Great responses!! I must say part of the fun for me is designing labels to go on the egg boxes. A friend and I normally order our egg boxes in bulk - they work out about 6p each - so brilliant if you can buy them cheaper!! I'm not very arty - just have wording on my labels, but find people look forw...

Just wondering - we have 22 hens (+ 3 boys). When we first got our hens we were always being asked by work colleagues if they could buy some from us. We now sell half a dozen big eggs for £1 and the bantam eggs at 50p a half dozen. Do you sell your eggs or do you just tend to keep them for yourself...

I used to do customer services correspondence for a well known large chain of stores. We often received letters of complaint sent to head office regarding out of date products sold - a letter of apology and a gift voucher were always sent out. Shouldn't really have said that, should I So if you are ...

DOH!!!!

Forgot to mention the mate does use fuel as well as the oil!!!!

When I saw the heading free petrol I thought it was going to be relating to biodiesel. Just thought I would mention something that is causing me confusion (easily done!). My hubby's friend runs a car and regularly buys ordinary vegetable oil to put in the petrol tank. I seriously thought my hubby wa...

Definitely not a pointless thread!!!!

It's amazing how quickly these little ladies bloom and yes it's more amazing how quickly they wrap themselves around our hearts.

Good to hear about your girls, especially mrs nosey.

Hi Wendy I've just rammed a cuppa and a cheese sarnie down my neck - I was absolutely starving at 2 o'clock, but funny thing, for once, couldn't eat my breakfast this morning. Tell you, if you knew me you know that's NOT normal Jackie and I are up for helping with any future rescues that we can help...

I've just thought - I am expecting to go back to Jackies and find ours sitting on the settee watching Paul O'Grady!!!

Jackie - Just waiting for Pippa to arrive and we'll be back for 'our' girls!!! I have to say it's been a great day (except poor little lass I took to work). Have met some lovely people today. I do not want to sound like one of the 'pat on the back' brigade, but Jackie has been bl**dy marvellous, I c...

Ey up mate - it's me! Have just popped home for a cuppa and a bite to eat, before coming back through to collect our hens. Sadly - the little hen I rushed over to our surgery has been put to sleep, the prolape was ulcerated and was too far in a bad way - I'm sorry to say :cry: I have to say I felt a...

Hi everyone - It's just through talking to chickenchaser today that I have been directed to this website. As we speak I am sure Carly and Graham who are co-ordinating this rescue are working frantically to get everything in place for the fortunate hens to be re-homed. I believe 800 or so of these he...