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What is it with Chickens ?

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    #21
    Chickens are OK if you can't find any sheep.
    They tend to peck during foreplay though

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      #22
      Can I just feed them foodscraps or do they need some special chicken feed?
      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #23
        Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
        Can I just feed them foodscraps or do they need some special chicken feed?
        Some foodscraps are fine (next week they'll be eating the inside of our jack-o-lantern pumpkin for instance). Some foods are a definite no-no, but any chicken book or web page can tell you which ones.

        For egg layers, you should get layers pellets for the bulk of their food, but these are literally dirt cheap compared with the number of eggs you'll get back for it.
        Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.

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          #24
          Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post
          Some foodscraps are fine (next week they'll be eating the inside of our jack-o-lantern pumpkin for instance). Some foods are a definite no-no, but any chicken book or web page can tell you which ones.

          For egg layers, you should get layers pellets for the bulk of their food, but these are literally dirt cheap compared with the number of eggs you'll get back for it.
          Do your chickens cock-a-doodle-do? Some arse near where I live has a right bastard rooster that lets rip at 5am.

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            #25
            Originally posted by Bob Dalek View Post
            Do your chickens cock-a-doodle-do? Some arse near where I live has a right bastard rooster that lets rip at 5am.
            No, we don't have any cockerels. Hens are pretty quiet on the whole.
            Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.

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              #26
              Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
              Anybody got one of these? I'm quite tempted.

              http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_serv...the%20goodlife

              Yeah, me parents had one for about a year then built a bigger one so they could get more chicken. Cockerel was a pain in the arse though and kept attacking me mum, so I shot it with a 12bore.

              HTH
              l l l http://www.thewantedfans.com

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                #27
                Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
                Anybody got one of these? I'm quite tempted.
                http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_serv...the%20goodlife
                They're a bit expensive for the amount of living space you get.
                I built my own.

                http://www.bampotty.com/chickencoop/cooprebuild6.jpg
                Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post
                  No, we don't have any cockerels. Hens are pretty quiet on the whole.
                  How come they lay eggs? Don't they need a one-in-a-while seeing to?

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by Bob Dalek View Post
                    How come they lay eggs? Don't they need a one-in-a-while seeing to?
                    Only if you want chicks. Do women stop menstruating when they don't have a man around? Eggs are just chicken 'time of the months'
                    Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.

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                      #30
                      I use to keep bantams ( nothing to do with motorbikes) until my mum cooked one of them for tea
                      Just call me Matron - Too many handbags

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