Fur 'n' Feathers Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Managed to put out the chicken netting for the first time yesterday to make a nice coral for the hens (well done Omlet - great stuff). The girls seemed to like the opportunity and spent it grazing the exta grass. No flights of fancy, which we had cautious about (clipped their wings last week). Here are some photos of the event. Notice the utterly disinterested cat (typical of Rascal). As an aside, it definately is Krasi who's started laying - 5 eggs in 5 days Only 1 sft shell, yesterday, and the 59g egg on Thursday was a double-yolker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Lovely set-up. It's so nice to see them free range and exploring. I particularly love the cat's attitude "maybe if I can't seem they don't exist" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fur 'n' Feathers Posted April 27, 2008 Author Share Posted April 27, 2008 Lovely set-up. It's so nice to see them free range and exploring. I particularly love the cat's attitude "maybe if I can't seem they don't exist" You're right. It is lovely. They seemed quite unphased as well. The cat's follow up was to lie on his back with his legs in the air (another common posture for him). Probably meant "I don't care ....they don't exist!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 fab photos and they have a lovely area in your garden to themselves! Lucky chooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 can't believe how like my girls yours are, but as they came from the same batch of birds that's hardly surprising. They look really at home in their new pen - the netting is fab isn't it! Still waiting for egg number 1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitandNutCake Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Shouldn't be long for your first egg, as yours must have came from the same batch as mine, and two of mine are laying now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Lovely setup F&F . Lucky girls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 They look everso happy-freeranging is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockADoodleDoo Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 lovley chooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Lovely - my cat lays looking in different a bit closer to the netting, then when they strech their heads through he gets far more interested. Have they been on top of the eglu get? If mine were there they would be on top of the Eglu and using it as a launch pad to fly over the netting - I expect yours are not as naughty (yet!) Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New2this Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Fab pictures. The netting is great stuff isn't it.....I can't imagine being without it now. I've had one incidence when 2 of them managed to get out but I think they used some tree branches to hop over. But they've not done it since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fur 'n' Feathers Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Lovely - my cat lays looking in different a bit closer to the netting, then when they strech their heads through he gets far more interested. Have they been on top of the eglu get? If mine were there they would be on top of the Eglu and using it as a launch pad to fly over the netting - I expect yours are not as naughty (yet!) Tracy Not yet they haven't ....arghhh!!! they'll get the Johnson's Blue if they do!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Patsy has launched herself over the omlet neting once - frightened by a pigeon landing next to her then tried to get back in again & managed to get herself all tangled up, thankfully I dont let them free range unsupervised. Both she & Edina climb ontop of the eglu & jump off but away from the netting - like naughty children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...