Pinkybijou Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 My expected delivery date was tomorrow, but my Eglu arrived today! Being very impatient I got in touch with the local chicken man recommended by Omlet and gave him a visit. He was really friendly, very knowledgable and let me and my two young children have a good look at his chickens and answered all of our questions. I was chosen by a lovely ginger chicken who is a Welsummer, she settled into the crook of my elbow straight away and was lovely. The second one was chosen by my youngest son, a black Wyandotte who is SO fluffy! Both were very tolerant of being handled and stroked by us all and they went into our cat box nicely. Our ginger Welsummer is called Doris, and our black Wyandotte is called Dora. We got them home OK and they didn't make a sound. We put them into the Eglu run and DH got home to take a look. As soon as he arrived Dora decided she'd give us a welcome song and started to make a sound like, "bok bok gwAAAAARRP!" VERY loudly, and very repetetive too! DH was a bit concerned because he worries what the neighbours might think. She did settle once we encouraged her into the Eglu though, so we'll see how she is in the morning. Just wanted to say how excited I was at getting the Eglu and our chooks. I have spent the best part of this evening reading everything on this site and have chicken brain overload now! Looking forward to getting to know you all and hearing about your chicken stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 congratulations and welcome to chicken world it is wonderful and everyone here is so nice and friendly and helpful. i think it is probably because most people are bonkers myself included . enjoy sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hello pleased to meet you. I got my chickens and eglu 8 days ago, and I can safely say that the last 8 days have been fantastic (and a very steep learning curve!) Thank heavens for this forum though- its so reassuring, and I absolutely love seeing pics of other peoples chickens and runs. I'll get organised and put on some of my own one day! Hope your girls have a good first night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 hello bet you are up early to check on your chooks...its so addictive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hello again and congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi Pinkybijou, Congratulations on your new arrivals. You don't say how old your new girls are? My lot do at bit of "bok, bok" noisyness for a few minutes to proudly announce they've laid an egg (or are about to). Or, just like children, to get my attention to be let out of the run or if they've seen an intruder cat in the garden. I'm sure yours will settle down to their new home soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Welcome to the forum Pinkybijou . What a lovely description of your first day . I love it that you were "chosen" by Doris . Be prepared for your life and brain to be turned totally chicken - first by the chickens and then by this forum . i think it is probably because most people are bonkers myself included . Oi! Who are you calling bonkers? We're all perfectly sane, if you don't mind . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hello and welcome to the forum!!! You will love your chickens!!! Bet you can't wait to let them out tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRC99 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Congratulations! I'm hoping to become an Eglu & chicken owner soon. I guess I don't live far from you. Can I ask where you got your hens from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's great news, congratulations and enjoy your first few days with your girls. hope the weather stays fine for lots of time in the garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hello and welcome from me too Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Welcome Pinkybijou. One of our hens is actually called "Buck Buck Baaark" as she was named by our 6 year old son. Hope she's not so noisy today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hello and welcome. Enjoy your eglu and your girls. Pics would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Dont worry about your noisy one, I was exactly the same, when I first got my girls home and it was my wyandotte who made loads of noise on the first day, got me rwally worried. But now she is one of the quieter ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol U Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on gettting your girls - we look forward to pictures! I guarantee that in no time you will be as big a chicken bore as the rest of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
