Purplemaniacs Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 It is 10 years since we got our first two chickens. They were two Omlet girls. Henry Penny was so friendly I always think she taught me so much about keeping chickens. I had planned on marking the occasion by getting some more girls but the cold weather followed by snow means that I have not had a chance to sort out the WIR and cube. Once the weather warms up I shall get on with sorting it out. It is also proving more tricky to find new chooks as the places I have used in the past don't exist anymore. I would like to thank all the Omleteers. Over the years you have been with me for some very happy occasions and some not so happy ones. You have answered so many questions about chickens and life! I have also been encouraged to buy things that I never knew I needed. To the next ten years ..... Chrissie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Happy Heniversary, here to the next 10, prob take that for me to get used to new lay out I found emojis...thank you Cats Tails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Congratulations (Can't find the clapping emoticon thing) on your 10 years. I am on 9 years now. Not sure where I'd be without my girls and all of my Omlet friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 27 minutes ago, Luvachicken said: Congratulations (Can't find the clapping emoticon thing) on your 10 years. Dave taught me where to find it. If you click on the smiley face on the right it will give you “categories”, if you click on that, you can choose “converted” and you get the old ones back. You need to keep clicking it though, everytime you write a new post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Happy Henniversary! What new chooks are you planning on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Here's to your next 10 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Happy henniversary ! I've had mine almost 12 years now (not the same hens!) and wouldn't be without them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Another Happy Henniversary from me. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Happy Henniversary! I got my Eglu and first lot of girls in February 2008 and always found this forum to be a great source of help and information, hadn't checked it for ages, but it's lovely to see how many familiar names are still on here! I must also admit that it's probably saved me a small fortune not knowing the latest Omlet 'Must haves' and over the years I've also made some good friends through the Omlet 'meet ups' I'm in the same situation, first time in 10 years without chickens, our last girl Dottie died a few weeks ago age 7, so hoping to get some new girlies before the month is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 It's good to see members returning after having a break from the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Happy Henniversary. We started just after you - my cube arrived in the April for my 50th birthday and we collected the girls in May. I also learnt so much from here and made wonderful friends through it. Congrats Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Happy Henniversary ! Coming up for my ten years too, though I still remember my first lot very clearly. Just think, if they'd all been nasty little monsters, there wouldn't have been any more, but they wheedled their way into my heart and that was that . Doesn't time fly ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 2008 was obviously a popular year for starting out with chickens! It's 10 years today since we got our first two hens - Minnie & Moose . We still have hens, including one of our early years 'M' girls, the mighty Magda. I can't imagine life without them now. Planning to stock up on some more this year now that we have lots of space and only 1 of our 4 houses is currently in use . Hoping for a few more decades of hen keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Just realised it will be 10 years for me in the next few weeks. And we still have 2 of the first four chickens we started out with, Phillipa and Teddy, black and white Polish Bantams. Another, Joy is 9, and two others are 6. Needless to say, we don't get any eggs from these pensioners! Then there's Phillip 2nd, who is about 5. Rescued from another Omleteer who couldn't keep a cockerel. So last year I bought 2 more bantams, Millie and Dilly. Trouble is, Millie started to crow so is now Willie! All we get now is about 5 eggs a week from Dilly, our sole egg layer. This is not what I planned 10 years ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Tilytinkle Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) HAPPY HENNIVERSARY Wow, curiously, I've just checked, its actually10 years for ours too, how coincidental we're popping back ha ha having never forgotten this forum & website. Looks like we joined in February 2008, maybe it was March when they were delivered from Omlet. Agreed, doesn't time fly!! Manyofourfunniestandhappiestmemoriesweretimessharedwithourchickens Edited April 25, 2018 by Ms Tilytinkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Happy Heniversary - and it's lovely to see some former (I won't say 'old'!) forum members back on here! I haven't been counting, but I must be into my 12th year of hen-keeping ... which means it is 11 years since I bought eggs from a shop. I've learned a lot during that time, both about chickens and other things - and my house has a few Omlet must-haves, none of which has disappointed me because they came so highly recommended. Here's to many more years of happy hen-keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I think this was the best site to come to for learning about keeping chickens, the ups, the downs and the watch out fors. It still is great for referring to something that may crop (hah) up from time to time and you need a reminder of how to deal with it. I think I've learnt so much from here. Our cube and eglu are still fine although I will definitely have a walk-in run next time because of the Quasimodo after effects of a good clean out - especially as we have the extensions! And then I'll have room for more birds - the idea is to have a few at a time so that I'll have a better rotation system going. The last 2 newbies died before the old'uns and I was counting on them to carry on at least 2 or 3 years more! Millie now Willie! Long may Dilly lay for you Patricia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
