Reply to: Hobbies / Crazes of Yesteryear

[DallasDad]

Because this post has black things n white things in it must be racist or something....

Nice eggs though!

:-)

Well the white(ish) ones were sex linked hybrids so I knew they would all turn out to be Boys so they were all given coloured rings and named after Curries
Korma (Yellow Curry) is the only one of his 5 brothers to survive he is now the current flock alpha.



The two black ones were also boys in fact all these were.




They were all very tasty.

Anyway getting semi sort of back on topic
Chicken keeping is a relatively post war pastime takeover thing, before WWII it was equally common to find Duck eggs for sale.
The buggers are less obliging though dropping their eggs anywhere.

Duck Eggs are fantastic in Cakes there are 6 in the one below but bloody horrible (odd texture) when scrambled!

[The Plantswoman]

Xmas
twice a year here.

Swmbo did a full Xmas Turkey roast a few weeks ago including Pigs in Blankets, Sprouts & Xmas pudding with Brandy butter, just for a laugh.

I knew someone who did that but went all the way with decorations, presents & all the trimmings.

Even blacked out the windows and got a portable air con unit to make it feel like a cold winters day as they toasted themselves in front of the fire.

It was 25 degrees outside...

[DallasDad]

Xmas
twice a year here.

Swmbo did a full Xmas Turkey roast a few weeks ago including Pigs in Blankets, Sprouts & Xmas pudding with Brandy butter, just for a laugh.

[MrMarkyMark]

Woo-hoo! Missed Christmas somehow! Result :-)

So, you don't remember what you and FLC got up to at th CUK Christmas do?

[barrydidit]

Oh god it's Easter already.

Woo-hoo! Missed Christmas somehow! Result :-)

[NigelJK]

Oh god it's Easter already.

[SueEllen]

Actually there are still plenty of those around and Blue ones
These were part of my last Hatch



And here are just some of the results

Cute!

You should have recorded them and put them on YouTube.

[original PM]

Actually there are still plenty of those around and Blue ones
These were part of my last Hatch



And here are just some of the results

Because this post has black things n white things in it must be racist or something....

Nice eggs though!

:-)

[DallasDad]

White eggs

Actually there are still plenty of those around and Blue ones
These were part of my last Hatch



And here are just some of the results

[LondonManc]

Walking around with your flies down ("Flying low") ?

Could imagine I'd fancy sticking it out for long.

No, diving/shoving others into hedges. Worked great so long as you check there's no fencing in the middle of the hedge first

[kaiser78]

.. apart from in playgrounds _and_ anywhere near horse chestnut trees, because a conker might fall out of the tree and hit someone on the head!

(You couldn't make it up, and I'm not.)

Is it me or are conkers just not like they used to be All the ones in my areas during conker season are shrivelled up little stones as opposed to one like my solid round one that I once managed to get a sevener with after soaking it in vinegar over night.

Ahhh...those were the days...happy happy

[OwlHoot]

Conkers will be back in a couple of months (apart from in playgrounds, thanks to the H&S brigade!)

.. apart from in playgrounds _and_ anywhere near horse chestnut trees, because a conker might fall out of the tree and hit someone on the head!

(You couldn't make it up, and I'm not.)

[MrMarkyMark]

My lad got a new one down in Cornwall in the summer. I left him and the guy behind the counter to it. Not sure it was the best thing to do - it was a bit of an upgrade on the £30 one that he had before it.

[OwlHoot]

Hedge-hopping ..

Walking around with your flies down ("Flying low") ?

Being used as the TV remote to go and change between the 3/4 channels ..

Didn't your family use a bamboo stick?

A landlord of mine could unfailingly hit a channel button with his 15 foot long bamboo pole when he was a pissed as a pudding!

[LondonManc]

Always pined after a Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp with Slimeball Vomit wheels, never did get one.

qh

My lad got a new one down in Cornwall in the summer. I left him and the guy behind the counter to it. Not sure it was the best thing to do - it was a bit of an upgrade on the £30 one that he had before it.