Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[StephanieSB]

Well, so much for ladilike behaviour. This is by far my greediest chicken -- Boudica. She seems to have gotten tired of little sips of water and flew up to the top of the superglug for a full head dunk.

 

Yesterday she seemed to be firmly on the bottom of the pecking order, but today with her greed for food and water, she's rapidly upturning the system and getting quite bossy... and quite creative!

 

 

 

 

... okay, I'll stop posting photos of my hens now. I really am getting carried away, and you kind people cannot possible be that interested in another woman's chickens. I am soooo vain!

[Egg Lou]

 

Three of mine do exactly the same! So much for keeping it clean!

[Stevie]

awwwwww! A little Pepperpot with tiny comb & wattle!

 

They're learning to adapt-next they'll workout how to escape!

[Gamebird]

She's obviously a pint of cider type of chicken and not the sort to sip from a wine glass in a lady like manner.

[moomin]

... okay, I'll stop posting photos of my hens now. I really am getting carried away, and you kind people cannot possible be that interested in another woman's chickens. I am soooo vain!

 

We ARE interested - we love chick-pics

[Angels4]

YES!! Please keep posting pictures, they are beautiful, plus when mine arrive I won't feel so bad posting lots...

[Chickvic]

She is gorgeous isn't she?

[Lapinou]

I *love* looking at others' photos - why do you think I post a lot of my own?

 

Your chickens look very smart in their lovely cube!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Don't stop posting photos . We love them .

[Abbey Road Girl]

My Biccie is the only chook I've seen perching on the Glug. I thought from the beginning that she was top chook and that this was one of the ways she showed it (one of the others was being last to go to bed).

 

However, I've had my doubts since then. Some of the feathers where the tail begins seem to have been pecked (broken off half-way rather than pulled out entirely). In a way she might have invited this as she's the one who will always run around bragging about having got hold of some treat.

 

We need Chicken Psychology 101!

[Snowy]

My Roley Mo looks similar to Boudicca - she is a copper black maran hybrid. She is very greedy! She follows me round the garden singing at me for food. And she has worn patches on her back and has lost some feathers from her head - she always hogs the treat bowl by jumping up at me and landing in the bowl, so as I put it down, the others all land on her! A real character though!

 

Boudiccs is very pretty

[StephanieSB]

Don't stop posting photos . We love them .

 

Oh, thanks, well... if you insist! -- I certainly shall!

[Cinnamon]

My Hubby has made me a Superglug cover for mine, as the hens kept sitting on top of it, & of course pooing in it

Its a bit of solid clear plastic,drilled with holes & set at an angle,so they can't get a grip on it

 

Your hens look lovely

[StephanieSB]

My Hubby has made me a Superglug cover for mine, as the hens kept sitting on top of it, & of course pooing in it

Its a bit of solid clear plastic,drilled with holes & set at an angle,so they can't get a grip on it

 

Oh, I'd love to see a pic of that, if you have one... for now, I have just put it up a couple rungs higher. Hope that is discouraging enough for now.

[Peachy77]

My Fifi sits on top to. We have only had one poo in it so far! But hubby keeps talking about putting some sort of cover to stop het getting up there, so would be interested to see what you have done.

[Cinnamon]

Ok, I will try to post a piccy later.

We don't have a cube run,but a walk in pen instead,but it should be just as easy to make one for the cube run,in theory

[Egg Lou]

My Hubby has made me a Superglug cover for mine, as the hens kept sitting on top of it, & of course pooing in it

Its a bit of solid clear plastic,drilled with holes & set at an angle,so they can't get a grip on it

 

Oh, I'd love to see a pic of that, if you have one... for now, I have just put it up a couple rungs higher. Hope that is discouraging enough for now.

 

 

Ooo yes I'd like to see it too please!!

[Cinnamon]

Here you go.

This is the front view. Its simply too slippy for the little monkeys to grip on to

There is a big gap at the back,so its still dead easy to fill.

Hubby drilled 2 holes into the plastic then used plasic ties,the sort that slip through & cannot be undone,to attatch it to the wire of the pen.

Its a fair bit wider than a single Glug, as I often have 2 Glugs out on very hot days,or if we are away for the weekend.

 

 

 

 

[Peachy77]

Excellent. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

[Seagazer]

Thats a good idea

 

We often end up with odd looking things in the water - not sure how they get there - but that would keep the water lovely and clean.

[StephanieSB]

Thats a good idea

 

Yes, very. Will give it a try.

[Cinnamon]

Thank you ladies

If any of you are local & would like to see it first hand,drop me a pm

 

There is another thread in Eglus & Cubes with an extra photo,from behind too.

[AJuff]

Oh please keep the pictures comin, we love looking at other people's hens and set ups. It's where all the ideas come from and the need for more hens . . ..

[prettychic]

Ahh so sweet! x