Single hen

[Cinnamon]

Its official - I need more hens!

My eggs are now in such demand that I am selling each box I get really quickly,& am having to turn people away

Some want a regular order,or to reserve the next box I get,but I just can't do it................

The Hubby says I can have as many hens as I want.

However,I am trying to persuade him that intros will be horrible,& am campaigning for a cube for a new & sperate flock of blue laying girls

 

Wish me luck (the poor man stands no chance!)

[chickenlass]

lol Good luck...hopefully as he says you can have more chickens he will come around to the idea of an cube. You could start your own cottage industry by the sounds of it. How lovely that your eggs are in such demand...how many chickens do you have at the moment?

[feemcg]

Ooh, a lovely little flock odf Cream Legbars and Araucanas, or those new blue-egg laying hybrids - and pop them in a blue cube, how cool .

[Egluntyne]

You definitely need a cube Cinnamon. There's no doubt about it.

[Guest]

You know what they say, Cinnamon - a girl can nevr have too many shoes or chickens...

[The Dogmother]

Too right Shona! I looked at the title of this thread and though 'don't we all?' I'd love more... a whole lot more in fact, but I'd need more time and space.

 

I't's great news Sarah that OH will let you have more... now it's just convincing him to get a cube. I know who my money's on!

[BeckyBoo]

How, fab, I agree - it would definitely have to be a blue cube tho!!

 

 

Mrs B

[Martin B]

I need more to.

Supply no longer meets demand!

[Christian]

I need more to.

Supply no longer meets demand!

 

same here Martin!

 

Laverne is poorly, laying softies or thin broken eggs, Babs has just stopped, poor Shirley is like a machine, 1 a day!

 

Good luck Cinnamon! I would do anything to get more chickens! Am dropping it into every conversation with OH but no joy yet! The problem is, we are away with work a few nights per week, so the only way to keep chickens is with the eglu and run. So the girls are safe when we are away. Otherwise i would get a wooden house - dare I say it!

 

All the best!

[Helly Welly]

We had the same problem as well Cinnamon and got a second eglu to cope with the demand.

 

Demand has dropped slightly now that the novelty has warned off, but i still regularly sell to my neighbour and through OH'sa work and if the fridge gets too full OH takes them to work and touts for business

 

You can never have too many chickens

 

Mind you, i've been looking at the garden, trying to work out where i can fit an aviary for quail

[chocchick]

Too right Shona! I looked at the title of this thread and though 'don't we all?' I'd love more... a whole lot more in fact, but I'd need more time and space.

 

I't's great news Sarah that OH will let you have more... now it's just convincing him to get a cube. I know who my money's on!

You're lucky Sarah, you will have to be quick in case he changes his mind

or try the Egluntine approach (relying on OH not noticing).

 

My OH is obsessed by the number of shoes I own (15-20?) and goes pale anytime any new ones turn up. Let alone a cute little chicken..

[Christian]

Just been chatting to OH about more chickens and he said 'well if you have 3, what difference does 6 or 8 make'?

 

Just need to work on the finances now! He has had 4 months off and i've had 5 weeks off so the allowances from work haven't been good. Need to fix the outbuilding roof and sort out the garden, but I can save up for another eglu!

 

I'm so happy! Thought it would be a real struggle!

 

Now need to raise funds *looks around the house to see what can be sold on ebay*

 

 

sorry to hijack your thread Cinnamon

[Cinnamon]

Great news Christian

 

The Hubby already "owes" me a Cube from my 40th birthday last August,so not too much convincing is needed there.

Its more the logistics of it all.

We already have 2 pens with 8 hens & 2 Eglus,so I need to work out who is going where,in what & with whom

 

Not keen on an intro to my flock of 5 hens,who are such a lovely close knit group,but then again having them all in one pen would be so much easier (& no potholes on the lawn )

 

He did mutter about building a bigger,better pen as he is a bit of a prefectionist & the one he built last year doesn't quite meet his exacting standards,although I think its perfect

 

One decision has been made............. ORANGE

[bronze]

Do you think these other halves are just giving us up as lost causes?

[Christian]

I would separate them Cinnamon, even though it would be easier for cleaning etc to house them all together. I don't relish the idea of introducing new chickens either!

 

I was thinking of getting another Mark 2, but he has just made lunch and said 'I don't think we have room for more chickens' 'Maybe when we move' We only moved here in May last year! Will maybe have to get a couple more for the existing eglu. That should be enough of a 'fix' for a little while anyway.

 

Well done on the colour choice, i really like the orange one, or purple or blue

[bronze]

Cram the chickens in then say that you think you overegged it (sorry) a bit and that you think you've crammed too many in and its cruel so then you'll just have to get another eglu

[buffie]

Don't Bron, that's what will probably happen here tomorrow. I have called Mikey this morning and said I have got an urge...he said 'YEEEES, WHAT?' I said a cube urge and he said be patient but we'll measure and see how money goes...woo hooo. In my language that means soon

Sarah go for it...go on...you know you want to.....

 

BBx

[The Dogmother]

You know he wants it Buff

[Cinnamon]

Hmmmmmmmmmm - I have had a thought.

I am trying to avoid having 3 seperate lots of hens,but also I am not keen on putting any newbies I might get in with my big hens,who I am certain will eat them

 

How about putting them with the Bantams,in a Cube?

 

I know much has been said about having Bants & big'uns together, but if the Bants are there first & already an established group then maybe that would make it easier?

 

And I could get smallish hens, like Whitestars?????

 

What do you all think?

 

You can see I am trying my hardest here to work out a solution & add to my flocks

[Aunty e]

My bantams get along perfectly well with my big girls, apart from when my Pekin bullies new hens.

[The Dogmother]

That's true aunty, some banties, especially pekins can be vicious little beggars!

 

But then having the bigger bird as the newbie my throw them.... you won't know until you try is my guess on this one!

[Cinnamon]

Sherbet, the Lemon Pekin is an absolute horror if I am honest.

She walks like a prizefighter,& takes no prisoners whatsoever

 

But a couple of new bigger ones might throw her,like you say Clare.

I would be interesting,anyhow

 

One to ponder on.I won't be doing anything for a month or so anyway as we are off on our hols soon

[bronze]

Its my min thats just had the ring put on. The bigger girls are terrified of her.