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MakeEverything

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:32 PM Reply With Quote
FS: Two Chickens!

Need to get rid of our two chickens, as were neglecting them a little due to work commitments etc and the kids have lost interest!

They are really too old to cook, and not fat enough and i dont think i would be spoken to for a while if i served them up with potatos and carrots. (hmmmmm............)

So, im looking for someone that has looked after chickens before, to take these two birds and give them a little more care.

They cost me £30 each, will accept £50 for the pair with a coop, feeding trough, water feeder etc.

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jossey

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:37 PM Reply With Quote
so if you cant eat em and they are too old. what woudl you do with em?





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MakeEverything

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:38 PM Reply With Quote
Keep them as pets and retrieve the eggs from them every day.





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blakep82

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:39 PM Reply With Quote
they're great pets! heres all mine
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=gal&user=blakep82&folder=the%20animals

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Norfolkluegojnr

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:40 PM Reply With Quote
layers presumably.

We've got six of the bugg*rs (i think the wife wants 'The Good Life'. they make a lot of mess, but are fun to keep if your interested



[Edited on 2/2/12 by Norfolkluegojnr]

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MakeEverything

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:43 PM Reply With Quote
They have been good fun, and interesting for the kids but they do make a hell of a mess of your garden! Especially as ours gets very wet anyway, they just turn the whole thing over.

Subsequently, they do spend quite a bit of time in the coop, and not very well looked after now - hence, they need a better home.

Blake, ours is the same as your first picture (Black), and the ginger one.





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mookaloid

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:46 PM Reply With Quote
chickens cost £30???? I had no idea they were that expensive. they would need to lay a lot of eggs to pay for them selves - How much is feed? - chicken feed?





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Norfolkluegojnr

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:49 PM Reply With Quote
we spend about £20 a month on layers pellets. plus corn, and greens for them. then you need hay, sawdust, and various potions to look after them.

BUT we get 6 eggs a day +, everyday even throughout the winter. certainly keeps me in cakes.

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twybrow

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:51 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
chickens cost £30???? I had no idea they were that expensive. they would need to lay a lot of eggs to pay for them selves - How much is feed? - chicken feed?


they dont need to, Our last 30 have all been free. If we have pid, it was for a rare breed bird, and nver spent more than about £18 - at £50 each, you was robbed!

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blakep82

posted on 2/2/12 at 04:52 PM Reply With Quote
think all my girls were between £8-16 each. ducks were £50 for the pair.
BUT they didn't come with a house, feeders etc, so £50 for all that i think is pretty good





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mookaloid

posted on 2/2/12 at 05:10 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
think all my girls were between £8-16 each. ducks were £50 for the pair.
BUT they didn't come with a house, feeders etc, so £50 for all that i think is pretty good


just to be clear - it was only the price of the chickens I was surprised at I think the £50 deal looks ok too.





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whitestu

posted on 2/2/12 at 05:51 PM Reply With Quote
I've just bought 2 for £7. They won't need feeding though!
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Confused but excited.

posted on 2/2/12 at 05:57 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
they're great pets! heres all mine
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=gal&user=blakep82&folder=the%20animals

[Edited on 2/2/12 by blakep82]


The white ones are ducks.
Should have gone to SpecSavers.





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philmoz

posted on 2/2/12 at 06:02 PM Reply With Quote
chickens

anybody want a young cockerel (20 weeks or so) for free
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graememk

posted on 2/2/12 at 06:02 PM Reply With Quote
you can buy a cooked one in tesco for £6.
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mookaloid

posted on 2/2/12 at 06:25 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by philmoz
anybody want a young cockerel (20 weeks or so) for free



Can you post it?





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MakeEverything

posted on 2/2/12 at 06:40 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
quote:
Originally posted by philmoz
anybody want a young cockerel (20 weeks or so) for free



Can you post it?


I wonder what shiply would do if you called them.....





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SPYDER

posted on 2/2/12 at 06:52 PM Reply With Quote
Two down at heel guys, locosters maybe, were discussing what might have been, what could be if things were different...


"So what if you won 2 million on the lottery then, like that guy last week. What would you do?"

" I'd give you half. One million. Cos your my best mate. Whats mine is yours, you know that."

" And what if you'd got two houses?"

"I'd give you one of my houses. No problem."

"And what if you had two Rolls Royces?"

"Simple. I'd give you one of them."

"And what if you'd got two chickens?"

" Now sod off, you know I've got two chickens!"

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Dangle_kt

posted on 2/2/12 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
A young farmer needed a new stud cockerel, so went to the farmers market.

He looked high and low, but couldn't find any, until just before leaving he saw a large metal cage, jumping up and down in the back of a landrover.

Intrigued he went across and asked the old farmer about it.

The old farmer smiled, "see that there is Kenny the cockerel, the most virile beast you could meet! He hasn't had any today and look how mad he is!" turning to the bouncing cage laughing.

"I'm actually after a new stud cockerel, could I buy him?"

"Buy him? You can have him! he's a bloomin nightmare, but will serve you well as a stud - just make sure you lock him up or he wont stop!"

The young farmer couldn't believe his luck and takes Kenny home laughing.

Arriving home in early evening he opens the cage, and quick as a flash kenny is out, like a bullet from a gun, straight across to the hen house, where a mighty scuffle ensues, feathers everywhere as Kenny goes at it with gusto.

"not even saying hello Kenny?" laughs the young farmer. Who goes to have his tea.

As he eats he hears a loud quaking noise, and looks out the window to see the randy kenny chasing after a load of ducks to have his way.

Next the geese

Then the swans

before long he is chasing sheep round the field and cows round the cow shed!

The farmer remembers the old farmer saying about locking him up, and worried decides he needs to lock him up quick before he dies of a heart attack!!

The farmer tries and tries but can't get him under lock and key, and in the end shouts at Kenny - "you'll be dead by morning you randy rooster! mark my words!" and goes to bed annoyed.

Sure enough he wakes up in the morning, looks out on the courtyard and there, legs pointing to the sky is Kenny the cockerel, with vultures circling overhead.

The farmer walks out, and says "well, well, well - I did try to tell you kenny...."

At which point, kenny opens one eye, looking at the vultures and says "shhhhhh!!! their coming!"

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karlak

posted on 2/2/12 at 10:09 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
they're great pets! heres all mine
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=gal&user=blakep82&folder=the%20animals

[Edited on 2/2/12 by blakep82]



They look like two female Call Ducks?

If anyone wants a Male White Call Duck, we have one that we hatched last June - Sorry for the Thread Hijack





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blakep82

posted on 2/2/12 at 10:15 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by karlak
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
they're great pets! heres all mine
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=gal&user=blakep82&folder=the%20animals

[Edited on 2/2/12 by blakep82]



They look like two female Call Ducks?

If anyone wants a Male White Call Duck, we have one that we hatched last June - Sorry for the Thread Hijack


nope, male an female pair they are. only they were a few weeks old then, about 8 weeks i think? so his tail feathers weren't curly yet. they are now though! and he's making sure she knows it! hopefully get some baby ducks later this year





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oldtimer

posted on 3/2/12 at 05:02 PM Reply With Quote
And, one of those chickens is a cat.
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blakep82

posted on 3/2/12 at 05:08 PM Reply With Quote
yeah, 2 cats, but they're both very simialr looking, til you see them next to each other...





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