Aren’t our roses splendid? They smell just beautiful too.
We are getting chickens! We bought a coop off ebay which has settled into our garden nicely and has nesting boxes off the end for ease of egg collection. In two weeks we are collecting four Australorp hens. We did a good bit of research, and reckon we have picked a winner for our style of garden and lifestyle. They are quite placid, and don’t tend to fly into vege patches or over fences.
It’s very exciting! We hope we’ll make good chicken parents. I think I might have to get some chook pens too…
Australorps are wonderful: very docile, even friendly — we had one that even let us pick her up. Clip the outer three feathers of one wing if they do start flying around — unlikely though. They are also not prone to set, so you don’t have to worry about chasing them off nests constantly. Good choice. And good luck.
Comment by Eric — June 10, 2007 @ 4:13 pm