Hello forkers. Welcome Norm. Nice to see you David. I only change half my name otherwise I forget who I am too ;- )
Have been freezing my fingers off in dog-rescue office this morning. Stopped off at sarnie shop for hot coffee and warm baguette with hot bacon and melted cheese. Feeling a bit more human now.
Choccy - a sunshine.
Jess - tiara and jelly babies
My chickens have a) survived the cold night and b) developed a taste for eggs. They have one a day and, if I'm lucky and a second is laid, I get one too.
Yes, Geoff. They peck it open and slurp up the contents. I knew it must be happening but actually caught them slurping a couple of days ago. I don't mind them having the odd one - they are thin shelled and occasionally break - but it appears to be a deliberate daily act now.
Advent choc - hmm, not eric so ernie wise - wise men but which one - I'll go for Melchior Glyn - I used to wonder if people would notice if I didn't send a card. I didn't send one to an elderly aunt one year and the following July she told my mother she was very disappointed that I had forgotten her . Good luck with the move Jean - hope the weather stays dry. Becks - glad some improvement but good idea to keep Jess home in the warm today. I will guess a little baby doll and sweeties. She must be loving all these pressies every day.
Once they have stated this and got the taste it is hard to break the habit-we have one whose shells sometimes break and they slurp at it-but never caught them deliberately breaking one
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So I don't lose track-or miss anybody out
-today's entries so far are
Tinker Bauble-banana
Nightowl Elf-a wise old man or three wise men
Twinks-donkey
Ice queen-star
Snowgirl-three wise men
Georg-milk bottle
Anymore??
It is eerily quite here today
My guess for today's wrapped pressie - the toy is a glass slipper, and the 3 edibles are a pumpkin and 2 sugar mice.
Whatever happenned to sugar mice.
Hello forkers. Welcome Norm. Nice to see you David. I only change half my name otherwise I forget who I am too ;- )
Have been freezing my fingers off in dog-rescue office this morning. Stopped off at sarnie shop for hot coffee and warm baguette with hot bacon and melted cheese. Feeling a bit more human now.
Choccy - a sunshine.
Jess - tiara and jelly babies
My chickens have a) survived the cold night and b) developed a taste for eggs. They have one a day and, if I'm lucky and a second is laid, I get one too.
Just collected two lovely warm eggs
Are they pecking at one Flo?
Yes, Geoff. They peck it open and slurp up the contents. I knew it must be happening but actually caught them slurping a couple of days ago. I don't mind them having the odd one - they are thin shelled and occasionally break - but it appears to be a deliberate daily act now.
Advent choc - hmm, not eric so ernie wise - wise men but which one - I'll go for Melchior
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Glyn - I used to wonder if people would notice if I didn't send a card. I didn't send one to an elderly aunt one year and the following July she told my mother she was very disappointed that I had forgotten her
Good luck with the move Jean - hope the weather stays dry.
Becks - glad some improvement but good idea to keep Jess home in the warm today. I will guess a little baby doll and sweeties. She must be loving all these pressies every day.
you can get pink and white sugar mice from my local GC Georg.
Once they have stated this and got the taste it is hard to break the habit-we have one whose shells sometimes break and they slurp at it-but never caught them deliberately breaking one
Flo-some of these might work
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=730
NOT-the last one -just noticed that
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/Chickens-Eating-Eggs.aspx
http://communitychickens.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/what-would-you-do-my-chickens-are.html#.UMIBrHdQDTo
http://www.hencam.co.uk/hencam_forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=25&page=1
a bit of food for thought there
Thanks Geoff. In some ways I think they deserve to have the fruits of their labours! Anyway, I'll have a read later.