Lewis Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Has anyone seen Rentachook. From what I've gathered, you get hens and a coop for 6 weeks and then if you don't like them you send them back All seems a bit strange Thats the run and costs £177. The run doesn't have a shut part, its just like an ark but you can't shut the hens out of the run at night. Clever idea, but I can't see how they charge people for them. Their feeders and drinkers are just milk / fruit juice bottles with a hole in the side, they haven't even bothered to take the labels off! Might have to try it when I'm introducing the new chickens It all seems a bit of a joke, selling invisible teeth files Good ideas and message, but I think they need to work on the product a bit more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I wonder of some enterprising individual will start a similar thing in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I wonder of some enterprising individual will start a similar thing in the UK? Just what I was thinking too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Not sure this description would make me rush out to get one - "rich, gooey, fresh, home grown egg" . Also not sure about feeding them "leftover take-away dinners, mouldy cheese and the contents of the 'land at the back of the fridge'" . Nice idea, I suppose, but it all seems a bit like there's got to be a get out clause for everything these days. Got a pet but changed your mind? Never mind, send it back for a refund. Don't like your child any more? That's OK, we'll take it back (minus a handling fee) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 It's the "greener than kermit's bum" comment that had me spluttering, on the home page!! only the Aussies would come up with that !!! (I have an Aussie SIL so can make that comment quite confidently!!!) Would that coop be ok, with a bit more work on the house bit I'd have thought to keep the English weather at bay, as a broody cage? Not enough room for anything else IMHO. The recycled food & drink bottles look quite a good idea as "extras" when introducing newbies so more feed stations are needed, mine would knock them over though so I'd have to attach them to the run. I suppose some people do like to try then send back if it really doesn't work for them, at least then the chooks aren't just going to be neglected or left out for the fox. Most of us of course are hooked and addicted within 6 hours so the thought of sending them back is not an option....taking in more yes yes yes !!! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have to say that the coops look very flimsy indeed. Not a bad idea for a business, but I'm not sure that I'd like to encourage capricious animal ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerlady Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Not only do I think its bad for the poor hens to be passed from pillar to post.but the prices theyre charging are outrageous And as for the diy hen run 'kit' well..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Also not sure about feeding them "leftover take-away dinners, mouldy cheese and the contents of the 'land at the back of the fridge'" . I noticed that DEFRA ould have a field day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Mind you if you consider what they might turn over on the compost heap..... ! And just for the record, my chooks only get fresh treats - with the exception of a few wrinkly grapes - sometimes even fresher than us Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerlady Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have been known to beat the children off grapes in the fridge..'theyre for the chooks!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs chook Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I noticed that DEFRA ould have a field day! Their accommodation didn't look very sturdy, or roomy for that matter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have to say that the coops look very flimsy indeed. Not a bad idea for a business, but I'm not sure that I'd like to encourage capricious animal ownership. I don't know what 'capricious' means , but if i did I'm sure that i would agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henhathnofury Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I'm glad that I am not the only one who deprives my family of food because it's 'for the chickens' I can't say that I like this shuffling of chickens back and forth, as if they were toys and not living, feeling creatures. Chickens like stability and they take a while to settle.....so it must be traumatic. Mouldy cheese? Charming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 I have to say that the coops look very flimsy indeed. Not a bad idea for a business, but I'm not sure that I'd like to encourage capricious animal ownership. I don't know what 'capricious' means , but if i did I'm sure that i would agree. I had to google it: *capriciousness - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks Lewis, was just going to post a translation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Thanks Lewis, was just going to post a translation Hope it was right There was all sorts about freakish weather and card games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
