motherhen Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 You have got to view the film of Alan the hen on page one of the photo album. That has got to be the fastest hen I've ever seen and with a serious addiction to corn. Anyone else got any moving pics of their hens? I could have in theory but it means reading half a manual about how to use the 30 second video clip facility on my digital camera and I really don't feel up to that yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 It's brilliant! we could hold annual chicken races I've asked about 'Alan' before in What's in a Name - please tell us how the name came about Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrey-based Steve Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 I'm not sure. It just happened. When we decided to get the chickens I think I suggested Alan as a comedy name. Thing is, as you all know, you have to wait quite a few weeks for delivery and in the meantime the name just stuck! Our other chicken is called Mo (short for Mohammed). Anyway... Alan is still just as keen on corn, and just as nimble - despite being such a lardy chicken. She knows what container the corn is in and the noise it makes if shaken and will tear from one end of the garden to the other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Don't now if it is just me but I have watched the film a few times and I can't actually see Allen the chicken is he really that fast I will have a go tomorrow at creating some moving images of Babs and Ginger, I may need some help to get it on the site though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted November 29, 2004 Author Share Posted November 29, 2004 Alan appears out of the bushes in the background running so fast she looks like a small dog at first. When she reaches Steve and the corn you can see she is actually a rather gorgeous ginger hen. I wonder if Steve would like to be a technical advice person for video on the album? I also have no idea how to go about putting video on the album - assuming I ever understand the manual about how to film video with my digital camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrey-based Steve Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 No problem! You can upload movie files just like any other format. I had to compress this though as the original movie is of much higher quality but would have taken an even longer age to download. By all means give me a shout if anyone needs a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...