Single hen

[Sheilaz]

...been locked in your walk in run? I have!

 

On Sunday evening LSH & I were tidying up inside Fort Knox & he finished & went indoors.

I stood up to follow, heard the kitchen door shut behind him, & pushed the run door. It was bolted from the other side!

 

I saw LSH walking across the sittingroom (daughter engrossed in TV prog) to the computer. For 5 mins I tried waving but he was looking at the screen. Then, with dusk falling & the hens going to bed, I sat down & planned escape(impossible)/revenge/divorce/recompense/where to sleep.

 

I strained to hear if neighbours were in their garden, but couldn't quite imagine calling "hello, could you 'phone my husband & tell him I'm locked in with the hens please?"

 

Decided my only chance would be if either son arrived back within the next half hour or so, before dark, & would definitely go in the kitchen...and then possibly see my waves. Or, at least say "What's for dinner, where's Mum?" No guarantee anyone would come & check outside though.

For a few days?

 

Well, at last, OH leant back & turned from the screen for a daydream, and saw my frantic waves!

 

Quite funny now, but not at the time! Oh, and apparently my fault for not having my phone with me... ...but he did actually say sorry...and nearly disguised wanting to laugh...

[Egluntyne]

Oh heck!

 

I can imagine the vague sense of panic.

 

You should be able to get plenty of mileage out of it.

[Chickvic]

I agree with Egluntine, he owes you big time Anything you want for the next few weeks...

 

I did laugh though

[Rhapsody]

[Cinnamon]

Oh no Sheila

 

I have been shut in my run once, but luckily I had my mobile in my pocket

[Lesley]

We're always locking each other in our run area - but, so far, not for any length of time!

 

You didn't fancy pellets and water then?

[Cooks]

my son locked me in as he went out of it but luckily I realised and said lemme out!!!!

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Been there done that....................... except I didn't need anyone else to lock me in, the door has gate catches on so shut when I pulled it to !!!

 

It was very early in the morning & was in my dressing gown, I had completely forgotten to pick up any method of communication so I could contact the rest of the household . How silly of me. I must remember to keep my mobile in my dressing gown at all times!

 

DH has now fitted wires to the catches so I can let myself out should the need arise

 

Once I got over my initial panic, all I was concerned with was how I could have been poo picking, if only I'd picked up the appropriate equipment stationed just outside the closed door

 

Sha x

[Falkor]

Must tell FIL to fashion door latches so i can open from the inside too!

[Ana's flock]

giggle... giggle... (sorry, can't help it) - mind you it could happen to anyone... probably that's why we find it so funny...

[The Dogmother]

That made me laugh Sheila (sorry), make sure OH realises that he owes you!

[buffie]

Oh Sheila I've been locked in a few times but for minutes. Need to train daisie to open the run I think.

 

I wonder if Michael would opt for a quiet night in and leave me there

 

Buffie x

[Helly Welly]

Sorry for laughing Sheila I reckon you should get a few pots of tea out of OH for that.

[Geoid]

You need one of these:

[Phonix]

aww I shouldnt laugh but I can't help it! lol

oops!

[Happy chickens!]

Thanks for sharing that!! Will have to be very careful with my design features when I manage to persuade OH about the extra fox protection - he gets trained too well, have been locked out of the house several times already!!

[jackiepoppies]

Sorry....hic ...sorry, sorry..... .....not laughing...reallly

 

Jx

[theherd123]

Oh heck Sheila!

 

If you were out there all night would you have laid an egg in the morning?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That's hilarious (sorry, obviously I mean terrible ).

 

I think Tony from Aviaries4u should be set a new task for all our WIRs. Which do you reckon? A phone point, flare, siren, fridge, pull down bed (failing that, a hacksaw on a high shelf) ?

[Redwing]

A phone point, fridge, pull down bed

 

Do that and I might never live in the house again!

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

 

I got locked in a toilet last week. My local library has a key you need to open the door to the toilet room, in which there are toilet cubicles. I didn't know this, went in (the door was open), came out, and found myself stranded in the 'airlock' bit between the toilet room and the locked door. Outside that was a big wide open lobby, with all the people behind soundproof doors in the main library rooms beyond.

 

For some reason, I had an old-fashioned police whistle in my pocket, so I found myself half-heartedly blowing that in my airlock, watching a couple of people walk out without hearing me at all, feeling like a right pillock until someone spotted me, laughed heartily and let me out.

[Valkyrie]

Ooooh dear, poor you. If that had been my OH he would be treading very lightly for the next couple of months - elephants don't forget! Revenge is also rather sweet.

Funny how people notice you are missing when they want something.

[Cate in NZ]

Oh dear Sheila...thank goodness you weren't out there too long.

I've never been locked into a WIR, largely because I've never had a run large enough to walk in to, but I did get locked into the walk in wardrobe a couple of days ago. I'd never realised that there was no handle on the inside..and the door opens inwards. So when the breeze blowed it shut whilst I was trying to choose clothes for the day I was stuck in there. No one heard me banging and it was only when Immy realised that she'd be late for her school bus if I didn't get a move on and drive her to the bus stop , that she came to find me

We've now got a handle on the inside of the door as well

[Lesley]

 

As Koojie said........Funny how people notice you are missing when they want something