Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 new signature....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 CONGRATULATIONS MEL (&Paul) Tell us more......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 . Well done you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 I know I know I said "no more chickens" until next year (but you will recall that I did not mention bantums!!!) They were in the local paper with a wooden ark and run - the whole lot for £45!!! They are very sweet - but incredibly shy so we have stuck them near the back door so they get used to us walking past and talking to them. Then we'll move them to the back garden close to (but not with) the girls. We've had one egg so far (completely round and weighing 25g!!!!). (& Paul) had been threatening to divorce me because I kept on giving the chook eggs away / selling them and there were never any for his supper!!). Now with the bantums he could have 7 or eight eggs with his supper......! The only difficulty now is NAMES????!!!! (Of course (& Paul) says they can only be known as the new new newbies........... We thought we might name them Maisie and Eliza, after our neighbour's girls - they are just about to move and Maisie and Eliza (the girls not the bantums) love our chickens and dogs so much that they want us to bring them over to their new house............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Congratulations Mel. I like the name idea - very fitting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 I did say that (& Paul) could chose the names as I had chosen the chooks names. Then he came up with Botham and Lara or Schummacer (spelling?) and Fissecello (spelling??!?!??!?!?) so I said NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 But Shoo & Fiz sound ok as nick names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Oh Mel!! Congratulations!! Woohoo and all that - can you come and teach me how to persuade LSH that we also need more chickens please! Shoo and Fizz are great names, Emma!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Well done Mel and paul ............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 How lovely I think for an ark and banties at that price it would have been rude not to buy them karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Congratulations on your new arrivals Photos,please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 How lovely I think for an ark and banties at that price it would have been rude not to buy them karen x I agree! Fancy saying he would divorce you over having no eggs for supper, surely it's the chicken keeping that is the best bit I think you need to come up with names, his are a bit rubbish (and hard to spell ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty-Box Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Congratulations on your new additions (you lucky thing!). I've been trying to persuade my hubby to let me have some more chooks, but he says NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 How about Schumie and Fizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 That;s great news. You never know you might end up trying to introduce them to your ex-battery girls. Might work. Then you could have more!!! Fizzy is a good name and what about Ella? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 The trick is agree with he who must be obeyed (yeah, right......... .) that you dont want or need any more chickens. dont mention bantums then take him to someone who has LOVELY bantums (thanks ClareT!!) and let him fall in love with them (the bantums, not ClareT ) then find some one who is selling them and do the "eye" thing - you know then let him think that it was all his idea simple (well, he is, but I still love him!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 We wont be putting them in with the chooks - it was hard enough watching the bullying with the newbies and the new newbies - let alone with the new new newbies ( ) BUT (& Paul) has even suggesting getting a couple more banties (and he thinks its his idea ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Congratulations on the bantams Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Thanks better learn to spell bantam as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Hehe Mel! A girl after my own heart! I have alarmed hubby so much with talk of getting Cows and pigs (he can't quite tell when i'm being serious!) that now he's quite open to the possibility of some ducks or battery hen's - that seems tame in comparison! He's less open to spending another £400 on an eglu though, so perhaps if i start going on about wanting 2 more eglu's he'll breathe a sigh of relief when we only get one! Men, they're so easy to fool and wrap round the little finger aren't they - bless 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 you go gooner girl!!! last June 2005 (& Paul) agreed that we could buy one eglu and have four chooks. We now have three eglus and have had up to 12 chooks (3 have sadly passed on so only have 9 now) and now have a wooden ark and 2 bantams - watch this space for a fourth eglu and more bantums, ex battery hens, ducks,.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 He he! You've got it sussed Mel! Perhaps you should give lessons! 'How to get what you want by confusing a man so much that they end up thinking its all their idea.' Sounds like a good idea for a book as well! Just think with the money you make you could buy even more eglu's! On another note, just taken the dog for a (very muddy) walk and have seen the most ideal field for my dream smallholding! Just right for a couple of sheep, pigs, goats, cows... Not to big, 5 min walk away! *sigh... Well i can dream.... Maybe thats the next thing to mention to hubby to alarm him into getting ducks in the back garden! Have you decided on the names yet Mel? Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 CONGRATULATIONS they are soooooooooo addictive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 I am SO with you there gooner girl - I spend ages looking at estate agents websites for smallholdings / land etc. - no chance in Dorset - most of those properties are owned as second homes by the London rich - but you can dream. and whilst you dream you can make other halves think that having chooks and bantams and dogs and......... a really good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Congratulations Mel!! I love the names you came up with (after your neighbours daughters)! Sophie x P.S. What sort of bantams are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
