Hens,eggs and all that

[Stasher]

Isinglass is for egg storage. Essentiallty it blocks oxygen to the egg I spose. I agree I think it sounds dodgy, that's why I asked if you'd tried it! Because if you said it was ok .........

[kizzie]

Ahhh just seen a article on egg preserving. Looks good. sounds gross though

[Stasher]

Agreed, it remains on my 'must get round to it at some point (maybe)' list!

[Steve20vt]

Thanks stasher. A friend of the mrs was looking after one of her neighbours chickens, she said they've wrecked her garden and they stink?
I've not noticed a smell around chickens, maybe she just resented doing it. But it has put the mrs off a bit.
Maybe we should go and spend some time around them to get a feel for it. Does anyone have any recommendations of a good solid breed to start off with?

[Memphis]

From what ive heard lots of chickens stink because of their waste but ive got a friend whos owned 3 or 4 intermittently and smell I dont believe was an issue

[rik_uk3]

Don't forget you can coat eggs in oil and they should last a year so long as they are kept cool.

[Stasher]

Thanks stasher. A friend of the mrs was looking after one of her neighbours chickens, she said they've wrecked her garden and they stink?
I've not noticed a smell around chickens, maybe she just resented doing it. But it has put the mrs off a bit.
Maybe we should go and spend some time around them to get a feel for it. Does anyone have any recommendations of a good solid breed to start off with?

Warrens are a standard brown chicken, or try Light Sussex - very attractive. It might be worth picking up a poultry magazine from a newsagent and having a read thro

try

http://chickens.allotment-garden.org/

http://www.henkeeping.co.uk/

[Ahastyatom]

You could always re-home a battery hen too.

http://www.bhwt.org.uk/cms/re-home-some-hens/

[Waterbaby]

I've had chooks on and off for years -I like to run them free range with a cockerel.
Considering getting a few more,but I'd like to get on top of the rats first.The cat/dog aren't cutting the mustard,so any ideas? (always worried about using poison with pets)
Also thinking of a pair of geese,but need to look into that further!