lord-harry-bantam Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 hello fellow chicken keepers, as i have said in the past im getting my hens... and the suspense really is killing me! i just cant wait for my hens! my mum said she would "think" about a suitable time for them to be delivered, but knowing my mum she will forget, so i hav to keep reminding about how great having our very own hens any tips on how to speed up the chook arrival time via lots of pestering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 just keep talking about chickens non stop - thats what did it for me....hubby got so fed up he just wanted to shut me up! or be exceptionally nice to your mum , offer to do the hoovering or dusting for a week, that worked for me with my dad when I was at school and I begged him to go skiing!! good luck and hopefully chickens should arrive soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 hi i would agree with chelsea`s approach, kill them with kindness and chicken talk i am sure you will soon be rewarded sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Tidy your bedroom, do your homework and generally be helpful around the house.....it will work wonders Your Lordship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord-harry-bantam Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 thanks, those are great suggestions I'll be sure to put them into practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Eat loads of eggs and complain loudly while you're doing it that they'd taster much better if they were from your own chickens . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda-and-evadne Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Eat loads of eggs and complain loudly while you're doing it that they'd taster much better if they were from your own chickens . LOL - I was going to say this. You could also complain about how old a supermarket-bought egg is by the time it reaches your table - up to three weeks old, I read somewhere, I mean how stale is that? - and how many food-miles it has done (50? 100? I mean, a supermarket egg's "carbon footprint" doesn't bear thinking about). Whereas, if you had your own garden hens, you could instead be eating an egg that had been laid - ooh - perhaps an hour ago and had travelled - ooooh - all of 50 yards to the saucepan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbok Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 AND... You know that the eggs you get will have come from chickens that are well looked after - not like battery chooks , poor things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...