Chick chick chick chick chickens !!

Oh yes, some plants are very tasty!

No I didn't know they'd wreck it Lentil .

Mind you I'm not the gardener , I think DH might mind . He expensive complains when the squirrels are burying their nuts in the lawn !!

Phoenix I'll get DH looking around, he's handy with a hammer and nails and what you describe would be perfect.

I'd best get reading !!

Thank you

the dog should be fine as long as the run is secure
you know they'll have to be kept in the run otherwise they will wreck your garden?

I asked DD if they would go into the pot eventually (coq au vin) but she was horrified.

Ummmmmmm "Chooks" !! Damn you predictive text !!

Jalima got it!! Crooks it is then.

I'm afraid if we get some they will have to expire from old age, we won't be eating them .

I used to keep chickens, bantams and ducks years ago. My parents decided to keep 4 hens, my stepfather built a nifty little poultry ark, nest box and roosting section at one end, nice big run at the other, wheels on the back end, handles at the front.

When at certain times that they weren't allowed free run of the garden, once they had gone to roost he would move the whole thing to a new area of the garden. They would scratch out moss and weeds, fertilise and produce lovely eggs!

Keep the house and nest boxes clean, no unpleasant pongs.

Thanks MerlotGran I'll search out some magazines . I do like to be prepared . Eggs would be lovely but not essential.

One more question , we do have a well trained little dog , I think he'll be fine with chickens BUT would the chickens be alright with him? No point in rescuing them for a new life and causing them more stress !

DD has some new baby ones from their own hens!!

ps chooks or hens, chickens is what is on the supermarket shelf

a while to adjust to their new stress free environment I mean

Helloooo!!

Go for it, *NanandGrampy. If you have the space you don't have to worry about smells because if they're properly looked after you won't get any unpleasant smells.

Ex battery hens are a great idea but you might have to wait a bit for some eggs as they sometimes take a while to their new stress free environment.

There are some good books and magazines with all sorts of advice and information.

We've had chooks for years and wouldn't be with them.

Good Luck!

That's awesome! I knew someone would know

She's got 'chooks'.

MERLOT!!!!! You there?