littleredhen Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Just wondering whether anyone else lets their chickens in the house. We have just got 2 new bantams who just want to be in the house all the time, they tap on the patio door and shout until I open it, then trot in into the liviing room. They are great at picking up any stray crumbs! They are just so cute I can't bear to keep putting them out and I don't want to have the door closed. Luckily with them only being little their poos are only little too! We also have 6 'big chickens' down the garden but there is no way they are coming in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mine try to get in if I leave the door open - and _always_ does a poo, so they are banned! My patio door opens into the kitchen and our dining table is next to the door - they know there's often crumbs under there so they make a bee line! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 We don't intentionally let ours in but they have broken the catflap and come in anyway. Quite often we come in after having been out and find them asleep on the sofa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 We don't intentionally let ours in but they have broken the catflap and come in anyway. Quite often we come in after having been out and find them asleep on the sofa Aw! How cute! Any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Nooooo! Mine are absolutely banned from the house. I leave the kitchen door open so I can keep an eye on them and dash in and out to turn things off, put things on the stove etc, and they do try and get in - on Saturday I turned my back and Yolko got as far as the cat-food bowls! I spend a lot of time flapping tea-towels and blocking the door with the bin and so on. Afraid the thought of chicken poo on the kitchen floor is too much for me. They are definitely outdoor pets. I am seriously thinking of getting my back door replaced with a 'stable' door in two halves, so I can have it open and still keep them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootscooter Nell Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 My back door opens into the utility room which can be shut off from rest of the house. My office is at the end of the utility room so I can see into the garden when the door is open when I'm working. My girls like to come into the doorway and say hi or pester me for treats but that is all they are allowed to do. I do think that hens should be outdoors only plus the fact I think my poor cat would leave home if they were allowed indoors. She doesn't like that her garden has been taken over by three large strange creatures that chase her whenever she tries to come past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckbok Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Yes we do let ours in, they come in through the conservatory door, then through to the kitchen cause they know there's crumbs under the table too. They also know the corn tub is kept in the conservatory. I love it when they come in, they don't do many packages tho, they not in long enough, we tell them to get out after a while! Bless them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mine aren't allowed into the house. I have an old wooden baby gate that I put across the back door if I want to leave it open. Bless them they still haven't worked out that you could easily get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I also had to use a baby gate at the kitchen door to keep my thieving little monsters out of the cat food - fat Puddy's on a diet as it is Now they stick their head through the bars and whinge at me to make their porridge quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygal Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mine aren't allowed in although they do peck and try to get in through the cat flap. If one of the children leaves the back door open I will find all 3 pecking around making very happy clucking noises...if only they were quiet they might be able to get away with it for a bit longer but they give themselves away! We all chorus "chicken out!!!" and they do (usually) wander outside again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Eeeek, much as i love my chickens, there is no way they will ever be setting foot in my house I won't even let them on the lawn because I don't want poo on it I don't much like the idea of chicken poo in the kitchen, or on the carpet, or on the sofa........I think my friends would stop visiting me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mine come into the house regularly (uninvited!) if the kitchen door is left open. Only yesterday whilst I was answering the phone I turned round to find the three of them in the living room, having come in through the kitchen, past the utility and down the corridor. They were quickly sent on their way, but not before leaving me a little present! We have an elderly friend who has a pet hen who lives in the house with her - and sleeps each night in the bath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 We have a stable style back door, but don't often use it that way. I'm afraid our black rock, magpie & white leghorn all wander into the back porch & into the kitchen. But they slide about a bit on the tiled floor. It's like chicken ice skating. We do have the occassional poo, but not often. They just come in, cluck & ask for treats then go back out. I like how inquistive they are. I wouldn't let them be house chickens though, but I don't mind them poking their beaks in the back door. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 We don't intentionally let ours in but Emma and Mrs. Beeton break in regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 My Matilda is a real character - she has just had a 2-month broody session and didn't want to know us. She has now reverted to the Matilda of old but even cheekier .... just found her roosting on the back of the sofa in the lounge, fast asleep as though it's the most normal thing in the world. I gently carried her out to bed but got a severe crowing in the process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily95 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Mine aren't allowed in the house but they try to! They peck at the door and call until we go and look at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happybunny Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Our bantam hens are too timid to come in the house but the cockerel comes in at every opportunity - he will peck food out of your hand if you aren't careful, you can see him studying you to see if you have anything of interest. He also likes to hop up onto something high and crow! His most daring exploit has been to hop upstairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Tarpey Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Only Tuppence comes into our kitchin My mum doesn't like it as she always trys to do a sneaky poo neather does my dog (after she fell asleep in his bed) We try and keep the back door shut as much as possible now but in the summer we have a big plank of wood we put in the doorway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Aw! How cute! Any pictures? not many of them on the sofa but a few of them in the fire place which they think is a lovely indoor nesting box. hope this works and isn't huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 huge but gorgeous - what breed is she? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam1 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Well our two come in as often as they can, or my ds brings them in he loves to sit on the settee and cuddle them! They have managed to work out if the patio door into the sitting room is closed but the store door is open that if they come through the store into the utility, through the kitchen through the hall they are in the sitting room! Mya settled down next to the pushalong toy horse and started to settle for the night . She was carried back to the eglu! I think they have ralised that there are often crumbs around. We often have a poo on the floor Laminate thank goodness or the settee leather thank goodness . I have to say my sister in law is horrified ahhh well! Cam mya velma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G and B Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I'm afraid Evadne and Hilda sneak in whenever they get half a chance. The conservatory is tiled, so not a huge problem when they leave a present, but they wander into the living room and know exactly where the dry roasted peanuts are kept - they love a handful of those broken up. If there are no nuts on offer, they wander through to the kitchen and stand by the fridge - waiting for a slice or 3 of cucumber (each)! Spoilt, no not at all! They do spend the vast majority of their time outside though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohochic Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Chickens in the house is not something that I encourage, and the two black rocks haven't 'noticed' the house, however Ginger has, as during a rain free period I had the conservatory door open and discovered her inside. She hadn't been there very long, but now she 'knows' about the house, if the door is open she will come in - so we have to ensure it's closed over, as it's not something that I want to encourage. But now she knows about it.....just hope she doesn't tell the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Mine never come into the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I love the pic of the chicken in the fireplace! Mine used to wander in when the back door was open. Only as far as the kitchen, but I don't think it's hygenic really, given that they did poo. I now use an old folding fireguard to block the entrance but, like Olly, I'm thinking of fitting a stable door too. Very "rustic" for urban Birmingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
