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Would really love to keep chickens but OH insists it no viable for us as we are away a lot at weekends and for hols etc. How do you cope with holidays?

Are you near Helston?

http://www.thechickenhotel.co.uk/

No unfortunately am in North Essex

I have a fantastic neighbour who [with help of grand daughters] will feed them if I am away, and if I am home too they love to visit. Deal is they get any eggs they collect.

If I am just going to be away overnite I just leave extra food out. I am lucky I dont have to shut them in overnite, so this works fine.

Unfortunately know the neighbours to say hello when I se them at weekends but leave home at 6am and dont return till 8pm obviously will have to get to know them and introduce the idea of eggs

Hi
I have a large shed for my girls so they can stay safely inside if I'm not around to let them out. I have a big feeder (a large food bucket with holes in the side so they can just help themselves). It lasts about 4 days.

I have a large water dispenser. It lasts about a week.

In theory I can leave my girls for three to four days. I don't need to though as loads of neighbours or friends offer to look after them if they can keep the eggs.

Zoe

Hi there,

We have left ours for three days at a time in the past. We have automatic light sensitive door openers (the best £100 I ever spent) and large food/water hoppers, enough to last for more than 3 days easily. We also have an electric fence.

As above, I do have neighbours who pop over occasionally to take the eggs and just check everyone is OK, but I would be OK with leaving them now and again, even without this help.

Just keep wearing OH down...they crack eventually. Worked for me anyway, and now he loves them!