moochoo Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I wouldn't mind but it's not a local thing. I was at the Bromsgrove beer festival on Friday and I was stopped by a chap saying "You're the chicken lady, aren't you?". Luckily we had met before. It did turn a few curious heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 We've been to collect our day old chicks from PD Hook near Oxford today. I can highly recommend them. The chicks are in excellent condition and are really lively. We were really welcomed by the hatchery staff. I felt a little silly going to a big hatchery for a few chicks but I needn't have worried. They were really pleasant and interested in what we were doing. We had ordered 6, 3 Cotswold Whites and 3 Cotswold Golds. Someone in the hatchery can't count as we ended up with 8! At £6 for all of them who am I to complain? We also managed to sneek in some older table birds from Jude at Cotswold chickens on the way home....well we have an empty eglu. It would be wrong not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 You're as bad as us! We went to a big hatchery a couple of years ago for turkeys and found it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 You're as bad as us! Never! Well maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 hmmm 'someone' can't count eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 hmmm 'someone' can't count eh? Surely the chicken math rules apply to dinners too!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We've been to collect our day old chicks from PD Hook near Oxford today. I can highly recommend them. The chicks are in excellent condition and are really lively.We were really welcomed by the hatchery staff. I felt a little silly going to a big hatchery for a few chicks but I needn't have worried. They were really pleasant and interested in what we were doing. We had ordered 6, 3 Cotswold Whites and 3 Cotswold Golds. Someone in the hatchery can't count as we ended up with 8! At £6 for all of them who am I to complain? We also managed to sneek in some older table birds from Jude at Cotswold chickens on the way home....well we have an empty eglu. It would be wrong not to. I will be interested to hear how you get on with them - we had 6 from them in the winter - a mixture to try - the broiler ones just grew so fast, the freeranging cotswold were better, but still pretty fast growing. We use to live 1 mile from P.D.Hooks - like you I felt getting 6 from a firm that takes out 80,000 in a delivery lorry was a bit small scale, but they were very happy to serve us - when we got them they ranged from 65p to 90p each depending on the breed and sex, we paid £4.50 I think for 6. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We've decided to hatch some Welsh Black Fowl to grow as table birds. Apparently they get to a good weight and have excellent flavour. I'll let you know how they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Forrest Gump has won a reprieve! A friend said she was looking for a Light Sussex cockerel to replace one of her boys who got a bit too aggressive. So Forrest is packing his suitcase in preparation for entertaining a whole host of ladies on a smallholding in Kent So, no more chicken dinners for a while yet. The Dorking lads are ten weeks old. I don't know wether to try rehoming the Orpington lads. Has anyone ever eaten one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Run Forrest RUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Forrest Gump has won a reprieve! A friend said she was looking for a Light Sussex cockerel to replace one of her boys who got a bit too aggressive. So Forrest is packing his suitcase in preparation for entertaining a whole host of ladies on a smallholding in Kent So, no more chicken dinners for a while yet. The Dorking lads are ten weeks old. I don't know wether to try rehoming the Orpington lads. Has anyone ever eaten one? When OH did the dispatch course with Alison he came home with a fully boned buff orp boy - it tasted fine. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Due to circumstances beyond my control tomorrow I might go to P D Hooks and buy some day olds. We had a power cut last Thursday, for almost five hours. I knew the eggs in the incubator would be doomed, it was just too long They were due yesterday. I'd started off with 12 Salmon Faverolles. 6 were clear, 1 looked a bit iffy but the others were doing well up until then. One hatched yesterday and is absolutely fine. One egg is still cheeping but it hasn't pipped. Nothing from the others Little Sausage is now in the brooder, thoroughly miserable on it's own with just a teddy for company. I'll make a few phonecalls in the morning but if I can't find any day olds locally I'll bite the bullet and buy a few Cotswold golds & whites to keep Sausage company. Even if this other egg does hatch I'll still want a couple more because if one died I'd be left with a lone chick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
