FabSwingers.com forum: Does anyone keep chickens

By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

Always wanted to,, are they much bother .....

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By *ohnsmithMan
35 weeks ago

South Tipperary

The good old fresh egg....

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Use to have them on my farm- filthy and attract vermin.

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By *ilderMan
35 weeks ago

dublin

"Use to have them on my farm- filthy and attract vermin. "

I know some people like that

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By *orYourThighsOnlyMan
35 weeks ago

Midlands

Noisy yolks, foxes love boring under fence to get them.

No chickens, but a red rooster

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By *ex coupleCouple
35 weeks ago

wexford

"Use to have them on my farm- filthy and attract vermin. "

Agree ?? won’t be getting more

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

We had them at home on the farm

Dirty bastards

Bring rats around,

I'd sooner buy eggs

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
35 weeks ago

East / North, Cork

Yes! We have a few out back. We love them. The neighbours think we are crazy as we are always crawling through hedges making cluck cluck noises trying to find missing ones. They have surprisingly diverse personalities once you get to know them. Also fresh eggs every day!

I'd you are considering them then PLEASE get rescue hens. We got ours through little hill animal rescue and the poor things had nearly no feathers when they arrived, but are now in beautiful condition.

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By *rRiosMan
35 weeks ago

dublin

If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare!

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By *indenMan
35 weeks ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

I have one and it’s no bother at all, very easy to keep……

Might defrost it this weekend….

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Dying lol

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By *oodOmensfor2Couple
35 weeks ago

Ennis

We have 11 chickens and one very proud (and horny) rooster. Fresh eggs and lots of entertainment

wouldn't go back to not having them

love my girls

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By *panishRebelMan
35 weeks ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland

"Always wanted to,, are they much bother ....."

Currently I don't but I have under various circumstances.

I have kept them in city gardens, and in large country gardens.

The difference between how many s big but even a balcony garden is manageable.

5 hens laying regularly will provide more eggs then an average family needs and you will be giving them away or baking more then looking up fab.

The two I kept on a balcony worked well but keeping them clean required more then keeping five in a small city garden.

I am in to permaculture etc have lots of energy for these kind of things so it was no problem for me.

Really it depends on where you have to keep them and for what purposes you want them.

For gardens they can be used to clean bugs, make compost etc....but getting the set up right so they don't smell is important.

If you want to know more pm me.

I love this shit.

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By *ocktailsdreamsMan
35 weeks ago

Edinburgh

"I have one and it’s no bother at all, very easy to keep……

Might defrost it this weekend…."

How long I a chicken meant to last in the freezer?

I put one in last night and it was dead this morning.

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By *ogladyWoman
35 weeks ago

The bog

"If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare! "

Geese are the worst of all..

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By *ocktailsdreamsMan
35 weeks ago

Edinburgh

"If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare!

Geese are the worst of all.."

Oh there very cruel and vicious!

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By *iscuits8Man
35 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

"If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare!

Geese are the worst of all.."

Gees are class

Oh geese

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By *ogladyWoman
35 weeks ago

The bog

"If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare!

Geese are the worst of all..

Gees are class

Oh geese

Gees can be vicious too..

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By *iscuits8Man
35 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

"If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare!

Geese are the worst of all..

Gees are class

Oh geese

Gees can be vicious too.."

Ah both can be tamed if one knows how

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

No but I did see them in a porn film back in the day, they didn’t come out of that to well ??

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By *reenfrogoMan
35 weeks ago

nearby

"I have one and it’s no bother at all, very easy to keep……

Might defrost it this weekend…."

Thats brilliant!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

"Yes! We have a few out back. We love them. The neighbours think we are crazy as we are always crawling through hedges making cluck cluck noises trying to find missing ones. They have surprisingly diverse personalities once you get to know them. Also fresh eggs every day!

Good advice cheers

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By *indenMan
35 weeks ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

"Dying lol"

I think it was dead already……..

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By *om TangoMan
35 weeks ago

aughnacloy monaghan area

I’ve had chicken for years. Some for eggs and some for the table. Also got into purebred chickens a few years ago but since give them up

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"If you think chickens are bad I’ve been told ducks are an absolute nightmare!

Geese are the worst of all.."

They make great watchdogs

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By *ohnsmithMan
35 weeks ago

South Tipperary

Good advice cheers "

Great idea.. Will check out this..thanks.

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By *exesrangerMan
35 weeks ago

Jameson main bar

Christ on a bike I've 2 dogs and 2 cats. The cats bring back vermin and then the dogs want to eat them. Besides that lil issue with all the hair that comes off the animals I reckon I could knit myself a jumper

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By *ilderMan
35 weeks ago

dublin

Do Easter eggs count?...

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By *reyingbeardMan
35 weeks ago

city

Manor farm has a few

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By *rMotivator2.0Man
35 weeks ago

Donegal

It's pigs you want...all that free bacon mmmmm

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By *aid backMan
35 weeks ago

by a lake with my rod out

Not one person mentioned raising cocks I'm very disappointed in everyone ha ha ha

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By *apncookMan
35 weeks ago

Somewhere you aren't

"Not one person mentioned raising cocks I'm very disappointed in everyone ha ha ha"

I was going to say I know how to chok€ a chicken but you've taken my words....

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By *anFromMarsMan
35 weeks ago

North

Not 1 single "which came 1st" response

The answer is the cock of course

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