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Hi, just a quick email to let you know how well the two Goldlines we bought from you have settled in.
They are a very happy group with the two hens we already had, so thank you for all the help and
advice you gave us. They are also laying very well, and are both amazingly friendly - we can pick
them up and cuddle them, and the children love stroking them.
They are called Honey and Dopey - and if you'd like to see a picture of them, have a look on my
blog hensandeggs.blogspot.com - the latest entries have some pics of the 2 hens we got from you.
Thanks again! They are a great addition to our family!
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Hi Jude,
Just a quick note
to say thanks for the chickens which I purchased from you on 12
May.
They have settled
in very well and are clearly enjoying life in Northampton. They
have free range all day so the lawn is showing a few scars - but I
suppose that is par for the course and a price well worth paying to
have happy hens. Their antics give us much amusement and pleasure. The Bovan Goldline is absolutely tame and follows us around the
garden hoping for titbits. The Speckled Star and both Bluebells are
still a bit skittish and cannot be picked up yet but we are feeding
them from the hand so hopefully trust will soon be established.
This evening they great fun scrapping over long spaghetti.
For the last 2
days we have rewarded with an egg (presumably from the Goldline).
Regards, Martin
Northampton |
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Hi Jude,
Please find attached some pics of the girls. We've only had them for a
few weeks but we've grown to love them dearly. The kids adore them and
even the cats think they are great!
Keep up the good work.
Best wishes
Tina, Ben, Oskar and Kasper |
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Just a quick
update to let you know that one week in (after sadly having to
return to swap our very 'hen-pecked' Black Star for another
Amber Star) we now have a very happy and harmonious chicken
coop. The Goldlines, Ruby and Copper, are definitely in charge
but Amber and Pearl the Amber Stars don't seem to mind at all.
Morgan and
Cole are loving their new chickens and Morgan clearly listened
to every word of your introductory talk ( you must let me know
the secret!) and as you can see from the picture has been
spending time in with the chickens and his patience certainly
has won them over and after just 5 days they were happily taking
food from him. They even seem happy with Cole (just 2) paying
them visits and if he gets to noisy or moves to quick they just
tell him off. Very funny to watch & listen to and he just thinks
they are talking to him.
As predicted
they have been fascinating to watch and we are all delighted
with them. Chicken keeping is however not at all good for the
housework, as I keep wandering outside to see what they are up
to, or for getting children to bed on time as they now have to
go out and say goodnight to their hens!
Thank you
too for all the expert & friendly advice you gave us, both when
we were getting everything set up for the chickens and when we
came to collect them. We all came away feeling equipped to take
care of our chickens after our introductory talk and they
certainly seemed to have adjusted well. Once settled into their
new home they came straight out to explore and then kindly took themselves off to bed at the end of the day. Just as they
have done every day since.
I am just so
pleased that I came across your excellent website, what an
excellent starting place for any would-be chicken owner.
Ali, Mark,
Morgan and Cole
P.S. I read recently that
chickens are not the cleverest of creatures but they have still
managed to do something with my two boys that I have never
managed to do - get them to sit both still & quiet for 20
minutes !!!!
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Jude,
They finally all got names:
The Speckledies became Chick, Chick (Charlie wouldn’t be
persuaded otherwise) and Attila (the Hen) she is definitely the
boss. The 2 Goldlines are Camilla after the(chicken in the
Muppet show) and Harriet after Harry Houdini, because she can
get out of any run we build, and escapes almost every day.
They are all laying well, one
of the speckleds is laying huge eggs, with loads of double
yokes. Camilla refuses to lay in the house or the run, but the
second we let her out she heads for a Laurel bush 100 yards away
and lays one under there.
They have become incredibly
friendly and sprint across the garden as soon as they see one of
us. Charlie loves feeding them out of his hands and chasing them
round the garden.
Best regards
Sean Fiona and Charlie |
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Hi Jude,
Sorry to take a
while with the photos but as it has been so wet, the White Stars
have been rather brown! After a few dry days they are now white
again. As you can see they have settled really well and after 5 days
separation from our old Black Rocks, they are now happily sharing
the same hen house. They are really friendly and love being cuddled,
and egg production is starting to increase. Thanks again for these
lovely little hens.
