sti chick Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) My lovely husband mark has built me a wonderful hen house . He has got a lovely shed in our garden and has given up a fair chunk of that for the hen house, yep he has built the house inside of his shed. So the chooks will be really warm and toasty. He has even given it a stable door so we can have a look inside and not worry about them coming out. Its absolutely perfect. Today he ordered the wire for the run, which he will build between christmas and new year. I have reserved 10 chickens and they will be ready on the 15th jan. To say we are excited is an understament. My friends think i'm nuts cos i'm having chickens for christmas I am so pleased with what he has done for me As promised some pics for you all to see Lin Oh and because i've been a good boy i thought i'd slip a picture of my mistress on here for you Edited December 16, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 he certainly does spoil you,..that sounds fantastic. Cant wait to see the pics I think its lovely to get chickens for christmas, I'd much rather have that than a pair of socks or the endless bottles of perfume I seem to get! You should name them something christmassy - like holly/ivy/berry etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 How lovely . You can feel your excitement through your post . Love to see some photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 How lovely and what a fantastic Christmas present. Looking forward to the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Sounds intriguing! Would love to see some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 can't think of a pressie'd prefer. It all sounds lovely, and just like the others I can't wait to see the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Good idea with the shed there - what a clever OH you have! Lucky you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 the man's a marvel - when will he be available to help the rest of us? Lucky you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 it's hard to tel from the pics but does it have ventialtion? He's made a very neat job of it is that lamp there temporarily while he does the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hubby here ventilation is in hand the lamp was temporary, i have put power in there for a light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hubby here ventilation is in hand the lamp was temporary, i have put power in there for a light just making sure you don't get roast chicken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hubby here ventilation is in hand the lamp was temporary, i have put power in there for a light just making sure you don't get roast chicken! i value my life to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 So cool, love the stable door idea, and the ramp up to all the little nest boxes. Maybe I'm a weird girl but I'd be just as jealous of that mistress as a real woman . (I love my brum brums). Can't wait to see your girlies all snuggled up in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Lucky you. What a great husband, his mistress isn't bad either. Good thing we've had all this bad weather to keep him away from her. Not long until 15th Jan, you must be so excited thinking of them snuggling in those nestboxes and going up and down the ramp. What type of chickens are you having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Wow. Very professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Lovely work. We put lino cushion flooring down inside our shed - makes cleaning up the squitty jobs sooo much easier. We also glossed the walls part of the way up (WAY before we added hens due to the fumes) as you'll soon notice they will 'decorate' the wall behind the perches. Looks very smart though, like the ramp too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 What a great christmas pressie and thoughtful hubby! Something to really look forward to when all the xmas decs come down. Lots of piccies of your lucky hens please, when you get them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 My eglu and hens were for the very big birthday I had this year, and I certainly got some funny looks and comments when I told ppl what I had had. But my chickadees are such a constant source of enjoyment I couldn't have asked for anything I would have valued more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S & S Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Fantastic, Who's in the rally car! is it yours, we are heavily into rally driving here, aswell as chickens of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Fantastic,Who's in the rally car! is it yours, we are heavily into rally driving here, aswell as chickens of course! yes thats our car. pictured at the stelvio pass with myself in it with my husband driving. we did rally corsica but went to switzerland (davos) first and did stevio pass then onto corsica. awesome holiday. you say you are into rallying is that competeing or like us watching. lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S & S Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Sounds like a great holiday, This is us - rallyschool.co.uk More the other half than me though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Looks like some fun is had there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 just a little update on the run! the footings have been dug and today my hubby concreted them and also concreted me a path to where the run gate will be. The wood has been stained and now is ready to be cut to size. And he has said he may start to build it tomorrow . Will post pics when the run is completed. lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sti chick Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 oh my god i am so pleased with the run. my lovely husband markie has done me sooo proud oh and not to forget uncle john who has helped with the build of the run. it is really a pukka job! . he has just got the gate to complete and the roof but i will get some pics posted for all to see on saturday. hope you all have had a lovely christmas day. lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Sounds like he is making great progress - lucky you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
