Chooks Aloud Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Hi everyone Yippeeee I've at last got my chooks. We went and picked them up today, as they were always busy and could not deliver for a good while. The chooks were as good as gold on the way home and were nice and relaxed in their boxes and so were easy to pick up and put in the run (once we had got it up - a bit fiddly but we did it in the end). We've got Dolly (a pretty grey), Darla (a speckled hen) and Chicko (named after the bloke off the telly - my daughter loves him and keeps saying,'What time is it - it's Chico time) a Miss Pepperpot. They seem to like the run and settled in easily. One by one they went into the eglu at dusk - just hope its this easy every night. I shall be up bright and early tomorrow to let them out and have a chat. Regards to all my new chicken friends. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Congratulations Karen and family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickain Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Hi from Chandlers Ford, lovely to meet you on Friday, glad you got the girls at last!,and that they went to bed okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 HI Karen, Congratulations. I'm hoping to have my 3 by the end of the day. The eglu is coming by courier and as soon as we've set up we'll go and collect Beauty, Belle and Jasmin - nothing to do with the breed of chicken - Disney Princess thing going on courtesy of Anna (6)! Good luck, Fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi Karen and Fee, Congratulations to you both on your new or impending chooks I'm still going out in the morning and talking to mine nearly a year later - I'm sorry to say once you've got the bug that will be it - chicken mad forever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukebox Tim Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I'm so glad you got your chooks You can add you name to the 'visit an eglu owner' list now and have a perfectly valid excuse to bang on about your chickens whilst the visitors try their best to escape without seeming rude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooks Aloud Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi Fee Hope you got your eglu and chooks okay and that you're having as much fun as we are. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi Karen,what an eventful day! As I posted yesterday I paid next day delivery so waited impatiently till 4 o'clock (I like everything yesterday!) then eglu arrived and we set about putting it together - to be honest i didn't have time to admire it as we dived in the car to collect the girls. The farmer was VERY grumpy and rude - a long story which i'll relate another time! I stared at them in the crate all the way home and they were all cuddled in and kept nodding off. It was getting dark when we got home then we popped them in the run and Anna came back from her grans - she was so excited (and didn't want to change the names!).. Jasmin - the speckledy - went into the nesting tray, lay down and waited for the others! After a few mins Allan clapped his hands and Beauty and Belle popped inside and we shut the door. So,here I am sitting here totally paranoid that our local fox, who passes my front window every night at midnight, will know they are there - and I've already sent Allan outside for a wee! Pics and update tomorrow, cheers, Fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi karen and Fee, welcome to the world of chickens karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
