Saturday, 29 March 2008

Jackie and I drove over to Woodside Farm (just over the border in Bedfordshire from Markyate) to look at Chickens. Jackie had set her heart on getting an Orpington Buff (I think she liked the name) or a “rescue” from a battery farm. I was dubious on both options and after a good look around we agreed that for our first foray into keeping chickens we should stick to a Black Rock and a Light Sussex.

We also looked at buying a chicken coop. From a "recommended" provider the absolute cheapest coops cost £100, anything a quarter way decent is £200 and the ones we'd like to buy cost up to £1,000. Ever resourceful and never ones to waste money, Jackie and I looked up some plans on the internet and a friend has promised us a few spare palettes.