Tom and Barbara Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 rejoining the forum after a long absence and lovely to see familiar faces and fellow excitable chicken owners we've now moved to a house with more room for chooks (is it sad that was the deciding factor??) so they have 100ft x 70ft to play in We've now got 9 large hens including Cotswold legbar, cream legbar, barred plymouth rock, sussex, barnvelder, marsh daisy x and 2 gold brahmas. We've a bantam run with white and gold frizzles, a black silkie, a polish chamois, a silver partridge pekin, gold partridge pekin and a lavender pekin. Most of the bantams came from our 'Marmite run' where the lady from the chicken farm sends us 'Marmite cases' that need a little extra tlc to get fit and strong The latest additions are 3 japanese quails all called Bob. Just flexing my fingers to start some raised veg beds this weekend too oh and we have a little addition on the way, due 16th August - we should be finding out the sex on Tuesday if baby obliges so I will be straight out to buy it it's first pair of either pink or blue wellies will have a nosey now to see what peeps have been up to *waves at kate, gina, trish, AnnieJ and Daniel* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Great to see you back Claire The new life in Wales sounds fabulous, I do envy you all that space for the hens, and what a marvellous collection of breeds you have. I don't suppose you've got any photos that you could post have you, please Cngratulations on the new addition......... another forum baby on the way for us all to coo over . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Heeeeey !! Wonderful to see you back again!! Great news about the move. I am oh soooo jealous AND a baby on the way too, congratulations . PS- I saw a Marsh Daisy when we were out at a farm park on Sunday. They are so pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 oooh blimey now how do i post pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Are they on photobucket? If so, copy the third url address (the one at the bottom) under the thumbnail and paste it here. It should already have its IMG brackets round it if you copy that one. If it's in the gallery here.....I'm running to hide cos I can't do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 August 16th? Thats my birthday Looking forward to seeing some photos of you lovely sounding hens & garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 ok just set up a photobucket account and added the one photo i had at work, if this works will add some more tonight when i get home... http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t45/crn_photos/ aaahhh so the baby has a cool birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 When you're in Photobucket, look under the little thumbnail of the photo. You'll see three boxes. Highlight the contents of the bottom one (the IMG code) and paste it here and you'll have the photo on the forum like this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 oooooh thanks superkate!! well thats some of my ladies in their temporary run when we first moved in anyway - the poorly chook is the plymouth on the right the barnvelder standing up on the perch is 'Slowcoach' who was too darned lazy to hatch and 2 days after the others had hatched we could hear tapping getting quieter and quieter so we took the decision to break the egg and get her out - she was this pathetic bloody mess but she survived and is our biggest strongest chook now! all pictured are birds we hatched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hello from me too........... Your chooks look lovely and happy what a great set up you have you are so lucky, it must be so nice to have all the different breeds and lots of different coloured eggs........... Congratulations on the new addition can't wait to see pics. of him or her in their wellies............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 ooooooh hello nicola!!! its so nice to see peeps again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hello! Your chickens are all gorgeous! I want that many chickens...but unfotunately don't have enough space. Good luck with everything especially the new baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Welcome back Great to see the photos and congratulations on the impending arrival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hello there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hello. 100ft x 70ft you say. Am soooo jealous! Congratulations on "Noodle""! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 thanks for the welcome back guys Egluntine - the noodle became the noodle due to its highly nutritious craving for pot noodles in the first 3 months ....we've now progressed to gummi bears and fish fingers with beetroot oooh off to check out ubereglu's website now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 .we've now progressed to gummi bears and fish fingers with beetroot Aaah...I remember that phase well!....I could polish off a jar of lime pickle in one go......Wonderful for preventing nausea! Don't think it exactly enhances the breath though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 .we've now progressed to gummi bears and fish fingers with beetroot Aaah...I remember that phase well!....I could polish off a jar of lime pickle in one go......Wonderful for preventing nausea! Don't think it exactly enhances the breath though! Cravings are so weird arn't they? Welcome back Tom and Barbara, and congratulations on the noodle karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 My Geography teacher used to sit in class eating a bag of sugar with a spoon! Wierd as she wasn't pregnant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 ..just undiagnosed diabetic? Must have looked odd. Congrats to Tom & Barbara, good to hear from you. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Hi Tom and Barbara, welcome back! Your set up sounds fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 our poorly plymouth had to be put down today it turns out she had a ruptured egg tube and was laying inside herself so there wasn't anything we could do. Cried like an absolute baby as I handed her over I went and got 3 barred plymouth eggs and 3 cotswold legbars and stuck them under our broody so we'll see if any plymouths hatch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 How sad At you least you stopped her suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Ah, so sorry to hear that. Its so upsetting isn't it? You did the right thing for her. (((((((((BIG HUGS))))))))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
