Comments on: Chickens: how to keep your own hens and get free eggs http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/keeping-chickens-free-eggs-and-lots-of-fun?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-chickens-free-eggs-and-lots-of-fun Just another WordPress site Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Clive http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/keeping-chickens-free-eggs-and-lots-of-fun#comment-46679 Clive Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:44:53 +0000 http://moneymagpie-com.domain-ref.http.rubidium.lon.periodicnetwork.com/new/?p=766#comment-46679 You forgot to mention a couple of things. The price of grain based feed, non-organic now about £.7.50 for 25 kgs., organic is two or three times this price, will go up in price this year because of the international shortage. Chickens cannot be raised for eggs just on house hold scraps. The cost of medication to treat for worms, red spider mites, scaly leg mite ect., as not mentioned, organic treatments are very expensive. Don't forget the manure & bedding need to be disposed of if you can't use it in the garden. Some breeds also tend to stop laying in the winter. However, Light Sussex are a well recognized breed of utility bird, ideal for small holdings as they are good tempered, placid medium quantity egg layers which are also good table birds. Leghorn are another very good breed for eggs, small but good layers. Having your own chickens is not a source of cheap eggs, but does give you a lot of pleasure and satisfaction. You forgot to mention a couple of things. The price of grain based feed, non-organic now about £.7.50 for 25 kgs., organic is two or three times this price, will go up in price this year because of the international shortage. Chickens cannot be raised for eggs just on house hold scraps. The cost of medication to treat for worms, red spider mites, scaly leg mite ect., as not mentioned, organic treatments are very expensive. Don’t forget the manure & bedding need to be disposed of if you can’t use it in the garden. Some breeds also tend to stop laying in the winter.
However, Light Sussex are a well recognized breed of utility bird, ideal for small holdings as they are good tempered, placid medium quantity egg layers which are also good table birds. Leghorn are another very good breed for eggs, small but good layers. Having your own chickens is not a source of cheap eggs, but does give you a lot of pleasure and satisfaction.

]]> By: DAVE AND KERRY http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/keeping-chickens-free-eggs-and-lots-of-fun#comment-1819 DAVE AND KERRY Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:04:12 +0000 http://moneymagpie-com.domain-ref.http.rubidium.lon.periodicnetwork.com/new/?p=766#comment-1819 Great site. Just moved house with my family to a village and have a very large garden.We all visited Wiggington wild foul farm and all fell in love with the Hens.Now that we have made a third of the garden into an allotment we still have lots of space and fancy the idea of eating fresh eggs as well as fresh veg.(Both areas are fenced off). Regards, Dave. Great site. Just moved house with my family to a village and have a very large garden.We all visited Wiggington wild foul farm and all fell in love with the Hens.Now that we have made a third of the garden into an allotment we still have lots of space and fancy the idea of eating fresh eggs as well as fresh veg.(Both areas are fenced off).

Regards,
Dave.

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