twisted wings Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 does anyone keep chickens and pigeons in close proximity the reason i ask is my better half thinks we should get half dozen chickens so we can have about a thousand eggs a year home grown sort of stuff but with the bird flu etc would it be stupid n just more reasons for the neigbours to have go sort of speak ????????
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED YOUR OWN QUESTION ,SERIOUSLY WOULD CONSIDER THE NEIGHBOURS AS YOU DONT WANT TO FALL OUT WAY THEY MAYBE BETTER TO ASK THEM AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON IT FIRST AS I KNOW A LOT OF NEIGHBOURS DONT LIKE PIGEONS ;D ;D ;D
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 its not something i would do either , unless there was a good distance between hen house and loft ................ doesnt Karen ........ in BHW , garden cottage keep hens and pigeons close together ?? phone RPRA and ask her ? andy 8)
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 SURE HAVE MANY A TIME ONLY THING IS YI NEED ABOUT 20 OW THEM AT THE WAN TIME ;D ;D ;D
johnyboy Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 get a alotment and keep the chickens on there
Guest Vic Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 No! Leave Karen out of this, her continuous and regular contributions in the BHW have been a big lift for this game over the last few years or so. Don't muck it up! >
twisted wings Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Posted June 21, 2007 well some neighbours arnt keen on birds anyway so why not let them go ,,,,,,,, its the advice regards proxy to pigeons i need the neigbours can move!!!!!!
jimmy white Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 as a young lad [not so long ago ;D ;D ;D] we kept chickens and pigeons in the same hut ,,,,again, long b4 all this flu carry on :-/
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 :o how would phoning her muck it up Vic ?? andy
chickadee Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 We have had hens and pigeons in the garden together for nearly a year and they generaly get on ok, but, don't let the hens into the loft because if you have any pigeons nesting on the ground the hens will attack the babies, also if you have a pigeon with anything wrong with it eg a limp or something like that the hens will also attack it. but, apart from that they live in harmony. ;D
twisted wings Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Posted June 21, 2007 wernt gunna let them mingle prob 10feet apart chickens in a run 15 feet by 40 feet so they dont make a mess of the ground
Guest Vic Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Experience tells me to leave the good lady alone.
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 oh so she didnt take kindly to you phoning her ?? :o andy
chickadee Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 wernt gunna let them mingle prob 10feet apart chickens in a run 15 feet by 40 feet so they dont make a mess of the ground well dunno wot you're worried about? The hens don't make too much noise for the neighbours, they sometimes make a noise when they lay their eggs but apart from that they are ok.
Guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Posted June 21, 2007 Don't say what size of plot / ground you've got for the chickens and the pigeons. Neighbour could be spitting distance away thro a 3-wire fence or quite a bit away on the other side of a 30 foot high hedge. What does council say about running a poultry business from your premises? Don't think there is anything wrong keeping both, your problem may be with what others think tho, neighbours, 'market gardeners', council environmental health [defra's policemen].
westy Posted June 22, 2007 Report Posted June 22, 2007 as a young lad [not so long ago ;D ;D ;D] we kept chickens and pigeons in the same hut ,,,,again, long b4 all this flu carry on :-/ my cuzin duz atm
Guest Posted June 22, 2007 Report Posted June 22, 2007 We have chicks at home they are in a compound right night to the loft, often walk about on the staging etc. Just watch out for red mite etc as in hen huts these little things love to live, keep an eye on them and you should be fine.
