Hello, keeping chickens and ducks as pets is HUGE now. We have came to love the little (and big!) feathered friends! But you may think were can i get the food, drinkers and feeders, egg boxes, pot eggs and hen huts? Well first of all the huge chain of shops ”Wilkinsons”, selling all of the above, at very reasonable prices. You can also buy items for poultry from your local ”farmers suplie”, and most of all, what everyone can have acess to is the trusted internet, where you can buy ANYTHING, for your feathered friends. When you have got all of the necessary equipment, you can start building your hen hut, but where can you put it? Alot of people like to put there hut down the bottom of the garden, some like them at the top, it is all up to you. But make sure that they have some kind of shade, either natural, such as a tree or a big bush, or a sheet, or something of that kind. Also make sure that they can get outside, some how, either by a run, or let to run free (in the garden that is). If you do want them to roam, please make sure that they can not get away, make sure there is no escape holes, and the fence is a fair height (or, snip the the feathers, on the wing). You may also want to get in touch with your local council, to see if you are actually allowed to keep hens/ducks on your propety. If you are, it may be a good idea (if you are not intend to breed), not to buy a cockeral, mainly because of the noise. If you have been told, that you can not keep chickens/ducks on your propety, look into getting an allotment, also see your local council, but please be aware that in some parts of the country the waiting list is up to 3 years, but really worth waiting for!

Good Luck with your poultry and waterfowl, i hope that this helped

Dan