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Have decided to bite the bullet and get some chickens in the
spring after I do some garden preparation first, we had six chickens some years ago (but not here) so know what to expect and what is involved etc, just not sure what type to go for. Last time we had bantams, I am thinking of getting about four to start with and maybe add another couple later on. I am bit concerned about the fact we are surrounded by neighbours and hens can sometimes be quite vocal especially when laying an egg. Stephen. -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce |
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On Jan 3, 8:49*pm, wrote:
wrote: Have decided to bite the bullet and get some chickens in the spring after I do some garden preparation first, we had six chickens some years ago (but not here) so know what to expect and what is involved etc, just not sure what type to go for. We have 6. *We have a nera, a speckledy, a bluebell and a white leghorn.. Plus 2 light sussex bantams. The nera and bluebell have carried on laying all through the winter, the speckledy has gone off, the white leghorn has gone off, but she's a bit older than the others and has laid almost 1 a day consistantly for nearly 2 years now, which is quite impressive. *The bantams are rubbish, they go off lay at the drop of a hat. *:-/ I am bit concerned about the fact we are surrounded by neighbours and hens can sometimes be quite vocal especially when laying an egg. Ours are sometimes a bit ranty when they lay, more often one of the bantams gets narky at whoever is sitting on the nest. *They are nowhere near as noisy as either neighbour's dogs, especially the yappy one, but they're harder to quieten down, too. *:-) Please, for the sake of your neighbours Don't have bantams, esp cockerels, Where I used to work som years ago people behind our office had Bantams, and the blasted cockerel would only shut up for a couple of hours a day, It took a lot of complaining and almost 6 months to get rid of it. |
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Dave Hill wrote:
Please, for the sake of your neighbours Don't have bantams, esp cockerels, I wouldn't expect anyone with neighbours to have a cockerel. |
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wrote: Dave Hill wrote: Please, for the sake of your neighbours Don't have bantams, esp cockerels, I wouldn't expect anyone with neighbours to have a cockerel. Yep, they are far too vocal especially at five in the morning. Stephen. -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce |
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Dave Hill wrote: On Jan 3, 8:49*pm, wrote: wrote: Have decided to bite the bullet and get some chickens in the spring after I do some garden preparation first, we had six chickens some years ago (but not here) so know what to expect and what is involved etc, just not sure what type to go for. We have 6. *We have a nera, a speckledy, a bluebell and a white leghorn. Plus 2 light sussex bantams. The nera and bluebell have carried on laying all through the winter, the speckledy has gone off, the white leghorn has gone off, but she's a bit older than the others and has laid almost 1 a day consistantly for nearly 2 years now, which is quite impressive. *The bantams are rubbish, they go off lay at the drop of a hat. *:-/ I am bit concerned about the fact we are surrounded by neighbours and hens can sometimes be quite vocal especially when laying an egg. Ours are sometimes a bit ranty when they lay, more often one of the bantams gets narky at whoever is sitting on the nest. *They are nowhere near as noisy as either neighbour's dogs, especially the yappy one, but they're harder to quieten down, too. *:-) Please, for the sake of your neighbours Don't have bantams, esp cockerels, Where I used to work som years ago people behind our office had Bantams, and the blasted cockerel would only shut up for a couple of hours a day, It took a lot of complaining and almost 6 months to get rid of it. I have no intention of having a cockerel as I don't intend to breed them and they are far too noisy anyway. A neighbour at our other house years ago had a cockerel and it used to run up and down the rear garden walls, people complained about the noise to no avail, then one day it just disappeared. Stephen. -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce |
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wrote: wrote: Have decided to bite the bullet and get some chickens in the spring after I do some garden preparation first, we had six chickens some years ago (but not here) so know what to expect and what is involved etc, just not sure what type to go for. We have 6. We have a nera, a speckledy, a bluebell and a white leghorn. Plus 2 light sussex bantams. The nera and bluebell have carried on laying all through the winter, the speckledy has gone off, the white leghorn has gone off, but she's a bit older than the others and has laid almost 1 a day consistantly for nearly 2 years now, which is quite impressive. The bantams are rubbish, they go off lay at the drop of a hat. :-/ I am bit concerned about the fact we are surrounded by neighbours and hens can sometimes be quite vocal especially when laying an egg. Ours are sometimes a bit ranty when they lay, more often one of the bantams gets narky at whoever is sitting on the nest. They are nowhere near as noisy as either neighbour's dogs, especially the yappy one, but they're harder to quieten down, too. :-) I was surprised when I looked up hens/chickens to see how many varieties there are, even the bantams seem to have a few variants. I was sort of hoping to find a couple of varieties to pick from but there's too much choice really. I have two options, one is too seek breeds further afield and the other is to visit our local farmer (who the wife knows) to see what they have as they do supply chickens. I think it will depend on what is available tome locally as I don't want to travel too far so this might limit the availability and I may have to accept what's available locally. I'll wait for the wife to report back after she sees our local farmer to see what they have then I'll ask again here. Thanks, Stephen. -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce |
