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Produce => Kept Animals => Topic started by: Ady43 on May 24, 2007, 13:19:49

Title: Buying Chickens
Post by: Ady43 on May 24, 2007, 13:19:49

Does anybody out there know of a good place to buy POL chickens around the Melton Mowbray area, and what would be a good breed to start with?  ;)

Title: Re: Buying Chickens
Post by: callduck on May 24, 2007, 21:51:26

Normally i would have said the fur & feather on a tuesday at the cattle market but as defra have just put all bird shows and sales on hold again i think one good place is always the admag,the practical poultry website and also pekin bantams.com

Title: Re: Buying Chickens
Post by: OliveOil on May 25, 2007, 19:17:42

Depends what you want - hybids for eggs - try 1stop chicken shop at Belton near Grantham.  Melton is good but prices now will be high and the risk of having stock with myco is HIGH and myco will affect egg laying.  You need to know what you are looking for at Melton.

Title: Re: Buying Chickens
Post by: Ady43 on May 26, 2007, 06:26:14

Thanks for the advice olive oil, yes i want hybrids for eggs. ;)