Cooped up: is coronavius lockdown a good time to start keeping chickens?

Cooped up: is coronavius lockdown a good time to start keeping chickens?

But Smith, Scott-Norman and RSPCA’s scientific officer Dr Sarah Babington all warn that a backyard chicken coop is not an easy egg fix, if the supermarket runs low.

Chickens rule: why the backyard chook is the pet of the decade

Chickens rule: why the backyard chook is the pet of the decade

Photograph: Ilana Rose/This Chicken Life I was seduced, basically, by the aesthetics and potential wow factor of heritage breeds.Photograph: Ilana Rose/This Chicken Life We now have eight girls and are on our third flock.