Equipment for keeping chickens

There are items you'll need to purchase and have to hand prior to getting your new hens.

Here is a list of things you'll need;

• Housing
• An area for a run or pen
• 1 feeder (or more depending on how many hens you're keeping)
• 1 drinker (or more depending on how many hens you're keeping)
• Feed bin (safe from pests and vermin accessing it)
• Feed scoop
• Bedding
• Nest boxes

A box with food supplements and medical supplies always comes in handy.

These can include:

• Poultry tonic/spice (vit and mineral supplement)
• Citricidal (good for colds and coughs etc)
• Cider vinegar
• Anti-mite/lice/flea powder
• Flubenvet or Verm-X for regular worming treatment
• Vaseline
• Limestone flour or Davinova C (Calcium supplement)
• Garlic powder (helps keep hens in good health and also reduces the odour from the droppings).