Now our newest birds came from the Domestic fowl trust, I picked them out from the spacious and leafy runs, and I know they've been vaccinated properly, so we're hoping for a bit more success with this batch. Our pekins from one breeder were all undersized compared to our new pekins, and you guessed it, died far earlier than you would expect. Ditto the two girls we got from Goodlife poultry (no longer trading I believe), who both died within a year, having always been sickly. No idea what killed her, just a slow decline which couldn't be stopped by antibiotics or supplements. One came with twisted toes, and we always knew she was a bit more fragile, but I was really upset when Queenie went. I got three birds from Poultrymad in Lincolnshire just over a year ago, and two of them upped and died last month. Very cheap! I'm a bit more careful these days about where mine come from. Hope to hear from you soon, we will give you an initial guide/literature to help you get going, Graham.

You could take up to 6 given your housing, better start with 4 to see how you get on. Only problem what names to give them before you buy!! You can mix our girls with no problem, all placid, be feeding from your hand in a couple of weeks. If you want any more help or queries, just call us. Got White,gold, black amber here plus Magpies, Light Sussex Pure breeds All 20 weeks old and already laying! I looked here and have an email from them with prices for the very helpful Graham. if anyone here knows, that would save me another phone call I have contacted (okay, pestered!) Golden Valley to answer several questions over the last few days and just forgot to ask their prices. It seems that most farms and distributors charge £20-50 quid per bird that I can find. Has anyone gotten any chickens from Golden Valleyin Surrey? Or any of the other Meadowsweet Poultrydistributors? I just wondered what they charge for their POL hens?

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