Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

Harry_Powell

carolt, do your parents still live in Orpington? I have a friend interested in moving to that area but I don't know too much about it. Do they like living there? Good schools? etc?

vivatifosi

lemonjelly wrote: »

Viva that book looks most interesting! be interested in a brief review if you have time?

No worries. I only have it for a short period of time as there is a waiting list on it and I won't be able to renew my loan, so should have it read within a couple of weeks and be able to post my comments then. I've now read the first two chapters and its quite an eye-opener.

treliac

vivatifosi wrote: »

No worries. I only have it for a short period of time as there is a waiting list on it and I won't be able to renew my loan, so should have it read within a couple of weeks and be able to post my comments then. I've now read the first two chapters and its quite an eye-opener.

Privileged position you have there viva.... pick of all the books as they come in. :cool:

I agree with lj - it looks like a worthwhile read.


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vivatifosi

treliac wrote: »

Privileged position you have there viva.... pick of all the books as they come in. :cool:

I agree with lj - it looks like a worthwhile read.
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Privileged :rotfl:. I have to wait my term like everyone else. Though, to be fair, I do know how to make the system work for me than most customers.

My staff bonuses are: I can rent DVDs free once they've been out for a while, and... oh, wait a minute, that's it;).

lostinrates

That chicken I was going to stick eggs under went off the boil. She has even less patience than me. Later in the year I'll be fending them all of nests and cursing their broodiness. I like to let them rear a clutch if they are broody though....

meanwhile I've decided i NEED a partridge cochin hen. its my fav colour and I've never had one.

vivatifosi

lostinrates wrote: »

meanwhile I've decided i NEED a partridge cochin hen. its my fav colour and I've never had one.

((goes away to look one of those up))

I think the rooster's even better looking lir, though even a total townie like me knows that it won't lay you any eggs (though he may lay your hens).

vivatifosi

Anyone else got Sky News on at the moment? Tony Blair on TV and looks like he's been dipped in Bisto.

lostinrates

vivatifosi wrote: »

lostinrates wrote: »

meanwhile I've decided i NEED a partridge cochin hen. its my fav colour and I've never had one.[/QUOTE}

((goes away to look one of those up))

I think the rooster's even better looking lir, though even a total townie like me knows that it won't lay you any eggs (though he may lay your hens).

Its a beautiful colouring. We've had a few cochin roosters, they are great birds. Quite tame, and friendly generally, but big, great for deterring predators and pretty darn good with their hens and chicks. Our rooster atm is a Cream Legbar. Also very, very handsome (he's called Sir Tweed) and sprightlier than a cochin, but a shade aggro. I wouldn't trus him with chicks. He also seems to have the most voracious apetite for the ladies. four times a day each. The poor very old bird just spatchcocks herself when she see's him coming, resigned to it... Also, he's not a huge bird, I'm pretty sure that's part of the reason the buzzard visited us last year. But I have no offspring by him yet, but know he's fertile, so he gets to stay. I could show him, hes super, but...I can't be bothered and I don't think he'd enjoy it much. I have a couple of hens who might tolerate it well but again....really...life's too short unless I go all professional bird keeper....

vivatifosi

I went away to read about cream legbars too. Couldn't find as good a picture for them, but lots of pics of blue and green eggs. Very odd. Do your hens lay green eggs? I need to get my head back to more suburban things, so off to bed shortly for a quick meet with my new favourite book.

Cleaver

What's going on then folks? I'm a bit bored and aside from arguing whether house prices are going up or down in Aberdeen, which I don't really give a monkey's about, there's not really owt going on. Are we talking hens?