laurmurf Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 browsing on the Oxfam website for Christmas presents and came across..... Chickens! I didn't realise they did chickens! For anyone interested, here's the link: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped-animal-lovers/OU4005LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 That is sooo cool, I have had a goat before (as my star sign is Capricorn the sign of the goat) but never a chicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I always want to buy the contraceptives - the thought of someone opening the card just makes me They have them all on the rack behind the counter in my local Oxfam shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 What a fantastic gift. i know it's really evil of me but I have 2 very spoilt neices who think all x-mas presents should cost £200 and be electrical. i think chickens for other families who need them would make very good presents . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 World Vision do a similar scheme, and I have given chickens to people in the past. Chickens from World Vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Te$co clubcard also lets you buy a limited range of Oxfam unwrapped gifts: goat, feed a family, safe water and school supplies. I shall be sending a few of these this year. I am not a fan of Te$co and don't shop there but we do have a credit card which we pay off every month for our Waitrose shopping and OH's travel expenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 A friend of mine got married last year and as they already had a house and everything they needed they had an Oxfam wedding list. I bought chickens then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I had 40 Oxfam chickens from a friend last Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I had 40 Oxfam chickens from a friend last Christmas. Generous friend!!! The children bought my Mum a goat a couple of years ago (Nanny goat for Nanny! ) Mum bought me an eye operation and a mosquito net - I got her something too but I can't remember what. I think they're a fab idea BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Blimey they've put their prices up. I got a flock of 15 chickens for that sort of price a few years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 just bought 3 for the inlaws, don't care if they like it i'd rather spend money on that than exchanging bottles of wine or chocolates like we do every year lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Unicef inspired gifts also do it for children - to give them protein with the eggs the chickens lay and they also do a baby one where you buy a deliver a baby gift and they provide all the delivery equipment and the recuss to deliver babies - guess what the pregnant daughter is getting this xmas!!! They do polio vaccines, a leather football and pump and learning materials for children and story books etc - its great www.unicef.org.uk/ig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 We've had chickens from Oxfam before - I still have the card with the pictures on We buy from world Vision every year.....we've bought a bike for a midwife, and safe water stuff before but my favourite is Buy a Bog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTree Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 We've done this for the last few Christmas' both from Oxfam and World Vision. I'm not sure if my family, especially my grandparents 'get' it as a present though, so I don't know what to do this year. I've got a goat and a pile of alpaca poo stuck to my fridge It doesn't look like Oxfam are doing the fridge magnets anymore, which is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thanks laurmurf That's what everybody bar the kids is getting. That and a bottle of sloe gin which I have made in industrial quantities this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 What a fantastic gift. i know it's really evil of me but I have 2 very spoilt neices who think all x-mas presents should cost £200 and be electrical. i think chickens for other families who need them would make very good presents . Same here Mostin, my neice and nephew are spoiled rotten so I give them summat from Oxfam every year..... my sister tells me off for not buying them a 'proper present' but I'm not about to start competing with their spend, and refuse to buy any electronic/computer game presents. Oh, I forgot, last year I gave them a big cookie jar full of homemade biscuits and a recipe to make some more... that won't have been done! We got my mother a flock of chooks for her 70th - she has everything and didn't want presents, got her a wonderful chicken statue to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchens Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Just taken a look at this website and feel very inspired. I've just rang my mum and asked her to spend my christmas present on Training a Midwife. I had the most horrendous labour so its seems its the least I can do do help someone in a 3rd world country who may have a difficult time giving birth. I feel very happy now Thanks for the inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I gave chickens to my sisters last year and a cow to my Mother in law - I just love giving these sorts of presents - its a win win - the people that most deserve them get them, you can politely offend people you don't like - (the cow to the Mother in law), and no-one can criticise you for it, you end up the saint!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Oh, I forgot, last year I gave them a big cookie jar full of homemade biscuits and a recipe to make some more... that won't have been done! Fantastic, I love it I gave chickens to my sisters last year and a cow to my Mother in law - I just love giving these sorts of presents - its a win win - the people that most deserve them get them, you can politely offend people you don't like - (the cow to the Mother in law), and no-one can criticise you for it, you end up the saint!! The cow to the mother in law , I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 we did this at work last Christmas instead of sending each other cards - saved a fortune in cash and recycling. We bought a goat and now are having a vote between 20 of us to decide what to get next! My vote is chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Simon & I are doing Oxfam unwrapped for Christmas too. I think it's brilliant. (in fact everyone who can afford to buy what they want should do this or World Vision. Hope I'm not preaching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
