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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: BussinSpain on February 07, 2013, 16:11
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that my husband would let me have chickens again. We had them in the UK and were over-run with eggs from about 8 Rhode Island Reds and about 4 Light Sussex, then along came a few Banties which were free to a good home, them a breeding trio of Black Marans. The Marans did not last long as my husband spotted that one was a cockerel (I knew that but failed to tell him what I had bought) He did say originally that there was to be NO COCKERELS!!!!!!!!!!! He used to be a Police office on strange shifts and did not want to be woken up by any cock-a-doodle-doodling!!! The Marans then spent their days on a farm near by. I WANT CHICKENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My hubby has that many hobbies that he wouldn't be able to say I couldn't have birds. When I bought some turkey eggs for my broody to hatch I just told him that I had sorted out the Christmas dinner!! :ohmy:
Well it keeps me out of mischief. :wub:
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that my husband would let me have chickens again.
I'm sure your husband doesn't tell you what you can and can't do, leave him if he does :ohmy:
It's a case of negotiation. Just decide between you how many you need but NO cockerels.
If he says 0 and you say 8 then meet half way and get 4.
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I agree with Aunt sally, even if you start with three, you can accidentally 'top up' a year done the line. ;)
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Keep these men in check with a firm hand eh Aunty! :D I would also like some but none means none in this house.
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that my husband would let me have chickens again.
I'm sure your husband doesn't tell you what you can and can't do, leave him if he does :ohmy:
It's a case of negotiation. Just decide between you how many you need but NO cockerels.
If he says 0 and you say 8 then meet half way and get 4.
Good starting point Aunt Sally - thanks:)
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Come on crack the whip bussinspain :lol: my oh doesnt have a chance when it comes to what pets we have as anything we do have becomes my responsibility and he does usualy fall in love. Hr buys motorbikes I buy pets :D
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mmmm, I have seen a few problems when the partner is in the police force, they are so used to giving out orders, telling anyone what to do and expecting it to be done, if it doesnt arrest follows, this dont happen in a partnership or marriage, but they expect their word to be law
Its a domination thing for anyone in the police, that is why they like and do the job
I better not say any more
I hope you do get a few chooks though :)
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Pepsi100 you made me laugh :lol: As long as every one of my sentences gets replied with a "yes dear" then all should be well....
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Pepsi100 you made me laugh :lol: As long as every one of my sentences gets replied with a "yes dear" then all should be well....
Glad it bought a smile then :)
I still hope you get some chooks though
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that my husband would let me have chickens again.
I'm sure your husband doesn't tell you what you can and can't do, leave him if he does :ohmy:
It's a case of negotiation. Just decide between you how many you need but NO cockerels.
If he says 0 and you say 8 then meet half way and get 4.
I used to use that form of negotiation with the children over bedtime/pocket money,what time to be in by :D I used to say a ridiculously early/low number they said another,sometimes their number was less than I wanted,they went away happy they'd got it there own way,I kept them safe/well rested etc. Don't think they ever realised :lol:
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... I would also like some but none means none in this house.
Oh come on, Wighty. You're feistier than that !
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Maybe start with something bigger hmmm... sheep, goats . . llamas, donkeys. Then look really disappointed with the inevitable no. . then chickens will seems like a much better choice hehe..
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Maybe start with something bigger hmmm... sheep, goats . . llamas, donkeys. Then look really disappointed with the inevitable no. . then chickens will seems like a much better choice hehe..
Yer thats the way to do it start bigger ostrich or emu ...
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Maybe start with something bigger hmmm... sheep, goats . . llamas, donkeys. Then look really disappointed with the inevitable no. . then chickens will seems like a much better choice hehe..
Yer thats the way to do it start bigger ostrich or emu ...
Oh, yes, get an emu egg, last one I saw on ebay went for £61, and it was BELIEVED fertile, now explain that when it dont hatch or the bill for it appears on the CC statement
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Before we had chickens, i had spent months thinking about whether to get them and did lots of research. This was before i had even mentioned it to my other half as i pretty much knew he wouldnt be too over enthusiastic.
When i eventually brought it up, every question he asked, and every "what if", i had got a sensible answer for. He knew i had thought about it a lot and got as much info as i possibly could so he was fine about it.
The only time he isnt fine about it is when he goes down the garden and has only slipped a pair of crocs on, which is asking for trouble really.
Luckily, all of the chickens we have had have all been really quiet ones (except the RIR's) Even our neighbours keep asking if we still have them as they never hear them.
