2 Days to go, 2 days to go.

[electricbarbarella]

I can't wait this is worse than pregnancy.

[Ladytophamhatt]

you nutcase.

I hope you get eggs straight away, you'll spontaneously combust otherwise

[tortoiseSHELL]

pmsl, I KNEW this was your thread!!!

[Ladytophamhatt]

we're getting 5 eggs a day now.

they are all soaking wet and bedraggled atm so being a caring chicken keeper I just went out and covered over the the uncovered section of run so they can dry off abit.

I'm not sure they'd let me towel dry them all so that was the only thing I could do

[electricbarbarella]

I have rearranged the plan of where it is going in the garden so that they are next to my table and chair. I need to commune with them, I don't think they will lay for ages, they looked really small even thought they are POL.
I hardly slept a wink last night, i think I may need alcohol to get me through the rest of this week. I have everything crossed that it comes tommorow as most people seem to get their cubes a day early from the couriers (probably to give them extra time to put it together).
I am not excited, I am a sane and rational woman.

[Ladytophamhatt]

1 more day to go
1 more day to go
1 more day to go....

[electricbarbarella]

woo hoo I did sleep last night honest.

[Ladytophamhatt]

I have to say, you prob won't want to sit next to them all the time....it can get a bit wiffy in warm weather

[electricbarbarella]

they can't small worse than my children.

[Ladytophamhatt]

is it tomorrow yet?

[electricbarbarella]

It is it is it is it is.
It is tommorow and you thought tommorow never comes.
That today, cube construction day is here, assuming neightfreight deliver it in one piece.
woo hoo.
tommorow is chook chook day.

[Ladytophamhatt]

has it been delivered yet?

[electricbarbarella]

Still not here, I am actually going to explode with nerves soon, I can see me setting it up tonight in the pouring rain with the security light on and a glass of wine.

[KazzaL]

My ark (my hubbie wasn't keen on the bright colours of the eglu) arrived on wednesday and so DH will build it tomorrow morning and then on sunday I'll go to the farm and collect my pullets - I'm jsut as excited as electricbarbarella, it's taken me 2 years to persuade DH that hens won't destroy our garden, so I;m hoping they don't

How long is it likely to take them to start laying - they're sold as being a point-of-lay?

[tortoiseSHELL]

Good luck today! When are you getting the hens?

KazzaL - depends on the age and the breed. The redder the comb/wattles the closer to laying ime, and a good sign that they are going to lay is that they squat when you approach them.

[Ladytophamhatt]

its very od when they do that squatting thing, isn't it tortoise?

My fav chook, mabel laid her first today...I feel likea proud grandma

[tortoiseSHELL]

It's because you are the cockerel!!!

[Ladytophamhatt]

is that really why Tortoise?

do they see me as the cockerel?

how mad if it is.....

[tortoiseSHELL]

Yes - seriously! They are waiting for you to....well use your imagination!

[Ladytophamhatt]

[electricbarbarella]

I have a here and fully constructred eglu, I am very very wet. It has taken me all afternoon and I have a very bruised face where the wheel lever hit me.
I am however very proud of myself.
Collect chook chooks tommorow,.

[Ladytophamhatt]

did you really do it all yourself??

[electricbarbarella]

i did every bit of it myself I am very very proud, having chinese and wine now as I am knackered. dh was very impressed.

[Ladytophamhatt]

here chicky chicky chicky chickens


Have you thought of names for them all yet?

[electricbarbarella]

oh yes, they are to be twinkle, sweetie, stripey, gertie, dotty and fizz.
unless of ciourse we end up coming home with totally different chooks to the ones we chose which is always possible.
We are going to go soon I had to get up and take pain killers in the night because my face huirts that much where I had a wheel lever incident.

[bramblebooks]

omg omg omgomg leccy barbie, I am soooooooo excited for you

Hope face sorts - it'll be a nice warning beacon when you're out running. xxxxx