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[WitchHazel]

HI All

There is what sounds like an amusing programme on Radio 4 on Tuesday morning, I expect it will be available afterwards via LIstenAgain/Iplayer

 

The fashion for keeping chickens in your back garden shows no sign of waning, but Natalie Haynes has heard some dark rumours about the true habits of the hen. Can they be true? Natalie's own chicken knowledge being limited entirely to their lives in Ancient Rome, she hears from chicken breeders and keepers; but perhaps the most keen insight is from ornithologist Mark Cocker, who explains how things look from the chickens' own perspective. Poultry and people can be very good for one another, but like any relationship it does require respect.

 

Some of the trailers they've played so far have had me chuckling...including a rather resigned-sounding man saying "you should ask my wife. She started with 4 hens, now she's got 47".

[LuckyChickenLover-]

I need to listen to that!

[Henergy]

there was a brilliant article about the programme in the radio times this week too. You can record radio on a sky + so off to do it now.

[chickencam]

I must remember to listen again to this, because I will be at work, but sounds interesting.

[Alis girls]

Tried to find article on line - any ideas where to find it?

[WitchHazel]

There's only a tiny bit on the bbc website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zsdsb

[Groovychook]

Some of the trailers they've played so far have had me chuckling...including a rather resigned-sounding man saying "you should ask my wife. She started with 4 hens, now she's got 47".

Me too- I love the way he instantly corrects the original number he comes up with- quickly adding another two to the amount!

[chuckmum6]

Yes, I heard about this on Saturday, I guess it will be on iplayer. I will have to listen when I'm not working.

[Reikiranf]

I'm driving to the coast to meet up with a few of my parents friends for lunch, so it's fantastic timing as that's when I'll be on my way

[fluffyfeet]

Just bumping this as it's on and it's on now and it's brilliant!

 

Dawn x

[tracyann]

How funny is this programme, am loving the story of the man who's wife got her chickens from 4 to 48....

[Angie]

Thank you,

managed to listen to most of it, very entertaining, sounded a bit like me at times lol

[Chucky Mama]

sounded a bit like me at times lol

I am very much hoping that is didn't sound like me a times

[Snoxy]

Made me

[The Dogmother]

Amusing but nothing ground breaking.

[Chortle Chook]

It was funny and did make me laugh but it would be nice to get something that takes our hobby a bit more seriously. So far reporters seem to see is as something of a joke which doesn't really explain why there is this sudden massive take off of back garden chicken keeping. Could it be because they provide an antidote to stressed lives? I'd like to hear something that explores this more seriously.

 

Whatever, my OH has set off in the car right now . . . . with a box Said something about 'rounding up from 8 to 10'

[WitchHazel]

I missed it.

 

I wasn't too worried as I assumed it would be on Iplayer - but the listing says "not available on Iplayer" and, when I click the "why" link, it seems it's not going to be available.

 

I've emailed Natalie Haynes to see if she will be adding the audio to her website.

 

Bother.

[Chortle Chook]

There is a synopsis of it in the Radio Times (p130).

[Snoxy]

Whatever, my OH has set off in the car right now . . . . with a box Said something about 'rounding up from 8 to 10'

 

O M G...are you serious

[WitchHazel]

Just heard back from Natalie (the presenter), she said it should be on Iplayer later today:

Hello there,

I think it will go up on iPlayer later today (it says 'coming soon' on their page now...). It will go up on my website too, but not for a few weeks, as the guy who runs the site is away climbing in Nepal. Unlikely, I know, but true.

Cheers, Natalie

[Alis girls]

Goodo - I'm at work and need to listen to it

[freddie]

I took a radio to work, and was laughing ... a lot!

Annie Hall is a great character, and all air play is good

That poor farrier, he sounded just beaten!!!!(or whisked, or fried..... \\0

[Snoxy]

Yes he did

[fluffyfeet]

I couldn't help thinking to myself that he knows where he is in the pecking order - and resistance is futile

 

Dawn x

[Alis girls]

My OH said he would notice another 40 chickens in the garden and not to get ideas. Strange that - he knows what I am thinking