http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/258/chickens-in-summer/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/258/chickens-in-summer/#comment-4015 nickyveglover Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:29:24 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/258/chickens-in-summer/#comment-4015 you make it sound so easy john, i spent 5 hours in the garden on sunday and only got a tenth of the jobs done. isnt it great? you make it sound so easy john, i spent 5 hours in the garden on sunday and only got a tenth of the jobs done. isnt it great?

]]> http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/258/chickens-in-summer/#comment-4014 BenF Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:09:13 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/258/chickens-in-summer/#comment-4014 I remember a long time ago when I was a kid we used to keep a small flock of chickens,ducks and a rather large old goose. We went through a really cold winter wrapping old carpets and fleece around the hutches within the runs and the majority survived - no problems. A hot summer the following year came around and though visiting the site morning, afternoon and evening, providing shade and water we still lost 12 chickens from a flock of 18, 2 of the 6 ducks and the old goose, whether it was the heat or age. It certainly a timely warning for all those with livestock. I remember a long time ago when I was a kid we used to keep a small flock of chickens,ducks and a rather large old goose. We went through a really cold winter wrapping old carpets and fleece around the hutches within the runs and the majority survived – no problems.
A hot summer the following year came around and though visiting the site morning, afternoon and evening, providing shade and water we still lost 12 chickens from a flock of 18, 2 of the 6 ducks and the old goose, whether it was the heat or age. It certainly a timely warning for all those with livestock.

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