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where can i buy chicken food and an incubator?

i live in doncaster and i have chicken in the back garden and need to know where to buy an incubator and food and a load of other stuff for them. i live in doncaster and need a incubator for the chicken we have tryed the pet shops and garden centres but they dont sell them

Public Comments

1. IN A PET SHOP?
2. look in the yellow pages under chickens or incubators see what you can find out or call around to the pet shops see if they have any info for you.
3. Well, you won't be needing an incubator if you have one chicken. You should feed her ( or is it a cockeral ? ) a mix of mixed corn and layers pellets. Go for GM free or Veggie Soc approved ( from the "Smallholder" range ) feeds as these do not have animal protiens in them You need to go to a "smallholder" shop for water fountains and food hoppers. S/he's need shelter, protected from foxes/rats/stoats etc, wood shavings, a night perch and free access to roam during the day. A drink mineral enhancer would help. As would a grit mix. Most farm suppliers will have all this stuff for you. You need to be around at dawn and dusk to let her/him out and lock them up. S/he should also have companions of similar weight and age, although not necessarily from the same breed. It also sounds like you need to buy some poultry keeping books
4. A farmer's co-op should have these items in supply.
5. You can find the incubators at lacompras.com. Here's the link: http://lacompras.com/egg_incubator.html Good Luck!
6. Please buy more than one chicken, they are such sociable creatures. I brought this months grow your own magazine (march 2008) on page 92 it lists 6 of the best incubators, starting at £89.00 right up to £1050.00. Some of the websites listed are; ascott.biz ph 0845 130 6285 or poultryproducts.co.uk ph 0845 090 0560. go to the web site of the poultry club uk, they are a fabulous source of info, or even better, rescue some cage birds, go to Battery Hen Welfare Trust, that is the best wesite of them all.