4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Drew and Alan]

Just had to tell everyone that after weeks of hard work, in one weeks time we will be the proud 'Dads' of 6 hens!!!! cant wait!!!!! our chicken house is almost finished and best of all, I (Drew) sold a painting yesterday so we have the money to go buy all the bits n pieces to kit out the chicken house tmrw, giong to buy them the best food we can!!! we have spent all evening sitting outside the chicken house with a glass of wine just talking about how great it will be to get chickens! thats what passes as evening entertainment in rural france lol!

 

just want the next week to pass fast...!

[Redwing]

Hopefully it will fly by, congratulations

[chick wiggle]

How exciting !! Well done guys, I know its been a lot of hard work, *raising glass of wine*

[Chickvic]

Not long now Don't forget to post some pics

[chelsea]

Ooh, I can see some sleepless nights in the next week!

 

Get your chicken watching chairs ready and get the housework done now because you wont get anything done once the hens arrive!

[ClaireG]

Not long to go make sure you post lots of pictures for us.

[Space Chick]

Fab news guys! You won't regret it

[quickcluck]

Oh how brill! That week will go in a blink

 

Did you have trouble finding some in the end? What girls are you gettin???

[house-elf]

congratulations ! You will be so happy when you get them ! I only got mine Saturday just gone ! It was love at first sight and I love watching and talking to them, in fact I haven't spent so much time in the garden until now !

 

Its Wdnesday already - not long to go now !!!!

[madchickenlady]

Ooh, exciting! What breed(s) are you getting? Have you got your names sorted out?

[Ness3103]

how exciting, make sure you take loads of pics

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations firstly on selling a painting and secondly on getting some new girls . Keep us posted when they arrive .

[Drew and Alan]

Ooh, exciting! What breed(s) are you getting? Have you got your names sorted out?

 

well, we went to the poultry market again today and spoke to the guy selling them and the breeds he has for sale are

 

Cendree (never heard of it!)

Sussex

Marin

Warrens (never heard of this either and i think thats what it was! wrote it on our hands but have had showers since )

they range from white, brown, black and speckly! we the sussex's are the white ones but dont know which colours are the others!

so next wednesday we are thinking about getting 2 of each! POLs at 8 euro 20 each.

 

6 more days to go!

[Redwing]

Warrens are the standard brown hen you see everywhere, my two are very cheeky!

 

Marans can be speckled as can the sussex

 

Light sussex are the white ones with the black and white neck feathers

 

Many Marans lay a dark brown egg like the colour of chocolate! it depends on the type and strain though

 

Marans and sussex are pure breeds so egg production may go down over winter however if you are getting six hens and there are only two of you I don't expect you will mind much!

[KarenW]

We're getting ours in 3 days It's exciting isn't it?! We're only getting 3 though.

 

K

[Drew and Alan]

We're getting ours in 3 days It's exciting isn't it?! We're only getting 3 though.

 

K

3 days! not fair!! lol! our coop will be finished by the weekend but the chicken market is only open on a wednesday so we got to wait......

[Daphne]

Bargain price especially for the pure breeds! ENJOY Do take care tho that your birds are in tip top condition. I've seen french fowl for sale and some of it isn't very edifying. I'm don't mean to be a wet blanket but please, if you can, check them over. You don't want to hear any rattly breathing or see lice/mites in the plumage (partic to be seen under wings and under vent - tho you do have to peer a bit). My strongest advice is that if you encounter either (partic breathing) walk away - there are always always always more hens in the sea, so to speak.