A Guide to Keeping Chickens – Farmer's Wife and Mummy

A Guide to Keeping Chickens Part 5-The Bad Bits

June 11, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I don’t know whether I should have written this post first. I feel like I’ve sucked you in with the desire to keep hens but not I am going to tell you all the bad points. Sorry. I feel I have to tell you though, it would be silly of me not to tell you … [Read more…]

A Guide to Keeping Chickens Part 1-Plans and Housing

May 14, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy 2 Comments

I have kept chickens for as long as I have lived at the farm. I started with two (Daphne and Pearl) and I certainly caught the chicken bug. Things haven’t always gone to plan. I’ve made mistakes and, on the whole, learnt from them. Chickens are a great pet to keep. You don’t actually need … [Read more…]