chocchick Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I'm sure I wasn't supposed to make an appointment this morning. First a job agency called me, then Katy retreated into the hedge and I couldn't move her then the tram was stuck at the stop as a bus had broken down on the line. I blocked the hedge with some netting (after next door turned up on our doorstop holding her ) but it hadn't stopped Katy apparently. She ignored the seed, flapped about when I tried to hold her and just buried the front of her body further in the hedge. I just couldn't pull her out I ended up rescheduling and returned to a chicken innocently wandering round the pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Typical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Bad chicken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy1 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Hi Chocchick One of my girls in particular has been behaving rather badly. Each morning they get to go and roam the garden for about two hours before I go to work. Until yesterday, I had no problems with getting them back into their pen . Yesterday it was raining and Lara decided that she didn't want to go back in, therefore I spent half an hour chasing her around the garden and then falling in the mud . This morning she was the same, but decided to coax Lola as well and spent an hour chasing her and she was rather noisy . Has anyone else had similar problems or is the moon just in a different quarter. I think they will have to be confined to quarters for the next few days to show them that I'm the boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Mine are the same, they seem to sense when you're in a hurry or it's about to rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 feeling rough at moment due to a cold etc and this made me giggle, so thank you sorry not at you, at chicken acting all innocent.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Glad I cheered you up. I was amused If they don't want to be caught, they can be impossible to catch. Katy's a bad (or very clever) chicken. She can fly into the hedge by flying onto the eglu run first whereas Abbie just jumps from the ground and can't work it out! She once spent the night under the run cover as we couldn't find her, and once escaped and we found her stuck in the hedge. The latest is sitting in the hedge and ignoring seeds I throw in the run to get them to go in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*mummy_hen* Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 My girls are being cheeky already so i'm sure there is only worst to come. Let them out for 3 hours earlier and needed to put them in their run for half an hour so i could do some housework .....would they go in. The ones i did get in would then head butt the door trying to open it again They were squawking away as if i was doing something terrible to them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Mine are usually very good, but little Lucille has been a pain of late, hanging back when I get the rest of them in the run. It's Phil's fault... when he puts them in for me, he usually stops to give her a handful of corn to herself, now she expects it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 I've found you can keep the chickens you've caught in by putting the stick in front of the door so they can't push the door open very far. You then however have the problem of pulling a stick out of the ground whilst holding a flapping chicken. I've not worked it out yet.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 It's a real problem that! I have to close the run door and put the sticky thing in the slot while I round up a reluctant Lucille, but if she's heading for the run, I can't get there first to open the door. Then she doesn't want to go in because of the pile of raptors throwing themselves at the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Mine are the same, they seem to sense when you're in a hurry or it's about to rain! Totally agree they certainly arent backwards!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I have a large block of wood as a door stop for the run.. so I can move this block of wood with my foot to hold the door back in place quickly whilst putting chicken away.... I ahve a bolt aswell,, but this block of wood is a valuable assett.. not very pretty.. but practicial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Naughty girls? You don't really want me to get started about the latest antics of Daisy aka Rocket Ronnie do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Come on Lisa - spill the beans... we could all do with some amusement today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
