Keeping hens in the back garden

Many people like keeping a few laying hens in the backyard or garden. In fact, the backyard poultry keeper is a time honoured tradition. The free fresh eggs are often just a bonus from keeping chickens as pets and their web sites tell it all.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having hens as pets, do not let the puritans make you feel guilty!

Down The Lane

This site from downshifter Richard Cannon has some fantastic pages about his chicken keeping along with a wealth of other interesting pages. The pages on cruelty and battery hens are worth reading even if you have no intention of keeping chickens.

Guinea Fowl Breeders Association

GFBA is an international internet group for anyone interested in learning accurate information about guineas. Ask questions about raising your birds on our message board at www.guineafowl.com/board It is NOT necessary to join or register for help.

Webb Acres

I raise Silkie and Serama Bantams I am NPIP and AI teasted every year by the state of Alabama. Obviously this is a US site - really interesting wherever you are from.

Marans hens

Marans hens - history of the breed, information on varieties and a page on the dark brown Marans eggs - "James Bond's favourite eggs"

poultrykeeper.com

A lovely site with lots of information for the back garden hen keeper in their useful resource section

ChickenTalk

A humorous take on chicken life, written by chickens for chicken lovers.

Broadway Bantams

Based in the Cotswolds. We are a small hobby breeder of Pekins, Silkies & Chocolate Orpingtons Some new breeds for next year(2010). We have hatching eggs & Birds for sale from time to time.

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