Chickens - Getting rid / Selling / Moving on

[BERGS2]

Hi All -

having had a lovely first few years with our lovely dutch bantam chickens* - i've decided its time to let them go.

Is there a site for the trading of poultry?

Freecycle for Chickens?

Not enough meat on them for a sunday roast!

• this is a stretch - my daughter changed the bedding / collected the eggs and open the coup every morning for all of approx two weeks - after then it became my role trudgin to the end of the garden in wind/rain snow to open the fking cage.... anyhows back on topic -

anyone want some chickens?

[P700DEE]

Should be no problem re homing your chickens but you've left it too late as we are all on flockdown due to bird flu. There should be local animal rescue places near you who can help. I get all my rescue chickens from freshstartforhens , who specialise in re-homing commercial hens. If you join their group on Facebook I'm sure you will find someone local to you who will whisk them away .
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreshStartForHens

[scrw.]

Where in the world are the chucks currently?

[drmike37]

scrw. said:

Where in the world are the chucks currently?

This.

Also, how many chickens?

Would all have to be done under cover of darkness I think, what with avian flu measures at the mo.

[Roderick Spode]

There are lots of faceache groups who offer rehoming. All depends where you are in the world. Anywhere near eastern Scotland we can take them on...

[BERGS2]

scrw. said:

Where in the world are the chucks currently?

Leatherhead

[BERGS2]

Roderick Spode said:

There are lots of faceache groups who offer rehoming. All depends where you are in the world. Anywhere near eastern Scotland we can take them on...

bit far from Eastern Scotland!

i just want shot of the chucks - would offer to school, but its crimbo & they're focussing on turkeys

[alfabeat]

Maybe consider getting an automated door for the coop?

Game changer for us!

https://www.fruugo.co.uk/automatic-chicken-coop-do...

[Equus]

drmike37 said:

Would all have to be done under cover of darkness I think, what with avian flu measures at the mo.

Shouldn't be a problem: if the average bod can get away with budgie smugglers, your PistonHeads PBD should manage chickens with ease.

[Roderick Spode]

BERGS2 said:

Roderick Spode said:

There are lots of faceache groups who offer rehoming. All depends where you are in the world. Anywhere near eastern Scotland we can take them on...

bit far from Eastern Scotland!

Never say never... we have a friend who lives in Haslemere and is travelling to Stirling for Christmas, and another friend who lives in Reading and is travelling to Edinburgh... there is always a way if you do want to move them on. We have spare coops they could live in.

[ReverendCounter]

Roderick Spode said:

We have spare coops they could live in.

You do realise these have functioning legs, Roderick?

[Roderick Spode]

ReverendCounter said:

Roderick Spode said:

We have spare coops they could live in.

You do realise these have functioning legs, Roderick?

Good point. I'm sure Zeke would enjoy new sisters with working pins.



Plenty of space to take on a few more chooks - so long as there are no boys. We have had cockerels in the past, and fell out with the neighbours...!