Storms and chickens

[Luthien]

Get some geese that will scare the YOU-KNOW-WOT out of them! or get a huge cold wet cod and slap them with it.

[chelsea]

or get a huge cold wet cod and slap them with it.

 

LOL

 

I think a plaice or flounder would give a better slap though!!!

 

or even a Lemon sole

[theherd123]

GEB im so sorry to hear of your troubles at what should be such a happy time.

 

There are many good suggestions here esp taking their photos and giving them to the police.

Personally if had managed to get their pictures i would create posters and place them all over the neighbourhood and in peoples letter boxes letting everyone know that they have been causing trouble - im sure someone would recognise them and get folks gossiping might shame their parents into having a word in their shells!

It might shame them into leaving you alone

 

I do like the idea of the water jet - works wonders with my dogs!!!

[hillfamily]

So sorry GEB that you're having these problems when you should be getting excited about the arrival of your chooks...........as everyone else says..........call the local crime prevention officer they are brilliant with advice.

 

Hope you can sort something out

[Charlottechicken]

The anti vandal paint and the water jet thingy sound brilliant!

 

I have some of that plastic coated wire about 15 inches high, on the top of my six feet panal fence, to keep cats out and it is quite succesful. I also used to get the occasional nocturnal biped too, but not since the wire went on the top of the fence. It is too high to get over without getting caught up in the whole lot, and cats don't like it because it is not stable so they can't walk on it or climb over it.

 

Are you next to common land or a road, how do they actually get to your fence?

 

Hope you get this sorted.

[Tessa the Duchess]

Make sure you contact the police BEFORE you start taking photos of children.

A few years ago DH took some photos of some children who were throwing stones at cars and causing mayhem on our street, the children saw him doing it and they went straight to the police station and reported him for taking photos of them Next thing we had 2 policemen knocking on the front door asking what did he think he was doing It wasn't a digital camera so he couldn't show them the pics, but it all ended well in the end. But as I say be careful.

 

Tessa

[Olly]

You could smear the top of the fence with something revolting.

You will have plenty of chicken poo soon.

 

Now I think that is a TOP idea. Get that on their hands a couple of times, and they won't want to come back!

 

Seriously, I am so sorry - I think you're right to be concerned, because they might just think it would be entertaining to let the chickens out, or something. I'd speak to your Crime Prevention Officer and get their ideas.

[GEB]

Thanks so much everyone.

You've been so helpful, as I knew you would be.

I'm going to arrange a visit from the crime prevention officer tomorrow and see what they have to say.

Also have made a concious decision not to let it trouble me too much. I won't let them ruin my lovely garden and my soon to be lovely chooks for me! I've wanted this for to long to let them ruin it!

Thanks for all your advice. I'll let you know how I get on.

Obviously when the chooks finally get here I'll be sure to post lots of piccies cos I know how well chook piccies go down

[The Dogmother]

Glad to hear it GEB

 

Let me know if you want to borrow my chainsaw - I'm no too far away

[Snowy]

You could try the opposite approach!

Invite them in, give them drinks, show them the chickens, explain how you are worried about them coming to harm (foxes etc) and that you will need to put anti vandal paint on the fence to protect them, ask them to let you know if they see any fox activity during the day. Send them home with an Omlet brochure to show their parents, tell them how easy it would be for them to keep their own chickens in their own gardens. Bet the parents won't let them back again!

[The Dogmother]

You could try the opposite approach!

Invite them in, give them drinks, show them the chickens, explain how you are worried about them coming to harm (foxes etc) and that you will need to put anti vandal paint on the fence to protect them, ask them to let you know if they see any fox activity during the day. Send them home with an Omlet brochure to show their parents, tell them how easy it would be for them to keep their own chickens in their own gardens. Bet the parents won't let them back again!

 

Stroke of genius that Girl!!!!!!!

[Aunty e]

You could try the opposite approach!

Invite them in, give them drinks, show them the chickens, explain how you are worried about them coming to harm (foxes etc) and that you will need to put anti vandal paint on the fence to protect them, ask them to let you know if they see any fox activity during the day. Send them home with an Omlet brochure to show their parents, tell them how easy it would be for them to keep their own chickens in their own gardens. Bet the parents won't let them back again!

 

We took this approach. It was pretty successful, although we have got a pretty damaged fence from kids hanging over it to chat to us/look at the chickens.