This site may be my spiritual home...

[chickenlady]

I just found this site today and it is brilliant. I would love to be self sufficient but just about manage self-sufficient-ish, with the emphasis on the ish! I like to think we are fairly self reliant anyway.

I live in Essex with my husband, our 3 kids, dog, 2 cats and 3 chickens. We hope to rescue some ex battery chickens soon as we are moving house and will have a much bigger garden. (interested to hear from anybody who has done this)

Grow quite a bit of food on our allotment, including masses of fruit so I am becoming a bit of a jam expert. I look forward to getting lots of tips from the forum.

[judyofthewoods]

wellcome chickenlady
The smallest goal achieved stands taller than the grandest intention. Do whatever your heart leads you to do - but do it.
As for chicken rescue, first get yourself a balaclava.... 8)

[Chickenlady]

Blimey! I wasn't planning a raid on Bernard Matthews! I was just going to contact a few chicken torturers and ask nicely if they would give me a few of the poor creatures they would normally send for catfood after a year or so of laying. Failing that, I know there is a woman in the West Country who rescues and rehomes chickens. I am told they continue to lay very well and go from scraggy little beasts with no feathers to splendid specimens after a few weeks of TLC.

[judyofthewoods]

Sorry, chickenlady, was joking (ok, half joking) - I do have an off the rail sense of humour at times I should introduce newbies more gently to it

[Wombat]

Welcome to the site chickenlady, they are a great bunch of people!

Nev

[diver]

welcome, I make lots of jam too so I'll be asking for advice and recipes