Hilly Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thought you would all have a smile at this! , the pub next to us got two new hens yesterday! an appenzella, in silver, and a lovely wyndotte in gold, from Wernlas, well they arrived with fancy bumper bits with threw the lads in a bit of a panic as they"d never seen anything like them and couldnt remove them , we went in after work and showed them what to do( one chef had never handled a live hen before ) , had a drink on the house , then conversation turned into naming the girls,well, the whole place got involved, all the diners as well as the locals , eventually the were named, wyndotte= Grouse, after the whiskey, and appenzella=OSH(oshe) after the beer, old speckled hen!!! , and their light sussex from the last shopping trip=Fuggle, after the local beer, fuggle-de dum!! . what a fun evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 What a great excuse to go to the pub!!! "oh, im off to the pub to help them with the hens" (and stay for some sneaky drinks also ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 its been great, chelsea, have been "chicken sitting" for 3 weeks while the landlords being on hols, seems rude to go by withouy popping in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 oh of course,...it would be so rude not to pop in!!!! Are they using the eggs in the food there? Hope the chef doesnt get cleaver happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 In the spring they will get all the girls tested for salmonella, they have to do that befor they could use them for the diners, none are laying at the moment , but untill then we are all having fun helping them look afer them , 11 hen and one very proud cockeral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 What a great sounding pub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I bet that cockerel is very happy with all those wives! A pub in Norfolk near my folks house used to have chooks - they regularly escaped into the (quiet) high street and were a great traffic calming measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menagerie Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 There's a pub somewhere nr Bishops Waltham in Hampshire (forget the name) that has hens and also goats in nthe back garden - they're lovely and I went there with my friend and her 3 year old found a new laid egg and the barman let her keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...