Poultry in Urbania

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Comment by Kirsten Fathers on May 1, 2013 at 9:57pm

Thanks heaps for the reply Kristen.

Kirsten

Comment by Kristen Morse on April 23, 2013 at 5:27pm

Lime chips will be fine with the chooks. They may scratch it up a bit tho so if you want your paths to stay defined they may need an edging of some sort. Crushed lime can be added to thier food to harden shells so Chips shouldn't be a problem.

Comment by Kirsten Fathers on April 21, 2013 at 7:33pm

Does anyone know if it's ok to put lime chips in with chooks? I have a clay bank that is the chook run & it's quite muddy right now  & i keep slipping over in there....I know it's used rurally for  muddy driveways...I would want to use it for paths only, not the whole run..

Comment by Josi Riddle on April 9, 2013 at 2:55pm

Does anyone know of a good source of organic chook feed that I can get delivered to Northland?

Comment by Kirsten Fathers on March 19, 2013 at 9:27pm

If you live in Waitakere urban area you are legally allowed 9 chooks, no roosters. Not sure what the Akl city limit is. you need at least 3 for a 'psychologically healthy' social group of chooks. They will eat out the greens fairly quickly, so you will need supplimentary feed. My neighbours bring over their wandering jew & creeping dock. Talk to your neighbours about them giving you their weeds, they are normally quite happy to do so. Chooks can't eat long bits of kaikyu,or nightshades but pretty good on anything else. You will need to provide protein - meat or pellets...

Comment by Hannah Sperber on March 18, 2013 at 10:44am

I'd put a dozen leghorns on there. But if you want dual-purpose you'll need a heavier breed like Australorp, and they require more feed.  

Comment by Justin JX on March 18, 2013 at 10:38am

Hi, I am about to start keeping chickens mainly for egg-laying or dual purpose on about 400m2 of land area to be sown in chicken greens. I plan to have breeds that do a lot of foraging and requires minimum feed. May I know how many chickens I can conservatively have?

Comment by Viki Holley on January 29, 2013 at 9:28pm

Hi
We are about to embark on the wonderful world of chickens as pets.
I have two 12 week old brown shavers and a pen sorted but am keen to buy another. They will roam out fully fenced garden when we are not at work.
Does anyone have a hen they are interested in selling?

Comment by Hannah Sperber on January 23, 2013 at 3:45pm

Hi, I've got a lovely young araucana hen with bumblefoot (a staph infection). I haven't got several hundred dollars to spend at the vet, so I'm looking for someone who would be willing to perform bumblefoot surgery on her as detailed in this link: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/236649/bumblefoot-surgery-with-pi...

I have already tried but wasn't gung-ho enough and her foot has now healed from my attempt but the infection remains and her limp is getting worse. We live in Glen Eden, near Titirangi. Thanks in advance, kind volunteer!

Comment by leah pitkethley on January 9, 2013 at 1:25pm

i thought they did - grit, baked eggshells and yoghurt. i bought some DE recently, but its too late because they seem to really like eating the eggythings they make. someone on here said they have trouble getting the calcium from the grit so i may be wrong.

the main thing is finding somewhere for them to go die without me having to slaughter them as i think i would stuff it up and end up maiming them into a slow painful messy end.

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