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[Henergy]

Your girls look very beautiful & happy. I didn't even know about Eglus etc when I bought my coop, already envious. I love the cube, very pricy though so will have to show husband that we can get along fine with chickens & maybe we'll update !!!!

Mine are still settling - 3rd day at home, so hoping to let them into their large run tomorrow, if they go to bed nicely tonight !!!

[Sammiboo]

Henergy hope yours are settling in well I was bit concerned when i introduced the amberlinks as there were henpecking going on (mainly from mabel!!) but all seem to be doing well.

 

I admit the cube is expensive but it is worth the money. As we didnt want to keep the coop in one area this is ideal for moving around the garden, which we do every sunday to save the lawn and its very easy.

[Space Chick]

Morehens is dangerous, I started with 4 now have 18

 

Your girls are lovely, hope you managed pancakes today with your own eggs

[Sammiboo]

Morehens is dangerous, I started with 4 now have 18

 

Your girls are lovely, hope you managed pancakes today with your own eggs

 

Thank you SC!! unfortunately not - didnt have enough eggs so had to buy some local ones

 

latest picture installment

 

Girls are free ranging again today! OH is going out and ive decided to stay in so the girls can stay out a bit longer (how sad is that?!)

 

Just popped out in the garden to check on them and Bunty is happily eating the left over nann bread from last night, then just around the corner the other three.....

 

 

 

Mabel - Caught ya!!

 

Ethel Right and Phyllis left

Tomorrow i am picking up the new addition from the free range farm - more pictures to be posted

[Mollie333]

Lovely

[tjandcpj]

Hi, Just wanted to say welcome to chicken keeping & the forum. I have had my ladies since September along with me Eglu & extended run (my 40th birthday present from my brother )

 

I adore my chooks, they are kept on bark as they totally ruined my grass, along with my golden retreiver pup!! They all lay 6 days a week and the eggs are fab. Keep offering them a variety of foods, you will soon learn their favourites, mine go wild for grapes, cherry tomatoes and lettuce

Tracy x

 

 

Doris Mabel Nellie Lots of!!

[Plum]

How lovely to see them enjoying your garden. Exactly what mine have been doing. I used to have a white hen

 

Good luck with the new one.

[Sammiboo]

thanks all

 

How lovely to see them enjoying your garden. Exactly what mine have been doing. I used to have a white hen

Good luck with the new one.

They were quite reluctant to go in tonight, usually first sign of dusk and they all head in - not tonight

 

Good job my two white girls already have brown on them, although the dust bath today has given them a hint of black!! Good job it was raining earlier to get them washed off a bit

[Sammiboo]

Latest update - we have more chickens!!!!

 

On another thread i mentioned collecting some chickens from the free range farm closing down.

 

we set off at 8.30 this morning and heading down to silverstone (via conventry - needed more boxes )

 

We arrived at the farm about 11.30, just as i got to the farm my friend called asking if we could collect more chickens (talk about las minute!!)

 

Met Jo and her family, everyone was really helpful! Although i couldnt put the girls in the boxes as quick as they were being given to me!!

 

Below: full boot

 

 

One of the new girlies - Gladys already found the other girls favourite part of the garden

 

Dorothy - she had laid an egg on the way home in her carrier - she does look a bit bedraggled compared to gladys but she is sweet

 

All the gang together!

 

They seem quite happy enough, they have found where the kitchen is and tried to get in a few times. They are quite vocal constantly chatting but wasnt sure if this was stress because they are away from their friends

 

Bedtime! everyone headed off to bed and then Dorothy decided she wanted a dust bath, so i didnt want to disturb her as she was really enjoying herself!! In the end i had to put them to bed - didnt take much catching...

