Single hen

[freerange]

DS has requested an advent calender for his birthday & since he's chicken mad I thought I'd try to find a chicken themed one. But where???

[Nicola H]

Thats a good idea I would love one but not sure if you can get them I will have a search around and report back.............

[Cinnamon]

When I saw this I thought you meant one FOR your chickens!

Well, I bought one for my dog today,you see

[Nicola H]

Oh I did too Sarah..............I know you can get them for dogs and cats I thought I might find one with mixed corn or mealworms in...........Come on Freerange you will have to clarify it for us.

 

I have had a search on the net and not found anything yet.......

[freerange]

well I think DS was thinking of something chocolate filled for himself, but now that you come to mention it....

[Cinnamon]

Certainly something for Omlet to think about for next year.

 

Maybe it could have a Man In Pants on it to give us something to keep us occupied too

[The Dogmother]

You surprise me Sarah! I'd have expected Louise to come up with that one

[Mel (& Paul)]

But what would be behind door 24

[freerange]

2 Chickens in an eglu looking at their newly laid egg obviously!

[Lesley]

No.......Tim Curry of course!

[freerange]

who?

[Lesley]

Sorry - from another thread on here re men wearing stilettos.

[freerange]

Sorry I asked.

[Lesley]

[The Dogmother]

Mmm, Lesley, you've got a bit of a Tim Curry thing going on at the moment

[Lesley]

I know - I'm just getting my fix before I lend you the DVD - and that voice........ (I'm just listening to Bryan Ferry at the moment - same reason)

 

I think I have to go and lie down!

 

PS - you won't keep it for long will you Clare?

[The Dogmother]

Oooo, sounds like you need a darkened room Lesley. I'll have it straight back to you as soon as I've finished drooling!

[Lesley]

...and Monty Don was on BBC Breakfast this morning.....

 

Now - about advent calenders

[Mrs Frugal]

Isn't the film about transvestites? And you're drooling?

 

I'm worried about you ladies !

[Lesley]

 

It takes all sorts Kate........

[Mrs Frugal]

Apparently so !

[The Dogmother]

MONTY DON - just think, I could have had a fix of him before going to work - lucky you, Lesley. can't imagine him in stilettos, though.

[Cate in NZ]

Back to chicken advent calendars (I've obviously missed the Tim Curry in stilletoes thread, thank goodness I don't want to even think about him, or Monty Don attired as transvestites).

I've not seen a chickeny themed advent calendar, but how about making your own? I got really fed up with chocolate advent calendars a few years ago, and the picture ones just didn't impress my little darlings, so I made one- just a large piece of felt with 24 pockets stitched on it. Mines not very good to be honest, naive art at it's worst I'd suggest, but I did it quickly and it's a few years old now. Anyway I fill the pockest with little itty, bitty things, sweets and chocolates on a few days of course, interspersed with little gifts, erasers, stickers, pencil sharpeners, hairbands, earrings and the like. I'm sure you find a few chickeny bits to pop in, an egg cup, teaspoon, chicken or egg shaped erasers or chocolate, and for Christmas Eve- the freshest egg possible to be boiled for breakfast

[freerange]

Funnily enough a friend has just launched her Christmas range http://jellybee.co.uk/customer/home.php?cat=258 so I might see if she can do a chicken on one.

[Emma]

I managed to find a tradional looking advent calenda(not a chocolate in sight) from a shop called Sussex Stationers with chickens on. It's actually a scene of a wooden hen house and chooks in the snow. AAAhhh!!!

Sussex Stationers aren't only in Sussex, as my Dad lives in Dorset and they have a branch there.