4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Ain't Nobody Here]

We happened to have some conkers sitting on the bedroom windowsill (don't ask me, ask OH ). One morning, there was an awful racket coming from the girls so I chucked a conker at the run. Immediate silence .

 

It's worked every time since too . Only a solution if your run is within chucking distance of your bedroom .... and you happen to be at home (and in your bedroom) at the time , but still .

[chelsea]

great news ANH !

 

*chelsea goes in garage to find big sacks to stock up on conkers*

 

as she has very noisy chooks.

[Hen Watch]

Only a solution if your run is within chucking distance of your bedroom .... and you happen to be at home (and in your bedroom) at the time , but still .

 

Ohhhh.....now that's a good suggestion. I'll give this a go. My chooks live near my bedroom window and usually are very good if I go out at 7.15am on sunday, let them into their run, then I go back to bed. But occasionally (usually on days when I really need my sleep) they start up. So conkers it is......

[WitchHazel]

That's a great tip. Scarlett is such a noisy girl.

[Ange1]

Hmm I've no conkers but some squash balls?! You don't want anything that will cause damage, any other ideas for people who live in an area that is horse chestnut free?!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Small pine cones?

 

Anything that won't matter if it ends up in a flowerbed and you can't find it again would do (ie plant matter ).

[Lapinou]

any other ideas for people who live in an area that is horse chestnut free?!

 

Ask a local parent where your nearest horse chestnut trees are - and if you don't have any luck with 'normal' parents, find a home educating or steiner educating parent to ask. Most children, and all HE'd children, are conker crazy and their parents will definitely know where to find them when they're in season

[owenofj]

water pistol, every time... my aim is awful for throwing stuff.

[Cinnamon]

I will need to invest in a slingshot to hit my hen pen from the bedroom

[Ange1]

Thanks Clare!

 

I do know a couple of people with children so I might ask them!

[ChrisP]

any other ideas for people who live in an area that is horse chestnut free?!

 

Hosepipe (not at them but to the side of them!)

Works everytime

[Bondinho]

any other ideas for people who live in an area that is horse chestnut free?!

 

Hosepipe (not at them but to the side of them!)

Works everytime

 

Don't think a hosepipe curled up next to the bed would go down to well with the missus!! I'm going to find a supersoaker so I can get them from my bedroom when being too noisy.

 

Living in a mid terraced house is not good when the chooks get noisy. I think my neighbours must hate me.

[chocchick]

Megan pauses if you shout out of the bedroom window. I suppose I could work on my throwing technique.

I find keeping all the windows shut helps....

[ajm200]

A water pistol works... they learn that making a racket will get them wet.. I'm lucky though as our neighbours like the sound of them (phew!)

 

Violet went through a stage of crowing like a cockerel for 20 mins plus after laying an egg and was so loud that my neighbour from 2 doors down came to check that we hadn't had a visit from the fox.

 

A few squirts from the water pistol have reduced the duration to a minute or so and that's not too bad. I could probably stop her completely but as no-one seems bothered, I leave her to it...