Who Keeps Chickens?

[EcclesCake]

Are there many chicken keepers past or present on AB?

[tonyav]

I think Barmaid keeps chooks, Eccles.

[kvalidir]

We do. We've got 40 odd of them- so lots of omletes for breakfast and cakes :)

[EcclesCake]

Barmaid is indeed a hen maiden!

You got some Pekin bantams recently didn't you.....lavender ones? How are they doing?

[EcclesCake]

Pure breeds or hybrids?

For eggs, pets or Sunday lunch?

Do you breed?

[EcclesCake]

Breed chickens that is.....

[kvalidir]

Reggie the cockrel and his girls- he's great, feisty little chap, really loving them. The rest are ex caged ladies except Beyonce whose a black Orpington. I like chickens- might get some silkies, they're nice and freaky :)

[EcclesCake]

Hmmm, tempted by leg bars when I restock....fancy the pretty eggs.

Am trying to cope with a broody one at the moment.....

[Retrochic]

I have five HENS sorry but this is my bug bear lol! hens lay eggs which if fertilized produce chickens which either get eaten or grow into
HENS that produce eggs

[jim360]

I -- or rather my Mum -- does. The flock, such as it is, is now four strong, although I no longer know any of them. So very cute they can be. My favourite, Ginny, had this wonderful habit of jumping up on your lap as soon as you sat down nearby. And then dozing off there... I miss her.

[boxtops]

Retrochic, surely the generic name is chickens, which covers both hens and cockerels?

[EcclesCake]

Sorry Retro, I'm not following your bugbear? I specifically asked after chicken keeping being mindful that some have Roos too.

A fertilised egg could turn into........???????

Maybe i have misunderstood your point.

[kvalidir]

Fertilised eggs are either eaten, yumm, sat on and don't hatch- chuck em away, hatch and are ladies- more eggs-yumm, or hatch and are blokes- bad luck lads- yumm:)

[DTCwordfan]

Step up, Ratter............

[inksplotter]

Why are they called Buff Orpingtons? Orpington's not out in the country!

[Sparkles62]

We had chickens as the children grew up, but our lifestyle at the moment is no good for keeping them.
We plan to retire in the next five years and will certainly be looking at keeping them again. X

[baza]

the lady next door asked me if I minded her keeping chickens ( she now has 3) I said "I don't mind the hens but I do not want to be woken by a cock"
Not sure who went red first, me or her.