hen keeping

I'm new too! I love my chooks as much as some people love their cats and dogs. They're such characters, I could watch them for hours! My husband thought the novelty would wear off pretty quickly but my obsession is just getting worse. And now I've found this site I feel much more confident too!

I started with 4 warrens more than 15 years ago and now have over 40 hens in a mixed free range flock. My husband is still waiting for the novelty to wear of!!!!

I love this site too.  Had my girls 2 weeks - (3 wee eggs so far, today's was a wee bit bigger than other 2). It reassuring that you can get help and advice at the touch of a few buttons.  Thanks everyone for their help so far. 

I came downstairs from decorating this afternoon to find a very wet chicken sitting on my daughter's knee watching tv and being dried with a hairdryer.

Mine live on my plot, which by chance is at the back of the house through the gate in the fence 
Anyways they love being with me when I am on there digging and clearing etc, they can see me coming and their heads pop up with excitement, then when I am digging away they scratch and get their heads just about where the spade is going to come crushing down  looking and waiting for the worms n bugs, the other morning we were having a good digging sesh and as I looked up, we had about 5 people watching us and laughing. They make better pets on there than dogs I reckon.
Enjoy them, the eggs are just a bonus, the chooks are the real pleasure.