Chicken bald back

[clootie]

one of these

8 of these

nigella's christmas book

grow your own and cook your own veg by carol klein

an egg skelter

loads of yankee candles

kilner jars and bottles

a paper pot maker thingy majig

tub trug

 

 

........ cuddly toy .... conveyor belt ...........

[Lesley]

Don't go there - the 'simple life' has already cost me well in excess of two grand

 

Just as well the eggs are tasty

 

Ditto to the above.

 

I daren't even mention what it has cost us!!!!

 

I suppose I could blame Ian as well - either of them

[Cinnamon]

Roomba

Tefal Actifry

Tassimo

Yankee Candles

Cube

Sonic Scrubber

MORE Crocs (I believe I may have been the first to get them,but now have loads of the things )

Furry wellys from Cotton Traders

Uggs

Thunderpants

Plastic bag hen

Books, heaps of them

Jam pan & funnel

Kipling bags, about 5 of them

Matching purses

Omlet apron,door mat,key holder,coat hook

Egg Skelter

[Seagazer]

I think I have been good as the things I actually have are:

 

Egg Skelter

Nigella's Christmas cookbook.

 

Just don't get me started on my wish list......

 

I am going to be very good this year though and not buy anything unnecessarily. So I really should just get a walk in run at some point if I can s"Ooops, word censored!"e the pennies together

[Mrs Webmuppet]

I haven't bought any of the must haves ( I already had several pairs of Crocs) but I have taken up making jam and chutney. Without the encouragement of the other domestic godesses on the forum I wouldn't have considered making up hampers and giving edible goodies to friends for Christmas. The chocolate truffles were a huge hit and the christmas puds delish. So the forum has been a positive influence on me.

[Cinnamon]

Roomba

Tefal Actifry

Tassimo

Yankee Candles

Cube

Sonic Scrubber

MORE Crocs (I believe I may have been the first to get them,but now have loads of the things )

Furry wellys from Cotton Traders

Uggs

Thunderpants

Plastic bag hen

Books, heaps of them

Jam pan & funnel

Kipling bags, about 5 of them

Matching purses

Omlet apron,door mat,key holder,coat hook

Egg Skelter

 

In my defence,this is over 3 years

[kez]

........ I forgot the shoe rack

[Cinnamon]

...........& I forgot the Lock & Locks (about 20 of them )

Christians fault,that one

[BarbaraJ]

in less than a year:

 

lock and locks ...lots

trollbeads and bracelet

eggskelter

books

metal bin

tubtrug

lemon curd recipe

 

i'm sure there are other things

[Seagazer]

Oops - I forgot the breadmaker......

[hillfamily]

Oops - I forgot the breadmaker......

 

oooo.....I could do with getting a breadmaker. Old one broke years ago and I haven't got round to replacing it just make bread by hand now

[Yorkshire Pudding]

 

Guilty as charged m'lud. I have had the chickens for 13 months and have acquired:

(RIP)

Troll bracelet

Roomba

Woodburner (in my defence, we planned to get one when we bought the house, but...)

Lots of books

Yankee Candles (and I was never a scented candle person BC - before chickens)

 

and I desperately need a and lots more but OH says I can't - but then he said I could only have two chickens and I have three..

 

And I would love a Maine Coon.

[abwsco]

The only thing that the forum is responsible for making me buy is the egg skelter and 2 troll bracelets and beads

 

I already owned lots of lock and locks, better candles than YC and loads cheaper, sheepskin boots, kipling bags and a breadmaker that I don't use

 

A roomba is on my wish list though should I ever get a pay rise (not had one for over 2 years) Given the current climate a job is still a good thing.

[Ardene5]

Hi Everyone

We do not look at it as a cost but as a hobby which the whole family can enjoy.

All hobbies cost money but which ones give back as much as you put in?

 

You can chill out with hens in your own garden without having to drive or walk miles

how many hobbies can do that?

 

Best regards

 

 

Ian & Valerie

[Plum]

I totally agree with you, but I can blame the forum for getting me to buy

ikea clear shower curtains when I haven't got a shower.

Reject vegetables that no-one in their right mind would buy.

Dustpan and brush (with enthusiasm )

[jlo]

Crikey - this is a bit of a scary thread cos I am such a weak willied individual when faced with all the temptation that you lot throw in the way!!

 

I have managed to resist Crocs! (Apologies to all you devotees but I really don't like them!)

I have bought all sorts of things for the chooks and that is just going to continue I guess.

 

Otherwise it is :-

Chicken Poop Lipsalve

Power washer

Wonderful wonderful furry boots - the only reason that I will be sad when Winter is behind us is that I will have to stop wearing them!

[Cooks]

I couldn't be without my crocs for going in with the chickens. Even my sons put them on.. mind you they are size 6 (13 YO) and 7 (11 YO) and I am a 7..

 

and yes my 13 YO has smaller feet than his 11 YO brother..

[Janty]

The forum has been very, very bad for me as well.

 

So far ...

etc.

Tubtrugs

Crocs

Crocs georgies

Egg boxes

Bottles for various concoctions

Jars for lemon curd

Nigella's Christmas book

Copious amounts of meal worms

Live mealworms that are breeding merrily in tubs in the conservatory

Peckablocks

Various lotions and potions to ensure health and bossiness in chickens

Various chicken books

Aubiouse

Ex-batts

A heat lamp - friends was not really suitable

Chicks

and I am currently hinted at a pandora bracelet for birthday later in the year and designing a walk in run.

[Janty]

Oops... forgot the metal bin and the pottery hens.

 

[Ardene5]

Hi everyone

 

This hobby is cheap compared with an earlier hobby of mine!!!

 

I used to own and fly a privately owned hot air balloon (cost about £10,000)

insure it myself about £600 per year. Have an 4 x 4 Nissan Teranno with trailer

to move the balloon around when not flying or displaying at a fete.

Pay for the fuel myself .... hot air balloons burn propane. So if I say this hobby

is cheap( keeping hens) compare it to hot air ballooning!

 

All this was before I met my better half and settled down but keeping hens is a

much better hobby and cheaper.

 

So enjoy the better parts of life

 

Happy Omleteering

 

Best regards

 

Ian

 

Ian & Valerie