Chicken jumper knitter, Olive Linge learnt to knit before she started school, “… and I’m 73 now,” she adds. “I have always knitted; I knitted my way through University. It helped me focus on my work, I used to knit and read. I didn’t knit for a little while when my teenage sons decided they didn’t want any more home knitted jumpers,” she laughs, “but I was soon back at it, knitting for a shop and friends and now for the ex battery hens. The jumpers are from a very simple pattern, though I do tend to do it my own way.” It’s nice to see people learning handicrafts again,” she adds. “People are enthusiastic about growing their own so why not be able to make your own too.”
Feather Beds. I adore my ‘ex batts’ and as they had loads of TLC when they were rescued they have stayed very tame and will happily eat out of my hand. If you haven’t got enough room in your garden to fence an area off for hens, then choose from one of the numerous traditional wooden arks and runs that are available from some DIY Centres, Garden Centres and Farm Suppliers. Choose a size that you can move easily so you can put it on the veg beds to let the chickens organically clear the weeds, spent growth and bugs and beetles.
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