A while ago...about 2 months ago, Andy spoke to our Zambian builder Zuzu about getting some chickens so that we can have fresh eggs daily!!! So one day Zuzu arrives in his Toyota Corolla with 3 chicken and a guinea fowl....I did not dare ask but I assume they were in the boot of the car!!! Well they get named by the kids....Emily calls one Spy (the black one), Dennis calls the other Cloud (the white one), and Faye calls hers Teddy Bear (the black one with a grey head), and then the guinea fowl gets called Spotty. Weeks go by and there is no sign of any eggs. So we assume we have been sold some 'dud' chickens and they will end up as Sunday roast!! Our gardener then tells us ' Madam, perhaps they are Village Chickens and you may need a rooster'. Well damned if I know! Anyhow we did not get the rooster and guess what today when we looked in the chicken hut we found some eggs..... So who knows!!!!!
I've always wanted to have some chickens in my back garden! When they are stressed they often stop laying so maybe they just needed some time to get over their car ride :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie...well the poor stressed out chickens are now laying marvellously....although still very mixed sizes...I thought eggs were all pretty much similar in size!!!! But from teenie weenie to real large - Well, hell, what do I know??
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