TAJ Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) This weekend marks a year since I actually joined the Omlet site, though I have read it for longer than that. So what has happened in that year? First an Eglu, then 3 hens, (all birthday presents a few weeks early), then the start of eggs and by May I was doing henparties - 7 so far. Then in November we got 4 table birds at 2½ weeks old, with a brooder, heat lamp, etc, a Rablu followed these as they grew up and went outside. Then following OH going on the culling course we got 6 more table birds, but this time different breeds and as day old chicks. So currently we have hens in the eglu laying well after 2 moulting, 2 still growing in the Rablu and 6 in the dinning room, now coming up to 2½ weeks old. Plans for the future? I must confess thinking about whether a cube will fit in the Eglu space, so I could up the layers with the odd blue/green/white/dark brown, but what would I lose, the Rablu or the Eglu? ...and 836 posts on here Happy Omletting! Tracy Edited January 16, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 you have been busy! Well done you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 There can't be many people who end up with the same number they started with! Sounds like a good year to me, wonder how many you'll have this time next year? I started with 5, now I've got 17 have eaten one, have plans for two more of the boys and have had two hatches. They're a bit obsessive aren't they, mind you, I was warned by everyone on here, but did I believe them....... BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 A busy year. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Gosh that's quite a year! Did you have previous chicken experience? I am just planning to measure the garden today to work out where the walk-in run can go (depends if I get a bonus in February ), but I think five chooks is probably my limit. It'll be my 2-year anniversary next month, and I can't believe that this time two years ago I'd never even held a chicken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 They should come with an addiction warning That is quite a yeat TAJ, well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Hooray! happy first year henniversary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Thanks all - I have been measuring up for a cube and went to see some chickens today to add the the layers - it is looking like a cream legbar, Silver gray Dorking and a Speckledy may be the ones I want next. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Congratulations! You really have packed a lot of chickeny things into one year! Its about a year since I joined the forum and got my first hens too...we've learnt a lot over the last year, best thing I've ever done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
