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Simeon and I went to Perfect Poultry near Guildford in Surrey to buy our chickens. We still had not decided on what breed we wanted and we hoping to get some advice when we got there.
Perfect Poultry is run by Ian Bell who was very friendly and helpful and show us the whole facility and process from fertilising the eggs right through incubating them, hatching them and then growing them.
We explained to him that we have capacity for about 3 chickens and are mainly interested in eggs but would like one bird that we could fatten for the table. We also suggested that we would like to have three different types of chicken so that they (and their eggs) are easier to tell apart. So, for eggs he recommended a Calder Ranger and a Black Rock, both of which should lay over 300 eggs in a year and for the table a Light Sussex, which will also lay eggs, around 240 per year. I am not expecting it to be the best meat I have ever tasted as I have heard that breeds that lay lots of eggs don’t make good meat as lots of the protein and stuff that would have made meat is lost to make eggs. But the Light Sussex is supposed to be relatively good for both.
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http://www.perfectpoultry.co.uk/
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You can use pillow …
You can use pillow cases to transport chickens. It is easy, fast and doesn’t harm them at all.
That’s not many …
That’s not many eggs for so many people in the house…but I guess anything helps. When your gardens are done being harvested you should put the chicken coop on the leftovers for the chickens to eat up and give the lawn more of a rest too.
That coop that Mr. …
Please post the next video soon, I can’t wait to see your new girls!
That coop that Mr. Bell had was gorgeous!! I’ve always thought that chickens needed alot of room to run around. Guess not, as he’s the expert.
Ummm You killed his …
Ummm You killed his chickens didn’t you?LOL J/K
I guess they did …
I guess they did not take debit cards.
Oh, I’ve been …
Oh, I’ve been waiting for the arrival of the chickens!
Where the chickens?
Where the chickens?