blueandwhite Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Hi I have treated myself to a pair of heavy duty, cotton lined and rubber coated work gloves. My hands were getting frozen using normal washing up gloves. Best £1.50 I've spent in a while, could still feel my fingers after clearing out, feeding, de-icing etc this morning. Still snowing here but the girls don't seem to mind as much as me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Wow, you've got a hen called 'ebay'!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Hi yes! So called because I sold lots of stuff on ebay in order to fund the eglu and the purchase of my girls. I wanted to call one 'ee' and one 'bay' but my son put his foot down and called his 'Phoebe'. It was rather embarrasing when the vet asked their names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 fantastic! I didn't dare tell the vet our hens' middle names! One was named because I woke up with News 24 on TV and in large letters on screen I saw the words 'Kent Tremors' - I thought that's a *great* name for a reporter... I then found out it was about an earthquake in Kent, so one of the hens eventually became Kent Tremors, or Kent as far as the vet was aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Where did you get these gloves, blueandwhite? I might have to invest in a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Panic buy of the next omlet must have. Where were they from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hi thanks for making me laugh, Kent Tremors is a great name! I got the gloves from a local Hardware shop that sells just about anything - it's called Toolbox (in Nuneaton). But I think I have seen them in DIY stores like B&Q/Homebase; the rubber outer is red. Really are a 'must have' for winter chicken keeping. Hope you find some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Kate Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 can i also recomnmend investing in a pair of fleece gloves from decathlon for a £1 and wearing them INSIDE your new gloves for added cosiness? best £1 i ever spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Good idea - thanks. My gloves are a bit big so that will be a way of padding them out. Sure we will all have cozy fingers from now on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
