Re: Keeping chickens

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

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:06:35 GMT

<charlie.smithers@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1104172442.557040.168910@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Hi Nuele and Debra,
>
> thanks both for your helpful responses! My garden is about 50 feet by
> 30 feet, I think.
 Crikey that is a tiny garden. Will the birds be free to roam? Is it a neat
garden because they will scratch and eat your plants.

> I live in the UK, in a small town with lots of
> farmland around.
 Ask at your local council to see if there is a covenant preventing the
keeping of livestock in your property. Ask if the neighbours will mind the
noise from the birds.

> I must say I'm pleased to find such a helpful and friendly group of
> people! I'll certainly keep using this newsgroup!
> Cheers,
 Also try some of the poultry forums.
http://www.practicalpoultry.co.uk/forum/

http://www.simplypoultry.ltd.uk/Forum/default.asp

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