dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Margaret wiping her feet Danny has made a new friend Margaret getting a bit too close to the chimminea! As usual, Judy and Margaret trying to work out how to escape! Betty preaching to her flock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Lovely pictures I love it when my lot come inside, Donna and Ace both love wandering in. In fact Donna will knock on the cat flap and will peer in to see if we will let her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahsausage Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Don't they poop on the carpet though??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hello from Tenerife, My black hen Princess used to come in the kitchen to lay her eggs on the dresser for a while. Now she is laying them under a lavender hedge. I love it when they come in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I have tiled floors downstairs, so its easy to clean up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggquisite Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Loving the chook on the cushion They are lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Maggie is a monkey for getting in and she always jumps on the sofa! No big deal though as it's old and scruffy- we don't let them go anywhere else in the house though! Judy came in the other Sunday and nicked the yorkshire pudding off my mum's Sunday roast! She obviously knew that it was her eggs that had gone into making it and was just making sure I was putting them to good use after all her hard work laying them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 cute pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 'preaching to her flock' "We shall attack at dawn!!!" xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Great photos . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am laughing out loud to think of your hen stealing a yorkshire pudding. Well done that hen!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Only wish I had my camera handy to get a piccy of her legging it off down the kitchen with it in her beak!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 that is so funny. D did she eat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 oh yes, they all love my yorkie puds, thats their big sunday treat, along with left over roasties and veg . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I used to live near macclesfield when I was married to my first husband. We lived in Bramhall my eldest daughter bought her first house in macclesfield. I wish I had known how great hens were then. I have just seen mine fly up into the trees, most of them except three go in the same tree. I can't tell you what a joy it is not to have them go in a shed. We built them a shed automatic pop hole nest box on the side. Taught them to go in and they did use to. Then we reared a little black chick abandoned by its mum. When she came out of her little pen she just flew up into a tree at night, and the others followed one by one. Now they all roost in the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 I wish I didn't live here! It's getting rough, but at least I live out of the town area.If I had my way, I would be living in the country surrounded by chickens, pigs and goats, I can only dream though,one day maybe, and even then it would be in Provence - oh deep sigh... But at least I have my gorgeous girlies and hopefully a few more coming next week.My kids keep telling me I should be on a farm! Your chickens sound like they are living the life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Must be quite a sight. Think I would worry about predators too much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 There are none as far as we know. Our land is walled. Cats come through sometimes but the hens are not afraid of them. a dog did get in one day when a builder we had working at the house left a gate open. The hens scattered and the dog got my cockerel by the tail feathers and stripped them all. Poor thing was very scared and lay down and played dead, which was very clever I thought. He did look funny without his plumage, it soon grew back though. Not an experience I want repeated. I really thought he was dead then he got up and went looking for his first lady and found her hiding under a bush, they stayed in there for ages while he recovered his dignity. Sorry if I'm babbling on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Shirl- you should post some piccys of your ladies (and gent) roosting in the trees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickiepiggies Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 thats so funny! yorkshire puddings.. one of mine nicked the top slice of my sarnie once i had just made it fresh i only turned my back for a second and it was gone, all i could see was baby running aroung the garden with this big piece of bread hanging from her beak and the other 2 chasing her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Dippy, that a hard one to take as they go right inside the branches and it's dark in there. Will try next time my beloved David is over here. Which I hope will be next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan246 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Our girls are already getting a bit cheeky and trying to gain entry to the kitchen! We have an unused catflap and Pandora is always tapping on it with her beak if I`m in the kitchen . I have told them- No chickens in the kitchen unless they`re in the oven . But its only a matter of time, I know they dont believe me,lol Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hi there chicken lovers. just a quick one to tell you that I have put the photo thing in the hands of my daughter Amanda who is a very clever little chicken she will post the piccs tomorrow when she has time. I hope you like the look of "Hen Heaven" I have a new computer and all the files are a mistery to me, the one I wanted I can't get into but I could attach to an email and that was about it. So I have sent them to her email and she will do the business. the challenge now is to get a picture of them all going to roost, maybe my husband could make a video! Watch this space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yippee more chicken pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 You didn't believe I had any chickens did you? Well here they are. Well some of them anyway, and some pics of the garden. This is me and Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
