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Couldn't agree more with Marigold! Patience and planning are 2 very important virtues associated with chicken-keeping! Being very patient..that first egg will seem to take forever....and always plan for a lot more chickens than you have! A word of warning it is a very addictive hobby! :D...

Sorry Bluewing, have just spotted this! I hope I have answered your question.. ;) Feel free to post photos of your young lad here, there are a few faverolles keepers on the forum :D

Just to say we will all miss you while you are in France setting everything up, and wish you the very best on luck in your new venture. We have all read with interest, admiration and indeed a certain amount of awe your posts which have given us all an insight into the tremendous amount of...

Well Bluewings a belated welcome from me too! :D :-)99 There are a few faverolles keepers on here, so look forward to seeing your photos and chatting about this wonderful breed :D

I have a few stunning lavender and white muscovy drakes available, now about 3 months old :-)17

Welcome to the forum, looking forward to chatting and seeing you around the boards! :D :-)99 I also keep runners, I have a spare trio here but a bit far away for you. I keep Muscovies too and love them, they do worry me this time of year when the youngsters find their wings and want to fly...

Hello Corbu and welcome! :D :-)99 :-)99 Fantastic array of birds and ducks you have there! :-)08

Something to ooh and aahh over on a Sunday morning, lavender and white Muscovy ducklings... :D

Lovely trio, black drake, and 1 apricot, 1 mallard runner duck, or the black drake can be swapped for a mallard runner drake :-)17

Hello Crazyhorse and a big welcome to the forum! :-)99 :D Lots of good advice here and of course on the website as Marigold has pointed out. Have you decided on what breed/type of chickens you would like? The area you have set aside sounds perfect for them! :D We have adapted sheds and...

Hello Hampshire Houdans, and welcome to the forum, I do like houdans a very attractive breed :-)99 :-)99

Hello and welcome to the forum James! :-)99 :-)99

Hello Clairebear5 and welcome to the forum, lovely mix of birds you have there! :-)99 :-)99

Hi and welcome to the forum! :-)99 :-)99 :-)99

Just had a look at the weather forecast for our neck of the woods (near Bristol..) and wow!!! 20 degrees centrigrade! :shock: :D :D So lots of gardening, digging over the veggie patch maybe? hmmmm...might be a bit too much like hard work? Think there is a bee convention in Wales OH wants to...

Hard work being a young grower, nearly fell over them they weren't going to budge! :D :D Young salmon faverolles..

A warm welcome to the forum Granny Magic! :D :-)99 I don't use pull out trays, but maybe just use the shavings and ditch the newspaper? My personal preference is not to use hay..I use good quality chopped straw. Hay is for fodder and straw is bedding :D ;) There are lots of different...

Hello Happyfeet and welcome! Great mixture you have there! :D :-)99 :-)99

Hello Wyrd and a warm welcome from me! :-)99 :-)99

Sorry yes..if you get all yours hens at the same time and are roughly the same age they should be fine..