Best wishes,
Victoria Swan
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Hi Jude,
Better late than
never, but it's taken a long time for me to get around to loading
these photos. "The girls" have settled in well, and all seem very
happy with life. They have been named Sashlik (my husband and i
wanted to name the other two Tikka and Korma) but were out voted by
the children who have called the remaining two Emma and Annabel. The
Ark type run lasted about two weeks before i started making noises
for something bigger and much to my husbands disgust he has now
built (over two very hot weekends) an 20 ft by 20ft run for them.
Thanks for all your help and advise am busy recommending you to any
of my friends who may be thinking of joining the "hen club"
regards
Fiona |
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I purchased 6 of
your White Star from you on April 1st.
From someone who
has kept backyard birds for a while. I have rarely seen such healthy
and well reared chickens. They are a real credit to you. It just
goes to show that if basic rearing and hygiene principles are
followed then the results are there for all to see.
You can tell when
birds are happy. Yours definitely are. I have recommended you to
some of my similarly minded friends.
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Hi Jude,
I've sent you three photos of the
girls in the garden. They are a joy and very very tame, laying eggs
every day and getting on fine, we're very pleased with them.
Julie Broadhurst. Goring on Thames |
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Hi Jude
Chickens are
happy and settled in their new home! They were quickly
christened Flo, Rosie and Polly - Flo is definately "Mother Hen" and
keeps everyone in line!
We have had
three eggs so far - not sure which one is laying them but looking
forward to lots more soon!
Thank you so
much for all of your help, I'm sure we will see you again soon as
I'm not convinced we'll be content with just the three!
Helen, Andy,
Ellie and Kitty
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Hi Jude
Just to say a big
thank you for all your help when we bought our chickens off you
today.
We travelled for 1
hour to see you and it was well worth it, you made us all feel so
confident with the knowledge you gave us. We got the drink and
feeder on the way home and as you said put the girls in their house
for an hour. Then we opened the door and out they came as happy as
can be. Have just returned from putting them to bed although they
were quite happy being out. The boys have named them Pepper, Jess
and Gloria, not sure where those came from. Have attached a photo
so you can see where they will be living. Again thank you so much
and I am sure we will be back in the future for more.
Bye for now
Janie Stephenson
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Our Happy Chickens
Hi Jude,
Just thought I'd send you a quick email and photos of our chickens!
Nugget (the Bovan Goldline) and Dipper (the white star) settled into
their new home very quickly and are very happy!
To our amazement I opened the door to their house to let them out, on
the morning of Easter Sunday, only to find our first egg! Nugget
couldn't have timed it any better! You said it would only be a couple of
weeks - and it was, to the day! I spent the first few minutes trying to
find the lion mark on the egg, thinking it was a set up! Since then,
we've had 2 more nice eggs from her which were delicious!
All the best,
Nick and Marcia |
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3 really settled in
welsh chickens!
After three days the chickens have really settled in and have the run of
the garden. You were right about the Goldline, as you can see in the
photo she was the first to sit on my lap and feed out of my hand. We
never would have believed you could have so much fun with chickens!
Julie & Rob |
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Our 3 new friends
travelled well and have settled quickly into their new home. They
have now been named ; Lizzie , Mary, and Margot. Good News - we had
our first egg today!!!Christopher was pleased and soon enjoyed it on
some toast! Thanks for your advice and support, we felt very
comfortable and at ease with you and for novices like ourselves very
much appreciated.
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Firstly, thank
you very much for your help and assistance this morning, it was much
appreciated. We all arrived back safely and the hens quickly
settled into their new home. And just when we thought things
couldn't get better our first egg arrived just 3 hours after we had
got back.
Adrian, Sarah,
Ned, Bertie and Esme
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Hi Jude,
Just thought I would
let you know that Rosa laid her first egg yesterday
after weeks of waiting, My son was so pleased.
Also thought you might like to see their new Omlet Eglu house, we think
its great, they also love scratching around the garden and run up to us
when we are out in the garden.
Many thanks for all you help and information.
Kind regards
Nicola Lenton xxxx |
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Dear Jude,
Thank you for my lovely chickens, they are so friendly and seem very
happy in their new home as you can see from the attached photo.
We are already getting 4 eggs a day, but I've got so many customers
wanting to buy eggs from me that I might have send mum to buy some more
soon!!
from Jack(and his friend Jake) Reeves |
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