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I go out in my crocs, easy to wash off,
I enjoy the sounds of contented chooks, and even more so when I have anything to give em, a few scraps, a couple of slices of stale bread,
I really have never had a problem with my neighbours, I think they had them back in their home country, just mine are penned up and their ran the streets
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mmmm, I have seen a few problems when the partner is in the police force, they are so used to giving out orders, telling anyone what to do and expecting it to be done, if it doesnt arrest follows, this dont happen in a partnership or marriage, but they expect their word to be law
Its a domination thing for anyone in the police, that is why they like and do the job
I better not say any more
I hope you do get a few chooks though :)
I'd be out the door quicker than you could say polis. Complete with chickens. I like your style pepsi! :lol:
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mmmm, I have seen a few problems when the partner is in the police force, they are so used to giving out orders, telling anyone what to do and expecting it to be done, if it doesnt arrest follows, this dont happen in a partnership or marriage, but they expect their word to be law
Its a domination thing for anyone in the police, that is why they like and do the job
I better not say any more
I hope you do get a few chooks though :)
I'd be out the door quicker than you could say polis. Complete with chickens. I like your style pepsi! :lol:
I have always found that people who have a problem with ANY animals have a problem with people
My kids grew up with all the usual animals, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, chickens, a snake, lizards, guniea pigs, a goose, various dogs, birds (canaries, cockies), a couple of parrots, (hand reared)
Some werent really much company or very good at conversations, but they were always the kids animals, they looked after them, so they knew their responsibilities to them,they saw them being born, hatched, they saw young being born, they saw them die
They have grown up and are doing the same thing with their kids ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
I just have the chooks left, but I think everyone should have a pet of some kind, and if you like chooks, why not ? (with them you always get a listener, a one sided conversation, a few eggs and sometimes a bit of company)
I wouldnt swap them, but I wouldnt tell my wife though
(I did read about a girl who gave her boyfriend an ultimatum, he either accepted her cockerel or he walked, she still has the cockerel)
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Thats all very true pepsi. Animals are very special & I think people that can't get on with them in the house or like them shouldnt be trusted. My dog, bless her, if she saw someone, I only had to look at her expression & I knew to be wary of a person. She was a great judge of character. We had her off the polis but she didn't care for some of them much! :dry: Yet as big as she were, she was a wonderful mother to baby ducks,geese,chicks.
My OH says, I don't know why you ask about having other chickens,ducks,geese, (fill in the blank----------) because you always end up getting them anyway. And I say, Well, I just like to be polite. ;) He is very tolerant & loves all animals.
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AND I think I said too much in my last posting ;)
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I'm pretty sure if u had, you had been in my favorite place here, the nawty step. I've worn it out. :lol:
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I'm pretty sure if u had, you had been in my favorite place here, the nawty step. I've worn it out. :lol:
Shove over a bit then :) :) :)
I should have been giving suggestions on how to have hens, not saying what I have had, (but I have never had any problems getting anything that is alive and kicking, if it swims, crawls of flies, walks, I have had it or wanted it)
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Shove over a bit then :) :) :)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
"Bussinspain" - Could you perhaps get some chicks that you know are girls, just get them. Perhaps having them when he comes in & seeing them all cute & fluffy might soften him up a bit. A bit? :blink: Then be prepared to ride the storm out/buy some earplugs, so you can have your chucks. x
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Never had a husband. You girls could teach me a thing or two when it comes to handling the mere male homo sapien. Anther thread perhaps?
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Never had a husband. You girls could teach me a thing or two when it comes to handling the mere male homo sapien. Anther thread perhaps?
Ah, you dont know what you been missing, :dry:
No-one to blame when things go wrong, :(
No-where to put cold feet ;)
No-one to bring cups of tea in bed ;)
but there is no one to clean up after, you know where the remote is, you can watch what you want on the TV, no one complaining when you come home late
I think you should ask others their opinions, as well :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Cold feet - a labrador!
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Cold feet - a labrador!
mmm, yes, cold feet, labrador, but can it cut the grass :)
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but can it cut the grass?
Grass, who has any grass left when you have chickens around
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but can it cut the grass?
Grass, who has any grass left when you have chickens around
ME!!!
I havent let em out yet, too young, but when that runs out I can buy some turf :)
They dont like that astro turf though :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Well I'm looking for two new hens - any for sale at some point?
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maybe, but not yet, they arent old enough to lay an egg yet,
only thing they are good at is pooing, and there is lots, worse than a baby >:( :(
Let em out in the garden, they didnt like it, ran back inside
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Not fussed about eggs - they are for objet d'art/love purposes!
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Well I'm looking for two new hens - any for sale at some point?
Absolutely no money to change hands on this site me dears.
Free to good homes only :D
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Well I'm looking for two new hens - any for sale at some point?
Absolutely no money to change hands on this site me dears.
Free to good homes only :D
Ah, what about bad homes, can we sell them then ? :) :)
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I know - I keep forgetting!
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Well I'm looking for two new hens - any for sale at some point?
Absolutely no money to change hands on this site me dears.
Free to good homes only :D
Ah, what about bad homes, can we sell them then ? :) :)
Cheeky boy ::) :lol:
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It's amazing where my original thread has lead to here ??? I want chickens, single people, cold feet and what to do with them, grass, children learning the responsibilities of owning animals, moderator reminding us of the rules of the site - the list goes on. ::) I still want chickens though! :D Happy days though. xx
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sorry I apologise for hi jacking the thread, but I did show that a bantam can be a great company, but there is a very good seller of hens in surbiton, I got my chicks there, just a bit expensive, you could alway try hatching eggs, its not as hard as it seems
Eggs can be delivered, hens very rarely can, most times you have to pick em up, but there are a few ex battery hens in the swap shop
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animals are far better company than humans at least you know where you stand with them.
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animals are far better company than humans at least you know where you stand with them.
Cant agree with that, you must have had one or 2 bad expeiriences
Treat people how you would like to be treated, works for me