Got the go ahead from the missus on this now, got to move the garden around a bit then ill buy the coop and stuff i need get all setup and then get some hens. Thanks all.

Just found this site, i can get ex battery hens from about an hour away from me. Re-Home some ex-battery hens

Ordered this coop as we plan to keep 2-3 hens COCOON CHICKEN HEN HOUSE COOP POULTRY ARK RUN BRAND NEW | eBay we are getting some rescue hens at 1 year old £4 each just up the road from us too also ordered water and food containers and a 20kg bag of food.

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Ordered this coop as we plan to keep 2-3 hens COCOON CHICKEN HEN HOUSE COOP POULTRY ARK RUN BRAND NEW | eBay we are getting some rescue hens at 1 year old £4 each just up the road from us too also ordered water and food containers and a 20kg bag of food.

Nice coop! That should do the trick nicely.

With the hens being ex battery I would order some poultry spice and some apple cider vinegar. That should help with the stress etc and bring them back to full laying / full feathers in no time.

Best thing about ex bat is they will be good layers and usually the breed i.e ISA browns are very easy to handle and not as skittish as some of the other breeds. When you approach these they will squat and allow you to pick them up easily where as my Wyandotte’s on the other hand are a nightmare to pick up lol. I’ve had my ISA Brown (AKA Sarah) 3 years old now and she’s top of the pecking order even though she is smaller than the Wyandotte’s. She also allows my 2 year old to pick her up lol

Just had a phone call from the company off ebay, they wanted to know the breed and how many hens i would be keeping in it and when i toldd him he said that wass fine and to make sure i let them out when ever possible which i thought is excellent of a company.

Ive ordered the coop, red mite organic powder, apple cider vinegar also organic, flubenvet wormer, water and food hoppers and a big ass bag of layers pellets with oyster grit in it.

Ive cleared a space for them just got to move an 8x6 shed today lol and im good to go. The guy with the hens said he has 40! so im going to pick up 2 or 3 depending on how big they are once ive set the coop up and seen them.

The breed is warren.

Originally Posted by sargie

Just had a phone call from the company off ebay, they wanted to know the breed and how many hens i would be keeping in it and when i toldd him he said that wass fine and to make sure i let them out when ever possible which i thought is excellent of a company.

Ive ordered the coop, red mite organic powder, apple cider vinegar also organic, flubenvet wormer, water and food hoppers and a big ass bag of layers pellets with oyster grit in it.

Ive cleared a space for them just got to move an 8x6 shed today lol and im good to go. The guy with the hens said he has 40! so im going to pick up 2 or 3 depending on how big they are once ive set the coop up and seen them.

The breed is warren.

If the breed is warren that should be ISA browns (I think lol !! some call them warrens or ISA warrens or like me ISA browns. They are a lovely breed very docile you can't go far wrong with them mate.

Good luck with moving the shed I hope you’ve got some help lol Either that or a crate of beer for afterwards as encouragement.

My neighbours keep chickens in there garden, the coop he made himself out of old fence panels what we didn't need any more it looks great and the chickens are happy running around the garden.We have no complaints over this in fact they are pretty quiet really. So yes a great hobby and free eggs what more can you ask for sargie.

Do you need to clip their wings ive seen videos on ebay showing it. Or do they not try to fly away? I always thought chickens could not fly.

sargie I haven't seen my neighbours do this but here is how to do it mate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hr9ioWrmis

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Do you need to clip their wings ive seen videos on ebay showing it. Or do they not try to fly away? I always thought chickens could not fly.

I wouldn't. From experience they can't fly far anyway only very short distances so shouldn't be a problem. Also if you are free roaming in the garden the little bit of flight they do have could help them get away from a predator etc.