Holidays and hen sitting

[HoofyLoo]

What do you do with your ladies when you go on your holidays? We've got a two week summer holiday this year. Usually a friend pops round to check the hens are happy but she's unable to do it this time. I've called the store where I get my feed from and they're charging £7 per night for four chooks. Is this expensive?


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[mandyballantyne]

My neighbours are happy to feed etc while I am away and the get to collect the eggs which keeps them happy

[chris]

My neighbour collects my hens eggs - otherwise they'll break some of them.. If she can't then I'd probably just leave them to it unless I was going away for a long time... in which case I'd ask some other friends who keeps chooks to pop over and check on them.

[Scarlet]

My teenage sons mates are more than happy to come, once in the morning and evening. They sell the eggs to their parents and they get £20 a week. I don't like leaving the eggs uncollected as it leads to egg eating if one gets broken or they get sat on for a week!

[WendyC]

No idea about hens but it's cheaper than a cattery!