Hello from Rotherham

[topaztiger1983]

Hi all

My name is Chris & I live in Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorks

I do not have any poultry yet, but I am considering getting some in the future, so I signed up here to get an idea of what is involved in keeping poultry

My parents had some Bantams when I was young & my Auntie had Chickens, Ducks & Geese, but I don't know much about poultry myself

Thanks

 

[chrismahon]

Hi Topaztiger1983 (Chris) and welcome to the forum. Loads of good info here plus on the host site 'poultry keeper.com'. Of course much of the forum is filled with problems and that could lead you to believe poultry keeping is just one problem after another. But that isn't the case. Start with good birds in a large coop and very large secure run. No stress problems then, for the birds or you. Keep them clean, with good food and fresh water, dry and draught free and that could be all there is to it.

 

[Marigold]

Hi Chris,and welcome from me, too. Yes, I agree with everything Chris says about keeping chickens. Would just like to add that its enormous fun, and the satisfaction of eating your own really fresh eggs takes some beating. What sort of birds are you thinking of getting, and how many? There's lots of help on here about starting up for the first time, and also as Chris says, on the main Poultrykeeper site (link at the bottom of this page.) the Beginners Guide in the Chickens section may be interesting to you.