Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Urban Chicken

  • 18-08-2008 3:15pm
    #1
    ch2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 427 ✭✭


    Hey,
    I'm moving into an apartment soon but it has a roof garden. I wanted to buy an Eglu to keep some chickens (see link http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_services/products_services.php?view=Chickens) but they dont deliver to Ireland. Any ideas where I can buy a chicken that quiet, easy to keep and gives eggs.
    And yes, I know nothing about farming or chickens or anything else like that. Any help greatly appreciated!!


Comments

  • #2
    ravima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭ravima


    try the rare breed survival trust. they have details of the rare breeds and if you are a mamber, they send a magazine every so often where there are various firms selling ARKS.

    a simple one is to make two triangles of timber, then have three straight lengths of woodlinking the corners of the triangles, then cover the entire with chicken wire. It is light to carry and you could keep them in that.

    biggest problem with keeping them in urban area, is that neighbours might not be happy with the noise and once they lay, they make noise!

    good luck


  • #3
    ch2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 427 ✭✭ch2008


    Well, I was only really planning on having one chicken and it will be on the roof. How much noise can one chicken make?


  • #4
    ravima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭ravima


    its not right to keep just one chicken. They are flock birds and you should certainly have two at a minimum and I woud suggest 3


  • #5
    daithicarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭daithicarr


    my neighbours have chickens they live two houses over in a semi detached neighbour hood, they can make quite a noise especially the bloody cockerel. many a hung over morning i have thought about shooting him (the chicken not my neighbour) , i can only imagine the noise would be worse in an appartment block ,


  • #6
    kerrysgold
    Closed Accounts Posts: 969 ✭✭✭kerrysgold


    You really need at least 2 preferably 3 (so there will still be a pair if one hen dies) it is cruel to keep 1 hen alone.
    also, you'll need to make some sort of grassy area so the hens can "dust bath" .... realistically, do you think it's a good idea to keep hens on a roof garden?!


  • Advertisement
Advertisement