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Hi Lewis. I know what you mean. I think that we seem to be having the worse weather in the Midlands at the minute. After I posted this topic about maybe its spring, we had that real heavy snow. I felt like such a fool,

Yes, I noticed mine doing that to, lol. Good luck

I have 4 pekins, 3 of which were laying last year but all stopped for the winter. 2 have started laying again now, 1 is yet to lay this year, and the last pekin has not ever layed because she would have came into lay late in the year. I also have a light sussex bantam, which came into lay last year but hasn't layed yet this year either. This winter is lasting a long time, I don't think that this helps. My 3 big girls have layed all year round so far. I hope that you get lots of eggs soon.

Congrats Lewis ! I hope that you are well. Long time no speak ! My 3 boys are keeping me to busy to go on the computer, and we have taken up cycling since last october. I got my first bantie egg for 2010 today. 3 eggs a day from our big girls just isn't enough. I think that it maybe time for more

My first bantam for 2010 has been layed today, whoo hoo ! Maybe it's a sign that spring has arrived

Congratulations they are lovely

how funny. I was staring at the photo's without glasses It was just making me go cross eyed. I'll read it properly next time.

They are just so beautiful. That has brightend my day.

They are so cute. congratulations.

I'm very sorry to hear that. RIP little Chicken. x

I can see me on the right in photo 8 and 9. I didn't even know that I was in a photo

Thanks Claire. I'll try that.

I gutted my other chicken on wednesday, I waited for my eldest two to go back to school. My boys are still very young and would have been very upset. My 4 year old crys when he see's whole chickens in the supermarket Have your legbars hatched now ? Have you eaten all your chicken now ? We have eaten the breasts from chicken 1. I made stock with the carcass and i put the thighs, legs and wings in the freezer as I save them up till I have a few. I gutted chicken 2 on wednesday I poached the whole bird, when it was cooked I put the breasts in the fridge for tonight and i used the poaching stock and legs and wings for soup and I made a chicken and mushroom pie with the thighs. I have never eaten so much chicken in one week I'm going to replace some of my eaten chickens this month so I think that I will be back up to 12, not 13 this time as it was unlucky for me. Was it you that bought new chickens from cotswold chickens ? Hello! Yes, I bought 3, 2 Black Stars and a Goldline...so I have gone from 6 chickens to 15 in the space of 3 weeks, and as the 3 legbars hatched out on Tues, I now have 18.... Pics and video up on my blog I've just looked. They are adorable. Your lucky to get 2 pullets. How are the new girls getting along with originals ?

I was the lady that jointed the chicken, I did start to bone my chicken but she said to someone 'go though the leg', and I thought she ment cut it off (which I did) oops ! I knew how to joint a chicken anyway so I decided just to do what I knew. I will try to add a link on here with instuctions on how to do it. I think that the boning is very useful for barby. I might bone a turkey and chicken for chrismas and wrap the turkey around the chicken and stuff it. I don't know how the poultry would taste as I know that cooking with bones gives the meat flavor.

I gutted my other chicken on wednesday, I waited for my eldest two to go back to school. My boys are still very young and would have been very upset. My 4 year old crys when he see's whole chickens in the supermarket Have your legbars hatched now ? Have you eaten all your chicken now ? We have eaten the breasts from chicken 1. I made stock with the carcass and i put the thighs, legs and wings in the freezer as I save them up till I have a few. I gutted chicken 2 on wednesday I poached the whole bird, when it was cooked I put the breasts in the fridge for tonight and i used the poaching stock and legs and wings for soup and I made a chicken and mushroom pie with the thighs. I have never eaten so much chicken in one week I'm going to replace some of my eaten chickens this month so I think that I will be back up to 12, not 13 this time as it was unlucky for me. Was it you that bought new chickens from cotswold chickens ?

It was nice to meet you too. It was a good day.

I had a great time on the course. I glad they didn't give me that massive cockerel, the guy asked if I wanted to swap. I said 'no thanks'. It was alot easier than i thought but I cheated when I got to the boning and I jointed it. I'm having the breasts tonight. It was lovely meeting some of you. I wish that I could have met more of you at the pub.

What a sweetie. at the lurker. Don't worry I go out into the morning looking a lot worse.

Great new pictures Lewis. keep them coming,

Whoo hoo, I'm so pleaased for you. That is brilliant news. I hope that your friend wont want your new girl back !? Don't tell her

Cool. I'm on that one too

I love them when they are like that. It's an exciting time.

Thank you for all of your lovely kind words.

They look great Lewis. I'm missing my laptop too I just can't go on omlet as much as I used to

I'm glad that Tikka is ok. Good luck finding Louise. x