craftyhunnypie Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I visited Wernlas at Onnibury yesterday - whilst away on our mini Easter break. I looked round & I saw the chicks...asked a few questions & guess what chooks I ordered?..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... a gold legbar & a gold laced Wyandotte!!!!!!!! They are hatched & I can collect them in 4 - 6 weeks!!!! I also bought some eggs for the incubator & they have gone in tonight...So 21 days to wait unti I get...... Cobars Buff Wyandottes Partridge Cochins!!! Why am I wanting so may chooks & hatching allsorts you might ask???? Because any cockerels, my sister wants for breeding pairs . But the best bit is...my hubby has gone chicken mad this weekend - he has got the bug & wants more chooks! He is going to cut down a lot of trees around our house (that we call our woods) & make a free range enclosure. He has said that we would have to have wooden arks temporarily, which will be replaced with eglus & cubes eventually...reckon we csan fit 3 - 4 arks / coops in the area he's on about & the chooks will have loads of room for free ranging!!!! Woooohoooo! Very excited! Can't wait to get my Wernlas pullets & can't wait for my chicks to hatch & can't wait for my new enclosure! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Fantastic! Strike whilst the iron is hot and before he can change his mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 I never mentioned another enclosure - totallly his idea - which is astounding really. It just goes to show what chickens do to you & the men in your life! I nearly choked when he mentioned about all these above plans. he's even drawn the plan for it all tonight & measured up! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo2cat Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Very jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirkwood Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 well done but sham you have to cut down the tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Oh Emma, you are so lucky. My OH is not keen on the chooks, although he did finish my walk in run for me, but only so he could have the rest of his garden free from chook poo. Your new chickies sound wonderful. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Emma we nearly saw you there! We live about 40mins away and were going to go on Sunday - but that hill the chooks are on is merciless in bad weather, we went there last summer on an awful day and came away frozen Sounds like you've picked some lovely chooks though Did you tell her you had an eglu /cube? They seemed a little 'off' about them when we mentioned our cube's imminent arrival Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Congratulations Emma and well done OH!!! Mine wasn't too keen on the original hens at first but came round to the idea. When we lost Babs, HE suggested getting more chickens (I had already secretly planned them anyway ) Looks like you are going to have loads wandering around your garden, eating all the frogs Good luck with it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layla Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 oh Emma i'm dead jealous too ......in a nice way of course .......you lucky girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I was there yesterday, too. We may have been there at the same time, Emma! I was too impatient to order hens, so I came away with 2 lovely little Silkies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 congratulations....lucky you! You sound like you are going to have a chook palace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 I know, I'm really excited - the trees we cut down are half dead anyway - big conifers. The others we are leaving in for them to shelter under. We will cut any low branches that stick out. Got a lot of clearing to do, as when we had our back garden decked - there was a lot a spare soil that just got piled in ' the woods' & loads of leaves...Will have to watch out for any hedgehogs!!!! No I didn't mention Omlet or eglus or cubes...I kept my trap shut for once! The man is very very knowledgeable there - he knows loads. I'm about to look round for a few coops on the tinternet shortly...I'd really like a few different coloured eglus...but I'll buy them as I go along. The eggs are in the brinsea Rcom20 incubator in the front bedroom- I thought that incubator might be better as it's fully automatic & easy to use. My sister is using the other incubator for her friesian fowl, Buff Orpingtons & some of her own hybrid eggs. Fingers crossed I get some chicks, as there is no guarantee that any are fertile! Got to think where to set up the brooder & heat lamp. Think we have got a busy weekend this weekend, making our enclosure!!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 How exciting - that's great that your OH has seen the light . Mine tolerates (and secretly is fond of) our girls but wouldn't go as far as spending more money on them (and is rubbish at DIY so that's no use ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 What a fab set up you will have. Really GREAT. I am not at all jealous What a good OH you have. Wish I could get my cube to mutate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...