hen should not be alone. There is an
interesting phenomenon about chicken keeping - once you get interested
in them, their number increases constantly (they're addictive ;-) I
started with a large coop, four hens and a cockerel, and keep forty or
fifty birds today. There are so many beautiful breeds to choose from!
Just take a look at the chicken pages of www.feathersite.com to get an
idea....

I believe once we know where you're located someone here can suggest a
couple of good books on chicken keeping. Probably wouldn't make much
sense if I recommended a German one :-))

Nuele (D)

PS: the (D) is for Germany. When I started to read this group, someone
suggested we should add the country we're in to our signature and I
thought this was a good idea