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Chickens

pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
in Wildlife gardening

I Have always fancied having Chickens, but they can cause so much destruction, I foolishly let them stay for a whole day in the upper part of my garden, when I returned the soil was as if I had raked it, and some of my Crocus and daffodil bulbs had been scratched up. I keep them in a section of the garden fully fenced off, now and again under strict observance I allow them 20 minutes on a patch of my Veg plots to get a few grubs, then they are ushered back.

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  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    Hens should be kept indoors because of Avian Flu restrictions.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Loraine is correct from 14.12 all hens and other foul, (not sure which) have to be kept indoors because of avian flu outbreak.
  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    And any kind of run attached to their house must have the roof covered so that no droppings from a passing bird can fall into the run. Also, you are not allowed to move the house/run to fresh ground whilst restrictions are in place.
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