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"Moonraker" wrote in message ... On 04/01/2012 09:43, wrote: In wrote: wrote: Have decided to bite the bullet and get some chickens in the spring after I do some garden preparation first, we had six chickens some years ago (but not here) so know what to expect and what is involved etc, just not sure what type to go for. We have 6. We have a nera, a speckledy, a bluebell and a white leghorn. Plus 2 light sussex bantams. The nera and bluebell have carried on laying all through the winter, the speckledy has gone off, the white leghorn has gone off, but she's a bit older than the others and has laid almost 1 a day consistantly for nearly 2 years now, which is quite impressive. The bantams are rubbish, they go off lay at the drop of a hat. :-/ I am bit concerned about the fact we are surrounded by neighbours and hens can sometimes be quite vocal especially when laying an egg. Ours are sometimes a bit ranty when they lay, more often one of the bantams gets narky at whoever is sitting on the nest. They are nowhere near as noisy as either neighbour's dogs, especially the yappy one, but they're harder to quieten down, too. :-) I was surprised when I looked up hens/chickens to see how many varieties there are, even the bantams seem to have a few variants. I was sort of hoping to find a couple of varieties to pick from but there's too much choice really. I have two options, one is too seek breeds further afield and the other is to visit our local farmer (who the wife knows) to see what they have as they do supply chickens. I think it will depend on what is available tome locally as I don't want to travel too far so this might limit the availability and I may have to accept what's available locally. I'll wait for the wife to report back after she sees our local farmer to see what they have then I'll ask again here. Thanks, Stephen. A bit OT as regards hens but on topic for noise. If you think hens/cockerels are noisy try a donkey next door to you. -- Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire Been thee. Done that. NO THANK YOU. My Stepmother bough my children a Donkey when we were at our last house. Big garden. Donkey could have gone miles away, but no, we didn't know. Made a paddock near the house. Baaaaad mistake. Mike -- .................................... I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight. .................................... |
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"Moonraker" wrote in message ... On 04/01/2012 09:43, wrote: In wrote: wrote: Have decided to bite the bullet and get some chickens in the spring after I do some garden preparation first, we had six chickens some years ago (but not here) so know what to expect and what is involved etc, just not sure what type to go for. We have 6. We have a nera, a speckledy, a bluebell and a white leghorn. Plus 2 light sussex bantams. The nera and bluebell have carried on laying all through the winter, the speckledy has gone off, the white leghorn has gone off, but she's a bit older than the others and has laid almost 1 a day consistantly for nearly 2 years now, which is quite impressive. The bantams are rubbish, they go off lay at the drop of a hat. :-/ I am bit concerned about the fact we are surrounded by neighbours and hens can sometimes be quite vocal especially when laying an egg. Ours are sometimes a bit ranty when they lay, more often one of the bantams gets narky at whoever is sitting on the nest. They are nowhere near as noisy as either neighbour's dogs, especially the yappy one, but they're harder to quieten down, too. :-) I was surprised when I looked up hens/chickens to see how many varieties there are, even the bantams seem to have a few variants. I was sort of hoping to find a couple of varieties to pick from but there's too much choice really. I have two options, one is too seek breeds further afield and the other is to visit our local farmer (who the wife knows) to see what they have as they do supply chickens. I think it will depend on what is available tome locally as I don't want to travel too far so this might limit the availability and I may have to accept what's available locally. I'll wait for the wife to report back after she sees our local farmer to see what they have then I'll ask again here. Thanks, Stephen. A bit OT as regards hens but on topic for noise. If you think hens/cockerels are noisy try a donkey next door to you. -- Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire Especially when they're laying :-) Bill |
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Moonraker wrote: On 04/01/2012 09:43, wrote: In wrote: [snip] A bit OT as regards hens but on topic for noise. If you think hens/cockerels are noisy try a donkey next door to you. A friend had a donkey years ago, my god is was noisy. Stephen. -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce |
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... In message Moonraker wrote: On 04/01/2012 09:43, wrote: In wrote: [snip] A bit OT as regards hens but on topic for noise. If you think hens/cockerels are noisy try a donkey next door to you. A friend had a donkey years ago, my god is was noisy. Stephen. -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce Ahhhhhhhhh A Lemming who didn't see my posting Happy New Year Mike -- .................................... I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight. .................................... |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2012-01-04 15:52:27 +0000, said: In message Moonraker wrote: On 04/01/2012 09:43, wrote: In wrote: [snip] A bit OT as regards hens but on topic for noise. If you think hens/cockerels are noisy try a donkey next door to you. A friend had a donkey years ago, my god is was noisy. Stephen. I long for two donkeys but know I'll never get them. When Ray's children were small, they had a donkey stallion and he said it was the most evil creature he'd ever encountered. Other than the bantam cockerel! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I've been told that if anyone wants to keep donkeys as pets the it is very important to get two. One will pine if it has to live alone. Bill |
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Sacha wrote: On 2012-01-04 15:52:27 +0000, said: In message Moonraker wrote: On 04/01/2012 09:43, wrote: In wrote: [snip] A bit OT as regards hens but on topic for noise. If you think hens/cockerels are noisy try a donkey next door to you. A friend had a donkey years ago, my god is was noisy. Stephen. I long for two donkeys but know I'll never get them. When Ray's children were small, they had a donkey stallion and he said it was the most evil creature he'd ever encountered. Other than the bantam cockerel! LOL, -- http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk From the Wirral Peninsula. Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce |
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