After much deliberation we finally decided to have chickens.
Although we had always wanted chickens we were reluctant to do so, as we had heard that they would attract the local red foxes, which are known to carry Tuberculosis (TB) and therefore potentially harmful to the welfare of our alpacas.
We understand that they will start producing eggs when they are 5-6 months old, so if our calculations are correct that should be around October time. We’ll keep you posted on both counts!
Wherever you go...we go!!!
The Hilton of Chicken Coops....
Although we had always wanted chickens we were reluctant to do so, as we had heard that they would attract the local red foxes, which are known to carry Tuberculosis (TB) and therefore potentially harmful to the welfare of our alpacas.
However, we came to the realization that all of our neighbours have chickens, so a few more are obviously not going to make much of a difference.
We bought 4 Andalucian Blues from the Agricentro, all of which are around a month old. We have named them Carmen, Maria, Dolores and Juanita, but at this moment in time we have no idea who is who, but no doubt we will be able to identify them in time.
We are so pleased that we got them now, as we are having so much fun with them. They are quite amazing; they appear to have no fear of us and very little of the dogs and when we are up in the top paddock feeding the alpacas, they just follow us around.
We are also hoping for a Cockerel, which was promised to us by a Spanish family, who we met recently at a party at our friends Norman and Viv’s house in Algodonales.
We understand that they will start producing eggs when they are 5-6 months old, so if our calculations are correct that should be around October time. We’ll keep you posted on both counts!
Wherever you go...we go!!!
The Hilton of Chicken Coops.... 
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