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I was just watching Windy City Rehab, which is about restoring historical homes in Chicago. This episode they replaced a chicken coop which was in the shape of the house.

It made me think how many people now keep chickens, I don't as I would be afraid that the chicken food would attract vermin. Image

beccatavender
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blacklabrador

I'd be too heartbroken if a fox were to get them, which seems to happen a lot hereabouts.

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beccatavender

I hadn't realise how much of a problem foxes are, I agree it would be heartbroken especially if you had

to explain it to a small child

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Imnotcheap

Our neighbour had chickens and a cockerel it would make noise at 4am very annoying

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nicolajaynehend

I live in on a farm and have chickens My chickens are free to Rome in the day time and at night they all go back to the coop at night which is safe for them i love hearing the Cockerell crow early morning. Image

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RachHC

Love chickens can’t beat fresh eggs. We don’t have the garden space etc but my younger cousin has about 20 we love to go feed them

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possy

RachHC I hope you get some free eggs when you go. I love how they eat anything aswel. Mine love bread x

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RachHC

possy she often tries to give us them for free but we like to pay her to keep up her wee business. She has her own chickens and some sheep so she buys everything for them too 🤩

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possy

RachHC that is so sweet. How old is she? And is it the Rhode Island’s she has? Xx

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RachHC

possy she will be coming 14 in a couple of weeks. Yes rhode islands, my boys love going and feeding or collecting eggs. My youngest even helps her muck out 🤣

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possy

I have 4, but have a run so the fox can’t get them. They are really old and don’t lay anymore, my son absolutely loves them and so do I

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RachHC

possy nice small manageable amount. Would you get more younger ones so they lay?

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possy

RachHC well, I actually had an egg today, how strange is that. Yes but the race and hutch really needs replaced so maybe after there day Wel do up abs get somemore x

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rossruby1977

My sister had chickens they are lovely. But having the male caused a problem as it woke the neighbours. Just have females you will be fine.

They eat all the bugs in the garden. Make sure they have somewhere safe at night to hide from foxes.

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angelik

I wouldn't mind having chickens but we have a lot of foxes in my local area, so I don't think it would be a good idea.

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neo1

Id love to keep chickens but its just not practical where I live plus it would be difficult for me health wise. However if I lived in another life, id really love to keep Ducks they'd be more of a pet aswell

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RegularComper90

I love chickens. But I am too afraid to have them because of Foxy (the name we have given to our local fox).

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MrsCraig

My husbands uncle has chickens. He has them fenced in, in a specific part of the garden. You could see them from the living room window. First time we took our dog to visit she spent the whole time watching them out the window and trying to figure out how to get at them!

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hspexy

There have been people who tried in the past, but we get foxes around here, so not a good idea

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beccatavender

I have been really surprised, going by the amount of comments, how common foxes have become. I'm not aware of any in my local area

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hspexy

beccatavender they seem to be everywhere in London, but I’d expect them to be, as we have taken over a lot of the woodlands

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mrgoggll

I kept chickens

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tumblespots

Loads of people in our village, including my next door neighbour, keep chickens. It's common place here in the countryside. I love hearing them.

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Kitty10

Chickens..did someone say chickens lol..i love our girls..lovely fresh eggs every day..they love to follow me around the garden seeing what i am up to..when my granddaughter visits. She loves picking them up and talking to them..there are so many chickens that need a forever home. Rescue centres are always needing homes for them...oh and don't worry about vermin..you could always take a cat on..one of our cats like to sit in the coop with the girls

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KirstyWhit29673

My work mate keeps chickens and she’s always filling us up with boxes of eggs. I like the idea of it but I don’t think I could with being in a built up estate. Think the neighbours would have an issue. Maybe one day

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dawarwick

Chicken keeping is great. Like anything though you must do it properly to protect the girls from Mr Fox. As long as you get a fox-proof overnight coop you should be ok. And for the sake of your neighbourhood relationships don’t get a cockerel.

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