My battle with budgeting - a thread to keep me motivated

dreamcatcher73

Thats great news Shadow, good luck with it. My mum gets me fresh eggs, complete with poo, from someone she knows with chickens, so much tastier than shop bought ones

shadowdragon

Yeah i cant wait, the only think is im sat here worrying about the poor hens all huddled up in a shed in the dark lol.

dreamcatcher73

Aww, go get your sleeping bag and keep em company..lol

shadowdragon

dreamcatcher73 wrote: »

Aww, go get your sleeping bag and keep em company..lol

LOL dont think so, far too many aracnids running around for my liking :eek:

But im looking forward to them doing the weeding for me

dreamcatcher73

shadowdragon wrote: »

LOL dont think so, far too many aracnids running around for my liking :eek:

But im looking forward to them doing the weeding for me

The aracnids or the chickens? lol

Well I'm off to my cosy warm bed, goodnight and I bet you're up at 6am and off to check on em :rotfl:

So_Sad_Angel

shadowdragon wrote: »

I have just this week been allocated an allotment having been on the waiting list for nearly a year!!! 1/16th of an acre!! with a chicken coop!!. I just this afternoon purchased six hens and hoping for eggs soon , at the moment the allotment is a bombsite, full of other allotment olders flytipping and weeds...lots of work but i have already got stuff going at home ready to plant out.

hardwork but highly recommened. :T

Hi Shadow.....me too....got mine a couple weeks ago!!! OMG its hard work!!!!!

Its so good to have a piece of land to grow stuff & I know I will save £20 a week in veg costs later in the year....& guess what... it only cost £10 a year to rent!!!!!....now thats definately moneysaving!

Also the people are so nice to me...esp as I am a novice gardener! I`ve even got a little shed to hide in!

No `chucks` though!....I had a farm until last Xmas & the ducks drove me insane with the noise!

Happy allotmenteering !!!...think thats what its called!...still learning here.

So_Sad_Angel

.....anyone got a recipe for cabbage soup ???:D

shadowdragon

So_Sad_Angel wrote: »

Hi Shadow.....me too....got mine a couple weeks ago!!! OMG its hard work!!!!!

Its so good to have a piece of land to grow stuff & I know I will save £20 a week in veg costs later in the year....& guess what... it only cost £10 a year to rent!!!!!....now thats definately moneysaving!

Also the people are so nice to me...esp as I am a novice gardener! I`ve even got a little shed to hide in!

No `chucks` though!....I had a farm until last Xmas & the ducks drove me insane with the noise!

Happy allotmenteering !!!...think thats what its called!...still learning here.

thats a great price for the lottie, mine is 35 per year, but waiting for the invoice for it cos apparently i should get it for 20 as im on DLA/incapacity benefit

Yeah the guys down by me are wonderful, one chap showed me how to clip the hens wings to stop them flying over the fences , Ive been given buckets for there water, there going to get me chicken food when they go next, they are really great guys.

I will be up early to go check on them, gotta start the weeding/tidying though :eek:


Edit - I love how threads go off topic sometimes (sorry )

peppa-pig

dreamcatcher73 wrote: »

Thats great news Shadow, good luck with it. My mum gets me fresh eggs, complete with poo, from someone she knows with chickens, so much tastier than shop bought ones

you can buy poo in the shops near you? blurgh lol :rotfl:

dreamcatcher73

peppa-pig wrote: »

you can buy poo in the shops near you? blurgh lol :rotfl:

Sounds yuck peppa doesn't it? lol Sometimes the egg shells are covered in chicken poo, as they don't get washed and tarted up like the ones in the shops do :rotfl: