I've been hankering after another chicken or two for a while now. As a family of five, we can certainly get through eggs. The boys love them scrambled, poached, fried, omletted, caked ..... You name it they'll eat it! And I would like a few extra eggs to sell to at least keep the girls in feed. But realistically, short of being able to afford an eglu cube, I cannot put even one more hen into the eglu. There would possibly be enough space for her to sleep, but we already have queues for the nest box! Anyway, my problem has been solved thanks to Fiona who has to move house and cannot take her two chickens and eglu with her. I have offered to give them a home and that offer has been accepted! I am delighted of course! We go to collect them on 4th June - they are a gingernut ranger and a pepperpot called Beryl and Bertha.
So now I need to find space for another eglu - no problem. Just need to rearrange the garden again! (And I still need to warn my neighbours that there will be two more chooks to babysit when we go on holiday!)
My lovely new vegetable beds are gradually filling with seeds and seedlings. There is a sturdy piece of chicken wire around the perimeter to deter inquisitive chooks and children. I keep going out to check progress but nothing is happening! It's like waiting for Christmas!
