The chicken rehoming lady we got these from offered us a big white cockerel but we declined LOL

Hi Oh why you wouldnt need an alarm clock,what a shame I think cockerals are so funny,they march about looking very officious,chasing the hens,and they then jump on somewhere high and cock-a-doodle-do they shout, atthe convent we had one all differant colours really handsome,but if he could get into the kitchen,and stand on the draining board and shout,that was it he would try every surface,and if you tried to throw him out,he would get very aggressive he was a real character.crystalgirl

Phil - what incredibly beautiful hens - stunning girls It must be so wonderful for them to be out of the battery cages and seeing the dogs, sky, sun etc etc and feeling grass underfoot instead of those dreadful cage bottoms.

Well we've had 6 eggs so far yesterday and today from the 4 birds.

Think I'll be having a couple with soldiers for my breakfast.

Hi Thats really good,I thought you wouldnt get any eggs for a while.Lucky you fresh eggs nothing can beat them,I often wish they brought the little lion back on shop bought eggs,it used to tell you how fresh they are enjoy crystalgirl

3 more eggs so far today. They seem to have hit the ground running

Did you enjoy them the taste from fresh, is as I remember it pretty special,except when somebody feeds them something else,your eggs might get a differant taste,one year the hens had a go at the rhubarb,they were really yuck.crystalgirl

They were nice although their diet is fairly standard at the moment.

We used to get our milk from a local dairy. In the winter they put neeps out for the cattle.

Nothing like a cup a tea or a bowl of corn flakes first thing in the morning tasting of swede or turnip !

variety is the spice of life, have you named them yet crystalgirl