Well, what can I say! I took today as annual leave on Alan's instructions. He said that he thought I should be here when my Christmas present arrived! I didnt understand why - until my present arrived at 10am. The present came in the shape of an Eglu (www.omlet.co.uk) a new and funky way to keep chicken in your garden - very cool. I have been looking at these since it first appeared in the back pages of Sunday newspapers and have wanted an Eglu since then.
(this is Lady Marigold on the left and Madame Souffle with her head in the food tray - as usual!)
Welcome to Billingham Marigold and Souffle my pair of Rhode Island Reds! I have never owned any kind of fowl before and never handled a hen and it was a complete surprise, my girls are soft, gentle, calm and very sweet - and incredibly warm to touch! They are only about six weeks old and have obviously been handled since birth - I was so ready to be pecked and clucked at but not at all they were so calm!
I hope this is the beginning of a long and happy relationship - with the possible advantage of delicious eggs evey day when they start laying. The only down side that I can see is that I have more to worry about and with the nights being so cold at the moment I will worry about my new pets all night, I just know I will.
I cant wait till summer when I can spend all day in the garden with my dogs, cat and now hens!
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