Patricia W Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Anyone watching this? They've just built a wooden coop - looks as though they used roof felt ( red mite) and the run is tiny... Two lovely large hens ( light Sussex?) dumped in it. Or am I being picky ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I said exactly the same but then I suppose it's better than buying battery eggs so if that was the choice... Anyway, once they get the bug, they'll end up building a bigger run anyway, we did! Ours went from this.... to this! granted, we only started with 4 (ex batt) chickens but we thought our initial run would be more than adequate but once you fall in love with them, you want to give them the best of everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I was just hoping they were going to put something round the outside as the skirt didn't look very big and I could just imagine a fox being able to tunnel in really quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 AND they called it " fox proof" !! But I wonder if I would have been so worried if I hadn't been educated by this forum? How many will be incentivised to copy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I think, or I LIKE to think, that once people get the idea to have chickens, that they go away and do their homework/research and find these things out. I got the idea of having chickens from a post on the MSE forum, there was also a link to the Omlet forum so I followed it and lurked for a bit and read up about chicken keeping etc I'd LIKE to think that anyone "incentivised" by the prog would do the same. I think any prog that promotes chicken keeping is a good thing. The coop and run weren't brilliant but they were okay to start with, driving round the countryside I've seen similar set ups and while, to me, they aren't ideal, I still think having hens in your back garden is far better than buying eggs commercially. Just my opinion and I can see your POV though. AT first, I thought she was bringing the chickens into the garden in that black bin bag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 I hope you're right, Poet. Certainly when I was offered 3 chicks as a birthday present, I went into research mode. I'd seen eglu's in the back of Good Housekeeping ( been buying it for years bit it's never worked ..) so then found Omlet and the rest is history. And yes ! I thought the chickens were in the bin bag!! PS I LOVE your run.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I hope you're right, Poet. Certainly when I was offered 3 chicks as a birthday present, I went into research mode. .... that's 2 of us and I'll bet there's loads more, have faith Thanks re the comment about the run, in the end DH suggested we just put a roof over the garden and have done with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 I see nothing wrong with that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I see nothing wrong with that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnrob Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Interesting that they also said you can "feed them s"Ooops, word censored!"s" without actually defining what they meant by s"Ooops, word censored!"s... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I noticed that they said you just feed them on s"Ooops, word censored!"s. At least they won't have to wait for the chooks to reduce their lawn to a mud flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I noticed that they said you just feed them on s"Ooops, word censored!"s. .... I thought James said you can feed them s"Ooops, word censored!"s rather than just feed them s"Ooops, word censored!"s but I could have misheard? I suppose the prog would have had to be 3 times as long to include all the information about chicken keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I suppose the prog would have had to be 3 times as long to include all the information about chicken keeping To quote Patricia I see nothing wrong with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 At first I thought it was a funny idea to borrow a couple of chickens, but I guess this way they can find out if chicken keeping suits them before committing and then possibly rehoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 How on earth can you "borrow" chickens?????/ I would never want to give them back! Lousie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
