How can I find my old pictures?

[Mrs Frugal]

I meant to say Matt, that I put an old rug over the top of my Eglu when the temperatures dip and haven't had any trouble opening the hatch or pop hole despite the frost in the mornings. I take the water feeder into the house as well at night so it's not so cold for them in the mornings too as chickens don't like ice cold water.

[SarahJo]

Kate is that O.R or O.H ... just kidding

 

Sarah ...

[Lesley]

[Mrs Frugal]

Definitely an OR - OH would protest too much !

[SarahJo]

A bit C ...

 

Chilly

Criminal Inviting

Oh, you C.C's

[Mrs Frugal]

[SarahJo]

Kate .. you are about to be PM'ed by Lesley, re.my suspension, or elimination forever from the forum .

 

Sarah

[Lesley]

[Sheilaz]

Aagghh, Sarah...just promise to be good, would miss you too much! After all, we know how your illness may have left you feak & weeble.

 

I'll help you out by getting back on topic

 

Good tips as usual Kate...I've been using an off-cut of carpet which had been in the garage for 6 years just in case it came in useful...which it did....I love defending my clutter saving against minimalists. As its a large piece I can open the door & port really easily & it provides a little dry porch (? no hanging baskets yet) over front of eglu.

 

Our house (& Aga) are so far out of bounds but don't know how long that will last. (I bring guinea pig in when O.H. isn't looking...(or acting as Eglu cover )

 

Looking forward to hearing more Matt & poss. seeing pictures. Oh, & once the girls are locked up, I take the water in a bring it out fresh in the morning.

[SarahJo]

I love guinea pigs .. was a toss up between two G.pigs or Chooks .. decided the hens were more productive, but the G.pigs less destructive, as it appears .

 

SHEILA WROTE

Our house (& Aga) are so far out of bounds but don't know how long that will last. (I bring guinea pig in when O.H. isn't looking...(or acting as Eglu cover )

 

See Lesley, I am practicing the "quote" thingy ... just hope this works now .

 

 

Nope ... seems I am just mucking it up abit i

Edited March 4, 2005 by Guest

[SarahJo]

Thanks for your words of support Sheila, maybe I should just go now, gracefully .

[Sheilaz]

Now that was a good attempt at a quote Sarah (thats not written in a condescending voice, honest.)

 

You see, I haven't even done one yet. Had a go but gott v.confused & gave up.

 

So your 1st attempt was brilliant...

 

...except it should say SHEILA WROTE (not Trish)

 

but I'll let you off as you like my guinea pig.

[Mrs Frugal]

Oh dear! It took me a while to get the hang of quotes too, Sarah - keep on trying and you'll get there in the end. Just remember to be careful you don't delete anything in the [brackets]!

[Lesley]

My previous post was in reply to Kate but it posted at the same time as Sarah's and ended up after hers - it looks even better there!

 

You're getting there Sarah!

[Sheilaz]

Don't you just love it when that happens!

 

That sentence could look really weird if someone sends a post before me, better be quick.

 

But don't you just hate it when people (Sarah) edit their mistakes ages later so that any following corrections look really, really dim. Thanks

[Lesley]

Sheila - you can always go back and edit your own! or cancel them - i'm always doing one or the other!

[Sheilaz]

I know, Lesley. I was only teasing! (O.H. never knows when I'm joking and we've been together a LONG time)

 

Or perhaps my jokes aren't funny.

 

But anyway, if I delete one of mine it could make someone else look really, really dim instead.

 

So, worth a try then

[SarahJo]

Sheila .. you weren't supposed to NOTICE that I called you Trish, I was getting muddled ... blame it on the wine . Anyway I am the dim one .... NOT ANY MORE .

 

I can semi-quote .. and look at my new signature .... thanks Lesley .

[Lesley]

Well done Sarah! You can change it around at any time. I've run out of space in mine because I want to add the other 10 chickens we've got but no space

[SarahJo]

Cheers Lesley .. have just changed it to a more "layered" layout, as it looks neater and easier to see at the end of the posts.

[Lesley]

- Why is it always a new page?!

[SarahJo]

No ... but if you look at everyone elses ... they are more up and down the page, whereas my 1st attemt was a "one Liner" -

 

Sarah ... with a Ginger and pepper .

 

 

and I prefer -

[Happymama]

I've just used a small tarpaulin from Machine Mart (I think) for a fiver, it's DP (Disruptive pattern, otherwise Camoflage for the unitiated) and held in place with the summer shade over the bottom, and a large bungee looped right over the top half. The Eglu is against a South facing fence, and this shade goes to the floor on the fence side (The Northern face) and leaves one third open along the southern side, and is long enough to go all the way to the bottom, and cover the top of the Eglu itself over the door handle. You just fold it out of the way to use the door, as the long bungee is fitted across the cage just meeting the eglu. I've folded the tarp in half lengthways, it doesn't look wonderful but the hens have a large dry area to scratch on and although they do hang about in pouring rain, they can at least preen in the dry, afterwards. And for a fiver, plus a bungee or string plus pegs, it's cheep cheep ( sorry!).

 

btw, the Eglu is situated with the house on the left, and the fence 'behind', so the door hing is against the cold northern air, rather than it getting in through the slightly open door. I have to lean over to get the eggs out (when the bloomin' hens bother to use it, of course) but that's no bother. This setup should be ice proof and wind proof.. A big blob of vaseline on the egg port edges (and door) might help stop that from freezing.

[Sheilaz]

That was skilfully back on topic, Helen, we did drift off a bit back in March, didn't we.

Unusually for us:wink:

But good to have it refreshed now that the weather is turning. Your Eglu set up sounds great. I need to re-instigate my carpet porch if I can find it.

Especially as we have just had some wet stuff falling from the sky. Strange...only seen it once or twice before in the last few months but I guess there could be more to come.

Especially as I've just found it coming through the bathroom light fitting (new roof doesn't work then.)

Sounds dangerous, better dash...

But at least the Eglu is warm & dry!

[Guest]

Will there be room for you all in the eglu Sheila?