madchickenlady Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ...when there is always a rogue bit of poo by the back door. ...when you turn your back garden into fort knox in an effort to deter the fox/two legged fox. ...when you have a lot of stalks in your garden, where there used to be hardy geraniums/lupins ...when you start being referred to as the 'chicken lady' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ...when you start being referred to as the 'chicken lady' I was just about to add that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ......when you get an egg skelter for your retirement gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 all the above .... you start hating foxes rather than thinking they're beautiful animals . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ..........when all your friends and family have started turning up to your house with a spare pair of shoes or wellies, because they always go home covered in chicken poo . ........when there is a packet of dried mealworms on your kitchen unit by the teabags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ........when there is a packet of dried mealworms on your kitchen unit by the teabags or a pot of live ones next to the fruit bowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ........when there is a packet of dried mealworms on your kitchen unit by the teabags guilty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ...........when you can't get in your cupboard under the stairs for mountains of egg boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ... when people give you grapes - and they're not for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 All of the above - guilty as charged! I also look for brocolli with the extra long stalk because they like it so much! I must spend more on the stalk than I do the brocolli! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you start creeping round your own house not turning on lights just in case the girls see you and start squawking to be let out. When the first email of the day is always from the husband and is a question about eggs/hen wellbeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you start creeping round your own house not turning on lights just in case the girls see you and start squawking to be let out. I do that........I've mastered making a cuppa without raising my head above the worktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you've used the Omlet website to demonstrate SOOO many design points that... Kids start producing chicken related coursework and the moderator knows WITHOUT LOOKING whose class that kid was in Or is that ONLY ME?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you've used the Omlet website to demonstrate SOOO many design points that... Kids start producing chicken related coursework and the moderator knows WITHOUT LOOKING whose class that kid was in Or is that ONLY ME?? My DS is using my Chicken Keeping Courses as the small local business that he has to design a database for, for his Applied IT A level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ... when the dog prefers chicken poo to her own food And then they try to lick you!! When you have to run the gauntlet just to get out of the kitchen door. ( It is French Windows so they hang out there watching my every move!) When you fall about laughing as they do the chicken 100m sprint to reach you because you snuck out when they were off-guard When the dogs look at you saying but we used to get the pasta and the apple cores AND the porridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When friends start bringing round bags of leftover veggie leaves instead of bottles of wine ... When the children take a teeny weeny egg into school for show and tell ... And are able to explain to the class and teacher why it is called a fart egg ... When the neighbours keep asking when you are going on holiday again so they can chicken sit and collect the eggs ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 .......when the first thing friends and family ask you is "How are the girls?" , and you don't have any children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you have "Omlet Eglu" saved as a search on ebay just incase there is a bargain locally! Come on.....own up! When friends are dissapointed when you take a really expensive bottle wine to dinner rather than Gins eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you start creeping round your own house not turning on lights just in case the girls see you and start squawking to be let out. I do that........I've mastered making a cuppa without raising my head above the worktop love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ..when you walk down the street and you can hear chickens even though you know that there aren't any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 you know you have chickens when you find bits of aubiose EVERYWHERE, even down your cleavage! Glad I'm not the only one! You know you have chickens when you find yourself buying hundreds of cans of sweetcorn 'in water, no sugar/salt added' Had to stop buying the tins - cannot find them cheap enough but Mr Tesco does a new value sweetcorn 947g package frozen for about 65p or similare to this price - its fine and they love it and its cheaper than the tins by a mile! Sorry the Money saving in me coming out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ... your friends ask for eggs ...when the same friends cluck at you in class :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you start creeping round your own house not turning on lights just in case the girls see you and start squawking to be let out. When the first email of the day is always from the husband and is a question about eggs/hen wellbeing. I've banned OH from turning the outside light on when he goes out to the shed in the evening - it disturbs the chooks ! andwhen I get up for work at 4.30am I creep around in the dark, so the lights don't wake the chooks ! When you buy garden plants, not because you like them , but because ' I don't think the chooks will eat this ' When the chooks scratch up or eat the aformentioned plant and you don't mind, really ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMitch Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 When you walk into the farm shop and they shout out 'we haven't got any Aubiose' before you've made it to the first isle (me today) and when you take your new wellies to the counter they say I only sold you some of them last April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 when you can hear a chicken at 300 metres (or on the radio or telly), and grab the person you are with by the arm as if you had struck gold, going "CHICKEN", really loudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
