Stevie Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Does anyone regret getting their chooks??? I've had my pair for a little over 2 weeks and the only regret i have is not getting three. Yes,my grass looks like a goat has been munching at it-yes they keep tapping at backdoor-yes they follow me around like lost puppies and yes-they poo everywhere,but what the heck! What about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 No, never . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Not a chance!! Love 'em to bits . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I regret not getting more to begin with and I regret that they cannot freerange all the time without supervision. Otherwise I can't see my life without a few chickens in it Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Never in a million years. One of the best things I have ever done. It took me 2 years of lurking incognito on the forum to pluck up the courage. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I regret not getting them years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Best thing I have ever done.............now can't imagine my life without chickens......ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Love them to bits and you get eggs as well!! After a week of ups and downs with Clara being put down, getting the new girls and today my first egg from Primrose. Overall I wouldn't be without them. They are such individuals, full of character and they make me feel happy to be alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I don't regret a minute, even the sad ones as you know good ones are on the horizon Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 If the first four days are anything to go by, I find them utterly life-enhancing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 like you - it was not getting more sooner, they are the best pets ever! (Don't let the dog hear me say that! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Funnily enough,my one regret was not getting 3 too, but I soon rectified that & now have 11 Getting my Hens is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I still think of that moment I saw the Omlet Eglu ad in Good Housekeeping & shudder slightly to think I might have missed it! They have got me out of the house,they have got me recycling more,they have made me think about what we eat as a family & they have made me lots of super new friends too I will ALWAYS have hens,until my dying day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 they are the best pets ever! (Don't let the dog hear me say that! ) it's OK dogs don't understand you...........now if it was a cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 everyone laughs at us (family and friends) and call us "sad" !! We couldnt give a monkeys! we love our chooks...they are part of the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 As a complete newbie to chicken keeping - we got our girls last Sunday - I would say there is no regret, how could there be? After tea tonight we, (me, OH, and the children, even the nearly 17yr old!!), went out into the garden, me and OH sat and had a drink the children played around with a ball and the chickens freeranged..........bliss!!!! If we didn't have the chickens, we wouldn't even all have a pair of wellies never mind been outside on a cold April Sunday evening!! Anybody we've told that we've got chickens, look at us like we're fruit loops.....their loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Yeah we regret not getting them sooner. Love nothing more than a little cuddle and a stroke. They so friendly and funny. Brought our garden to life with their antics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I too watched the forum for at least 6 months before plucking up the courage to keep hens. I don't regret having them for one minute. With hindsight I would have purchased a cube and 10 hens as they are so addictive. What was like pre hens?? I can't remember!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 If the first four days are anything to go by, I find them utterly life-enhancing! I think yours is the most soul lifting response i've heard Sue! Like you-im a relative newbie and am continually learning all the time,but we've all gotta start somewhere. I want to rectify my only regret though by getting a third.Me thinks i'll have to ring the poultry breeder in Bottisham! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickens@61 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 no regrets here, just can't wait until the rest of the flock arrives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Regrets - I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention ... Wish I'd got three hens to start with, wish I'd got them sooner, wish I'd gone for a Cube sooner (although it wasn't available when I first got them!). Wish I'd bought a bigger composter to start with (I now have three). There are so many positives to keeping chickens, I can't imagine life without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 We've had 3 girls for just over 2 weeks as well! Can't imagine life or the garden without them! We're building a permanent run and I've never known hubby so enthusiastic Our only regrets are not having the run to start with and more chickens!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooks Aloud Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Hubby bought the chooks for me as a surprise, and in all the time we've been together (33 years) they are the best present he's every bought me. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I suspect anyone regrettinng getting chickens is unlikely to be on this forum But like others my only regrets are only getting 2 to start and not going for the cube. The cube literally appeared on the web site on the day I went to place my order and threw me into confusion I talked it over with a delightful man at Omlet (no idea who) who reassured me eglus hold their value on ebay - what he didn't say was that when I do go for a cube I will want to keep my eglu as well So the plan is to do the courses to pay for the cube - except my eldest who wants to do the courses with me has negiotiated his cut before the cube fund so it may take a bit longer ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursechick Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 No regrets, not even in the pouring rain as i'm sitting in the shed watching them forage about.They make me laugh and best of all give me eggs every day without fail,(so far).I too wish I'd got 3 rather than 2 cos now I'm worried that if I introduce a third I'll upset the happy couple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudding hill Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Cinnamon is so right in that they make you focus more on waste and self sufficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...