Re: Keeping chickens

From: ex WGS Hamm (alpha.bitchREMOVETHIS_at_virgin.net)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:04:00 GMT

"Charlie Smithers" <charlie.smithers@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:faecb8b0.0412270936.542fcde9@posting.google.com...
> 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?
 It would help if we knew where in the world you are. Different countries
have different regulations regarding keeping fowl. Do you want something
ornamental or something puely for eggs. Do you want bantam or large fowl?
Are you rural or in a town.If the latter there might be a covenant
preventing you from keeping livestock in your garden.
 What do you consider to be a medium sized garden? *I* consider 1/3 acres to
be a medium sized garden, but then I have always lived very rural where
gardens are this size.

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