Ms Tilytinkle Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 ( sorry just finding my way around, posted this in wrong area first ) Hello Dear fellow chookenthusiasts, Hope you're all healthy & happy! Mad moments, shifting through from having cold - freezing cold feet - thinking of cancelling the whole order & just forgetting about having chooks .. to I'm now back to normal . . well almost . . i've ordered 3 Mrs Pepperpots instead of only 2 & havent canelled order at all . .yippeeeee Thinking well if I'm going to go for it, may as well go for it a little bit more plus have enough room in cube etc . . so may aswell get 3 chickens, which means we have one each NOT VERY DARING I KNOW BUT BUT - but hey I really am unsure how well & easy I'll adapt to looking after these feathered friends . SO JUST DIPPING MY BIG TOE IN FIRST Ms Tilynormal (almost) PS so back to making list of all things to get, all to do & all to prepare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickaboo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 You won't regret it, once you've got hens you'll never turn back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 chooks are addictive productive pets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 hi go for it, i was worrying before i took the plunge but i have had 2 hens since july and i want to get more, they are very addictive and you will love them. they are easy to look after and everyone on here is so helpful you dont mind asking the daftest questions have fun sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Why not go for it and have 6, that's two each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I cant imagine our lives without chickens now. They constantly make us laugh and smile, after a bad day or if you're feeling low coming home and watching them in the garden is a great pick me up. Lots of people suddenly find you interesting aswell, people are always asking us questions about our chooks. You definitely wont regret it!! Sit back and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Tilytinkle Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Hello Dear Omletinies Thank you so much for encouragment, I'm a daft old hen yes i 'm slowly beginning to get excited again!! Just a wobbly moment! Michelle . .how could you .. 6 . . SIX . .OOOH'ER .. tee hee sound good though!!! Hhmm what am i saying noooooo, oh noooo actually i think 3 will be enough, meaning thats 3 lots of poop as opposed to 6 lots Many Thanks & Abundant Blessings to All Ms Tilycontrary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bantam of the Opera Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 you wont regret it! and theyre alot easier to look after than i thought they'd be. very self sufficient pets ive found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 7! Its a much nicer number for a cube! Like you we were only going to go for an eglu, changed it to a cube and 4 hens from Omlet - then went and looked at some chickens, ordered 5 to collect on the same day the cube was arriving and dropped the Omlet order to 2 chooks! Haven't looked back since - 7 is no harder than 4 could be - just more eggs Yes there is more chicken poo but nothing to stress about, and I do desperately need to get some netting to keep them off my well stocked flower area (there is at least one less ornamental poppy coming up this year ), but the pros far outweigh the cons Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayflower Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hi Ms Tilytinkle, I went through exactly the same dilema......until I made the decision like you. I now have a green eglu cube and my ex bats hens are to be collected on March 15th !!! I'm very excited now and am having fun thinking up names for my new girls. Every week I have 3 new names lol All the best and look forward to hearing from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Oh Ya! I'm so glad someone else is thinking so much about names!!! I have six girlies to name - Any ideas welcome guys I am going through the different themes I could use - i.e different trees, harry potter, chicken run characters, herb names etc............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 You could call one Tonks! I'm a huge Harry Potter fan!! I have named all my pets (3) HP names you could call one professor McGonagall or Molly as she is like a mother hen:wink:. I will try to think of some more. When I get some chickens, I think I will name one Miss Dickins (After me!) but I dunno how I would feel if Miss Dickins got eaten by a fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I've always gone for a mish mash of names Next time I am going to follow a theme, either precious stones - pearl, Jade, opal etc, or planets and stars - Venus, pluto etc. There is one planet though that I will not be using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Which one is that - Ha ha!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwichick Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Mrs Tilytinkle. We had a bit of trouble when it came to names because I wanted paired names. 11 yo. son came up with Chain & Link, Bread & Butter, Toast & Jam, Poached & Fried. So funny that boy 4yo son wanted C1 & C2 'cos thats what his dad was calling them. I suggested naming them after the MIL's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