twisted wings Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Posted June 22, 2007 well folks thanks for the positive replies!!! much appreciated, as to bruno obviously you aint got any sort of input on this subject as regards (POULTRY BUSINESS) what the fxxk u on about ?????????????? (MARKET GARDENERS) are you real in what you put in your replies???????? where did i mention any of the above ????????????........... for your statistics bruno my garden is 200 feet long by 40 feet wide at the bottom of my garden to the fence n then to the rear neighbours house is 60 feet my current and only loft is 24x8 which i will add to another 32 footer at some point./
Guest shadow Posted June 22, 2007 Report Posted June 22, 2007 check the deeds of your property some have a covenant banning poultry and pigeons, if you start off right it will save any aggro with your neighbours
DOVEScot Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 As ma wee chickadees says, no problem, We don't, but we know a number of farmers/small holders that let their chickens and pigeons cohabit, you might be able to restrain the chickens from mixing, but not the pigeons they will quite hapilly eat the hen food. You have more chance of the pigeons picking up an infection as they free fly than you chickens that are contained. Defra made us cover our area or supply a covered area so to protect ours from wild birds/fowl dropings during the last scare. both our pigeons and hens have a covered area in case a scare happens again Our loft is right next to the coop, we had salmonela at one time, it was traced dy defra to a host pigeon we bought from pigeon racing fancier, we informed him and he declined our advice, he lost all his stock. We followed all the advise and recomendations from defra and managed to get a clean bill of health, not one of our hens showed or contacted salmonela Check your by-laws to see if you can keep hens, if their is any problems get two to start with and declare them as pets, then get some more after the word gets out Do not get a cockeral, but if you do you keep him in a coop that does not allow him to stretch his neck till you let him out, this way you control his crowing, Get rode island reds they lay for fun, where as marins are easy put off the lay are they are generally skitty hope this helps
Guest Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 well folks thanks for the positive replies!!! much appreciated, as to bruno obviously you aint got any sort of input on this subject as regards (POULTRY BUSINESS) what the fxxk u on about ?????????????? (MARKET GARDENERS) are you real in what you put in your replies???????? where did i mention any of the above ????????????........... for your statistics bruno my garden is 200 feet long by 40 feet wide at the bottom of my garden to the fence n then to the rear neighbours house is 60 feet my current and only loft is 24x8 which i will add to another 32 footer at some point./ Well, sorry my crystal ball obviously failed me this time. Nice to know what size of plot you are talking about cos that's exactly the 1st bit of info folks with possible planning input will ask you. And just what would you take out of this? :- the reason i ask is my better half thinks we should get half dozen chickens so we can have about a thousand eggs a year home grown sort of stuff You going to eat 1000 eggs a year yourselves? 3 every day every week? Or maybe sell them on? Think that would be called a poultry business and other folk in the business would be more than interested in the competition, and the people who enforce legislation that covers that business for DEFRA.. And you're right, you didn't mention any of the above in your original post. That's why I brought the crystal ball out. Obviously to see things you can't.
Roland Posted June 24, 2007 Report Posted June 24, 2007 Hens don't make as much noise as half the the ole hags haggling in the middle of the pavement lol.... And seriously if you put a cockerel in a shallow crate at night he can't crow in the mornings as he won't have room to lift his head high!
Guest Posted June 24, 2007 Report Posted June 24, 2007 Well, sorry my crystal ball obviously failed me this time. Nice to know what size of plot you are talking about cos that's exactly the 1st bit of info folks with possible planning input will ask you. And just what would you take out of this? :- the reason i ask is my better half thinks we should get half dozen chickens so we can have about a thousand eggs a year home grown sort of stuff You going to eat 1000 eggs a year yourselves? 3 every day every week? Or maybe sell them on? Think that would be called a poultry business and other folk in the business would be more than interested in the competition, and the people who enforce legislation that covers that business for DEFRA.. And you're right, you didn't mention any of the above in your original post. That's why I brought the crystal ball out. Obviously to see things you can't. tell yi wan thing bruno u must be thick skinned way the amount of abuse yi take on here is it wurth it after all yir only trying to offer some friendly advice no wit a wid dae though if a wis u ;D ;D ;D
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted June 24, 2007 Report Posted June 24, 2007 tell yi wan thing bruno u must be thick skinned way the amount of abuse yi take on here is it wurth it after all yir only trying to offer some friendly advice no wit a wid dae though if a wis u ;D ;D ;D COULD BE WORSE SAMMY , HE COULD BE LIKE U AND BE JUST THICK
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