For weeks I have heard “chicken this” and “chicken that”  as my husband is trying to convince me that having chickens is a great idea, I’ve even started to warm to the idea recently and decided to call them Boris and Pearl.

I must admit that the idea itself sounds lovely, collecting the warm eggs in the morning, eating your own produce and having chickens roaming free in the garden but then conjure up images of foxes and chicken poop and the idea gets less attractive.

The Australians however have got it figured and seemed to have taken an ever-growing trend and looked at how to be innovative. They have devised a great concept, hiring a chook, or chicken to you and me.

This amazing idea allows you to try and test your chickens before you buy them so you get to see whether chickens are for you or not before having to make any real commitment.

Why this hasn’t been developed over here is anyone’s guess, as usual we are lagging behind anything vaguely exciting and this would have certainly gone some way in keeping my husband happy.

A try-before-you-buy option, you buy the coop, eco-friendly of course together with 2 hens, a feeder, waterer, food and straw. From then you have 6 weeks to decide if keeping chickens is the life for you. What a fabulous idea, where do i sign?