Good Morning Happy Hens

 

Hello Everyone

 

We hope you are all looking forward to a fantastic Easter. For those of you in New Zealand who watch the Good Morning Show you will be pleased to know that Yvonne will be on their Easter special with all her Happy Hens 10.30am Easter Monday. For those of you outside New Zealand you can still catch the show via the TVNZ website http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvone_index_skin/tvone_index_group

 

Have a wonderful Easter

 

The Team at Happy Hens

 

Happy Hens

 

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Ph/Fax: +64 3 4780111

Email: info@happyhens.co.nz

Website: www.happyhens.co.nz

Address: 2 Nicholas St

             Portobello

             Dunedin   9014

 

two new chicks!

Day before Christmas, we  discovered two little chicks, newly hatched by a rather scatty  black,  mother hen. Was  it worth the effort?! Another smaller hen recently produced 12 gorgeous chickens and was a great mother, fussing and  caring for her brood, who  have now graduated to the big hen house. Meanwhile, the latest chicks are scuttling around in our forest at the top of the garden, sometimes being stood upon by mother hen, who doesn’t appear to have many mothering skills, such as clucking to her chicks and showing them how to get on in life. My grand-daughter Vienna, wanted to take the chicks from the careless mother hen and look after them herself, but as she has  now gone away on holiday, it didn’t eventuate. There is one black chick and one yellow  one, a real story-book pair!  HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM  HAPPY HENS!

 

Happy Hens

 

You too can share their magic!

 

Ph/Fax: +64 3 4780111

Email: info@happyhens.co.nz

Website: www.happyhens.co.nz

Address: 2 Nicholas St

             Portobello

             Dunedin   9014

 

Happy Hens Made the Front-Page

Happy Hens made the front-page banner of the O.D.T. the Saturday before Christmas! With the caption "What's so special about Otago." (as if we didn't know)

Otago Museum have launched a new exhibition featuring icons, chosen by the public, of the things they "cherish" most about Otago. We are thrilled to be so "cherished" by Otagoites - thank you!

The exhibition is on-to until the end of February.

On the wing

It's pruning time and it's balmy weather and we've  been pruning wings of some balmy hens! The feathered friends seem to be flying all over the place, escaping on the Autumn breeze!. I found a pretty little Araucana hen on a neighbours verandah roof. There's a sound of roosters crowing around the village, heard any time of day, which sets the dogs barking- becoming quite a noisy little place!

On a recent visit to Wellington, I met a  large flock of roosters and hens on the loose, in an open space in Island Bay. There was a mother hen with a clutch of tiny chicks who couldn't keep up with the flock, so she just down and covered them up!

Meanwhile, back at the Happy Hens studio, we've been working on some new ideas. Show you soon!

Yvonne

Steaming into 2007!

Happy New year!

We celebrated New Year’s Eve dancing to a jazz band on the heritage steam boat Earnslaw, cruising the Frankton Arm in Queenstown, along with  290  other passengers! At 10.30pm we were welcomed aboard with complimentery  glass  of wine and canapés throughout the voyage. Such a clear, still night, with a moon shining on the lake , it was  a perfect way to greet the New Year. Just before midnight we pulled into the wharf and from the Earnslaw’s bow we had an elevated view of the huge crowd thronging by the marina and a spectacular view of the fireworks shot from boats  on the lake beside us. It was an unforgettable New Years Eve celebration as Earnslaw  gave  a few  loud blasts of its steam whistle to greet 2007. Cheers and keep on steaming!

 

cherry time

Pick a bunch of cherries

 

 

 

icebergs- Emma on the edge!

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September Newsletter

Hello Happy Hen Fans

Yes the September newsletter is finally out and what a huge one it is!

NEW MONEYBOX HENS

To celebrate the incoming of the new New Zealand coins Yvonne has designed this gorgeous Moneybox. Standing approximately 10cm high this hen will hold plenty of your new shiny coins. The perfect gift for adult and child alike!

Introducing the Salt Hen

New to the Happy Hen website is the Salt Hen. The Salt Hen can be bought in any of the Happy Hen breeds and colours and can also comes as a gift pack with a matching Happy Hen apron to make that perfect kitchen gift.

And for the serious Happy Hen collector! JUMBO HENS

The jumbo hen is a must have for all fanatical Happy Hen lovers. This fantastically LARGE hen will brighten the dullest of kitchens and the weariest of hearts. At a whopping 28cm tall and 25cm wide the Jumbo hen weighs in at over 2kgs.