Snowy Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Well we dared to let them out of the run today for the first time! I got quite worried about this - would they fly away? ( ), would I be able to get them back in their run? etc. Well, they had a lovely time, Florrie & Pom were first out and had a great time exploring and nibbling everything they could reach! Bella was out next, the lone ranger, exploring on her own. Fizz made the most of their absence and came out of the eglu to have a good feed and scratch around in the leaves in the run - which is a relief as I was getting a bit worried about her hiding away in there. Here they are enjoying themselves eating my red hot poker plant! When it came time to put them away, Daniel carried the sweetcorn out. He was mobbed instantly! Unfortunately, they also mobbed Matthew (age 2) who walked out carrying a piece of battered cod - is battered cod OK for chickens? Rescued the cod and threw the corn into the run and in they all charged! Easy peasy! All 4 had a scratch around in the leaves again, then an early night. All snoring quietly now. All chickens out, not quite together, but at least doing chickeny things (Fizz is still in the run, and you can just see Bella at the side of the eglu!) Whew - free range chooks at last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Lovely photos Snowy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 They look very happy, glad it went well for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Great news Snowy - I think that a garden is never complete without chickens scratching and chortling in the borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Glad it all went well Snowy I bet they loved the battered cod, i don't think it will do them much harm............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 And a nice mud lawn!!! Once they've eaten all the lawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 great photos. Keep posting them snowy, I love to see them Your garden looks like chicken heaven,...bits of green and borders to play in. They are in paradise compared to their former life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Aahhhh, they look like they're having fun! Loved the bit about the cod!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Great pics Nothing beats watching your chooks free range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) Oh Snowy your hens look absolutely wonderful - such beautiful feathers and in such great condition too. I cant wait for my girls to look like that - they are still sprouting new feathers and look like hedgehogs at the minute! Glad all went well with their first 'free range' - not got the courage to do it with mine yet!!! Edited November 29, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Thanks Emma - it was a bit nerve wracking! But did it out of necessity really - poor Fizz wasn't coming out of the eglu at all, I've been feeding her through the egg port. Thought that if the others were out of the way, she might venture out - which she did! And they were all reasonably nice to her when they got back after their little jaunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Fabulous photos - arn't chickens great?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Lovely chickens Snowy, and so lovely to see them venturing out in the garden today. Such lucky, lucky hens to have such a lovely home and freedom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 lovely pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Did they get to come outside today too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty-Box Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Love the pics Snowy. Your girls are gorgeous! X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Did they get to come outside today too? Hee hee - yes! today was a work day (I don't have many) so thought they would be confined to barracks with hubby on duty. But he said to let them out! When I got home he was almost enthusiastic about how easy they had been to put away again. He'd even been out to shut the eglu door when they went to bed! Almost a result (but he'll be happier still when they start laying! ) Oh, and he said one of them nicked the baby's dummy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Oh, and he said one of them nicked the baby's dummy!! Yup, my girl, Star, single-handedly rid Caitlin of her dummy habit, by nicking the dummy every time Caitlin ventured into the garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Brilliant! I never thought about breaking the dummy habit - what a good idea!! I could engineer this to my advantage I think..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 What a great way to break the habit. Pity it doesn't work for cigarettes, my grown-up son takes a walk around the chicken run whenever he has a ciggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Naughty boy! I'll have to nag him about that next time I see him - I hate smoking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Oh, and he said one of them nicked the baby's dummy!! Yup, my girl, Star, single-handedly rid Caitlin of her dummy habit, by nicking the dummy every time Caitlin ventured into the garden! They are soooo funny I wonder what it is that attracts them to the dummy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
