ChickenPoopGarden Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Chickens really are addictive, aren't they? I genuinely did not know and my husband is struggling to keep me in check. I just phoned the community farm to chat to their chicken guy about my broody and he told me they have Polish Frizzles for sale!? I do NOT need any more comedy ornamental chickens! And I don't have 40quid to spare to buy a pair, and if I did, I'd really be hoping for some laying hens, so why am I so insanely tempted?!! Polish frizzles!! Brilliant! But I mustn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I started off with 3 hybrids in June 2013, sadly in October last year one of them died and I did not want just te two as thought that one may pick on the other so managed to persuade OH that I needed to get two more as its best to introduce two than one, hence stopping them picking on each other. I backed this theory up by showing him the chicken book he had bought me for the previous Christmas - he had no argument for it in black and white. I merrily lived with four up until two weeks ago when I saw a lady advertise a cube with occupants on the forum. Secretly wanted a cube for ages, I expected a firm no from the OH when I mentioned the cube and gently slipped into conversation that it came with house sitters but he told me to make an offer, to cut a long story short the lady accepted my offer and I am now the proud owners of 12 chooks in total ( well I have 11 as the OH is really taken by one of the bantams and he gets her out whenever he thinks I am not looking and gives her a cuddle). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Polish frizzles are lovely, and they do lay. Small eggs but beautiful yolks. Oops sorry, you don't want them. I started with 3 and have had as many as 21. They all have names, and apart from the triplets I remember each one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I saw some soggy Polands whilst at work today. They looked so funny with their soggy spikey hair do's Oh sorry - that might not be helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenPoopGarden Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Not helpful at all! Although, the upshot of the whole thing is that I told the Husband about the frizzles when he came home for lunch and the boys were all, "Pleeeeeeeease daddy can we have MORE chickens!" so I ticked them off for pestering and then mentioned that for the same price I could get two really good, big hybrids AND HE SAID WE SHOULD DO THAT INSTEAD!!! YEEEEHAAAAA! So I contacted a chicken man near Usk and I'm going to pick a couple of new girls on Monday afternoon. Ahhhh, happy me! He's got all sorts of traditional laying strains so hopefully well get a couple of productive girls and then be complaining about having too many eggs in the spring (although, if you are a baker, surely there is no such thing as 'too many eggs? - I have one malaysian cake recipe that calls for 24 egg yolks...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 yay, go you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 And I don't have 40 quid to spare to buy a pair Just to add to the mix that that only works out as £20 each I have paid that for some of my pretties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Congratulations on your new girls and yes its totally addictive, I started out with three and now have 17 (and three ducks), all bantams of various breeds and getting no eggs at all at the moment. I don't mind really as they could do with the rest and I know they will start laying again in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Well i started with 4 and i still only have 4 well thats what i tell the neighbours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
