Single hen

[Egluntyne]

Heard a lot of noise from hens at 6.30am.

 

Went out......dreading what I might find.

 

4 of the girls were wandering about the garden and couldn't get back into their Eglu.

 

The pop hole door was on the ground and they had obviously formed an escape committee and got out that way!

 

It must be my fault.....I can't have closed it properly yesterday.

 

Phew!!

 

Lesson learnt!!

[chocchick]

Have you seen Chicken Run Eglutine?

They ARE plotting......

My 2 white ones (not Katy) keep getting out of the pen somehow. I thought I'd blocked any bits they could duck under, but still I keep finding them on the wrong side running over to me when I open the door.

[Karen & co.]

 

I dreamt last night that mine had scaled the side gate and got into the street!

 

Oh my goodness

 

Mark got up this morning having had the same dream, and went down the garden to check on them

 

Are you psychic twins?

 

karen x

[Christian]

I have a small gap in the fence and Shirley sits there as 'look out' for the other two. Everytime I get close she sounds the alarm, and I swear Babs and Laverne quickly hide there little pick axes and shovels

 

Christian x x x

[Cate in NZ]

So who is it that truly thinks that chickens are stupid We appear to have highly organised and intelligent flocks, capable of dreaming up successful escape plans

Bit of a lucky escape though Egluntine . We actually forgot to put the pop hole door back on one night after cleaning the eglu .... oh the guilt in the morning when we saw what we'd done, and the massive relief when we realised that they were all safe and sound despite being exposed to the elements and predators all night . Ever since then I check and double check when I lock them up at night.

[Martin B]

It seems that we really do care about our chooks! Having dreams about them!

[Tamsin]

Gosh, thank god you heard all the Commotion