 

looking forward to next weekend to get them all out FRing

[Chortle Chook]

What a lovely collection you now how. Not sure how long that grass will remain however My OH says he thinks I'd better go in for Japanese rock gardening

[Sammiboo]

i am hoping by moving the cube every sunday after a full clean out that it will not be too bad! it seems to be holding up so far. Every week once its been moved i rake the lawn, pulling up all the bits of moss and poo thats about the garden. its working 4 weeks later but will have to see how that goes. I am crossing my fingers (and toes)

[peckingham palace]

Really enjoyed seeing your cube, we have ordered one and some chickens as our first forayed into henmania! Really really cant wait for them to arrive and the whole family is counting the hours!!

[Sammiboo]

Brilliant news! glad youre liking the thread what colour did you opt for? I know when i first were looking at these i wanted purple but then warmed to green as i thought it was a bit boring at first. Glad OH bought the green, it fits well in the garden

[peckingham palace]

Brilliant news! glad youre liking the thread what colour did you opt for? I know when i first were looking at these i wanted purple but then warmed to green as i thought it was a bit boring at first. Glad OH bought the green, it fits well in the garden

 

 

Hubby ordered the purple, but I changed it to green over the phone as I am a bit traditional and like you I thought it would like great amongst the garden greenery, Lauren at Omlet was so helpful. Just cannot wait until 4th April for the arrival of my cube and lovely girls. Had a look on the forum at some of the fabulous WIR that people have, hmmm maybe persuade the OH once he gets the initial arrivals installed. My friend was aghast about how much we had spent on a "hen house", but personally I feel the design, ease of cleaning and just overall fun appearance of eglus is worth it don't you?

[JillM]

The Cube isn't cheap, but there's no excessive bending to see the chickens or when cleaning it out. So it's a dream to work with and a real pleasure to clean ...definitely much better than trying to clean out a wooden coop!

[peckingham palace]

I agree, I had almost decided on a wooden run but got cold feet as I was worried about red mite and how I would be able to effectively keep it mite free. Anyway with having to re=preserve a wooden one each year, the cost would soon add up so its Eglu cube all the way for us at peckingham palace.

[Sammiboo]

When cleaning the eglu, because it takes no time at all I don't see it as a chore and the girls seem happy to help in their own way.. Even if that means pinching things from me lol!!

[peckingham palace]

woohoo even better news, we have ordered the extension to the cube and also the chickens are coming earlier than expected. Am I strange or does everyone get so excited

[Chortle Chook]

woohoo even better news, we have ordered the extension to the cube and also the chickens are coming earlier than expected. Am I strange or does everyone get so excited

We all do. or at least all those with incurable Morehens disease

[Sammiboo]

woohoo even better news, we have ordered the extension to the cube and also the chickens are coming earlier than expected. Am I strange or does everyone get so excited

fantastic!! lucky for me the cube was a surprise birthday present! I think if i had known about it coming i would have been completey intorriable to live with. i am totally impatient

[Sammiboo]

next photo installment

 

Big Sunday clean!!!

 

 

everything out for a scrub

 

 

ahh thats better

 

 

Dorothy laying (one of the hens rescued last weekend)

 

 

Dorothy

 

 

this weeks move! any guesses where the cube used to be???

 

 

mmm yogurt - you can really feel the low fatness!!

 

 

we'll help you get rid of that pesky ivy

 

 

ahh thats better

 

 

compost??? we'll spread it for you!!

 

 

hope the pictures arent getting too boring

 

We are getting plenty of eggs and i am really happy with the new girls settling in. Everyone seems to be happy

[JillM]

They do love yoghurt, don't they! Mine like to have a really good shake of their heads once their beaks are covered in it and it goes absolutely everywhere.... all over the backs of the other chickens, and me if I'm fool enough to still be there when they do it (and I usually am!).

[Sam]

I have cube envy

& no, pictures definitely not boring

I love Dorothy

[pips_pekins]

Sammiboo really enjoying your updates and photos. Your girls look lovely. I have got a new cube and can't wait to get chickens. Seeing yours doing all their jobs around the garden is making me quite

[Plum]

It's cheating putting your cube after you have cleaned it. Your girls are lovely