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

[judith67]

.... That I would spend all my time sitting outside the chicken run with a cup of tea instead of doing the dishes, the ironing, the hoovering.......

 

.....that I would find their gentle "bok bok" so cute and calming.

 

Also is there any reason why, when I change their straw and paper in the nesting boxes, that within 1 hour its emptied out onto the floor? One of them is definately sleeping in there too as there has been great big solid poo's in the same box 2 mornings running.

 

Clementine let me stroke her yesterday when she was in the nest box, but then tried to escape through the open door!!

 

This is day 4 today, shall I start handling them now do you think?

[Electricbarbarella]

definatley, you can't beat a chooky cuddle.

[Ms Tilytinkle]

Hmmmm, are you sure . . i'm sure chicken keeping comes with a warning

 

 

W A R N I N G

Chicken keeping is hazardous to 'NORMAL' life as you know it.

Chicken keeping means your life & home will never be the same.

Chicken keeping is seriously addictive

Chicken keeping can seriously damage your relationship with the hoover, the duster, the cooking, general cleaning & preparing.

Chicken Keeping can cause serious harm to any established relationships

Chicken keeping means you will bore anyone who will listen about the thrill of egg collecting, the joy of your first egg & the endless chicken funny antics.

Chicken keeping mean you will be late for work, you will be found wandering in the garden with chicken affectionately held under arm whispering sweet nothings into her little ears.

Chicken Keeping means you will have your first cuppa & last drinkie in the garden, that sunrise & sundown will never be the same again.

Chicken Keeping will change your priorities .

Chicken Keeping will bring about fascinating discussions on poo, mites, lice & vents

Chicken Keeping means your logical mind will be captivated by the illogical pleasures of bird watching.

Chicken keeping means you will run into the garden naked except for wellies when you hear a fox or any sound of danger in the middle of the night.

Chicken keeping means you will lose any sense of time, any sense of seriousness within you.

 

I could go on but ooh i have to go outside . .i have 8 chickens to forage & range with

 

Ms Tillys8chooksalaying8lovleyeggs6inthecubeand2idontknowwhereunderwhichhedgegrrrrrr

[keyhole kate]

Sadly All True!!!!!

 

Kitty

[Seagazer]

Chicken keeping quite easily takes over your life

[judith67]

I've just been out there in a hailstorm putting my new equipment in their run because i couldn't wait any longer. I was so wet I even had to change my underwear lol!

 

And yes all of the above is true

[FruitandNutCake]

And when you are not watching the chickens, you will be on the forum reading about them! Or trying to upload photos of them!!

 

forgot to feed the children-maybe they would like some mixed corn

[Purplemaniacs]

Last night after a hot day we had rain but the girls had not been out of their run so I sat outside with an umbrella so that they could go out in the garden for an hour or so. Mad or chook lover

 

As we are in the country I dare not risk letting them out in the garden without someone being out with them.

[Spike-J]

Ms Tilytinkle you have put it perfectly, will have to show this to my hsuband- initially he agreed to the chickens to humour me- now he's more daft about them than I am

[The Brown Clan]

I aggree mrs T

[Olly]

Agree, Mrs T (except I never had much of a relationship with the Hoover or duster in the first place!)

[Ms Tilytinkle]

Tee hee Olly, me neither the alliance was more of a polite introduction, mutual respect from a distance .the odd fleeting moment to share - hurried but never quire establishing the meticulous & long lasting pleasures. What ever passion & enthusiasm that once existed is no longer passionate at all. . pride, time consumption - oh what a chore .. .tee hee no love lost there .. now i settle & make do with just the bare essentials of making good

 

cleanliness next to godliness .. not when you have chickens!!

 

Ms Tillyschooksareup&dancingtheirlittledanceandoneclawforwardforageabtandoneclawbackandalltogethernowheadsdownandagain

[hennymom]

I agree with Mrs T too plus there are more goodies in my shopping trolley for the girls and other pets than for the rest of the household, and when I'm not down the garden watching/cuddling/ digging/ etc I watch them on chick cam!!!

[Bluebelle]

We haven't turned the TV on since we got our chooks!

[sandyhas3chucks]

I agree with Mrs T too plus there are more goodies in my shopping trolley for the girls and other pets than for the rest of the household, and when I'm not down the garden watching/cuddling/ digging/ etc I watch them on chick cam!!!

 

what type of cam have you bought? plese as looking for one.

[hennymom]

we bought a micromark cctv wireless camera from b&q it is black and white tv with a wireless camera which is in the coop...we have bought an extra tv and added it to the fencing in the garden so we can see the outside run... it's infra red so we can watch them sleeping too...lol very sad existence we lead... we leave the coop door open at night so its nice to see they are all settled for sleep before we go to bed... and we can see when they have laid for us! it's well worth the money believe me.

[sandyhas3chucks]

ah thanks don't think wireless will work for us as we have a long narrow garden with things in the way. but thanks anyway