House MD 221B Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Hi all, I was just wondering, who lets their chickens inside their house? We've never done it, in fact I even installed a tall puppy / baby gate outside the back door with chicken wire along the bottom, so we can have the door open in the summer. (Pic will follow in a bit) But I've seen some peoples pics of Chickens in their house and also on their sofa etc. is this normal? don't they... "purge" inside the home? because its not that we have a problem with them actually coming in, its just the mess they might leave behind.... Just curious that's all. The funny thing is, this is also the windowsill they sit on, yet they haven't worked out it would be a breeze to jump either onto or over the baby gate and get in the kitchen lol Edited September 30, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I dont let adult chooks in the house unless they are ill Chicks on the other hand are hillarious, we love having them in the living room and yes they do poo but our house is by no means immaculate anyway and any poos get wiped up and the spot sprayed with antibac spray I had three sets of chicks in the kitchen up till yesterday, one set went outside permenantly yesterday and did nothing but moan all evening I think they miss the telly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 We don't allow the girls into the living room, but tend to turn a blind eye when they come into the utility room or the kitchen, but we have tiled floors so when they do purge it is easy to clean up. The madams also know that I keep the mealworms in the utility room, so will always see if they can get into them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Most days we get a snatch & grab raid by at least 2 usually more marauding monsters, either because the gate has been left open or they've worked out how to get under the door when it's open...I just said to Koojie on another thread that Orpies aren't very bright...my hybrids however are very quick to catch on when there's food involved On Monday DH was putting up the new in the garden came back in for something, only to find that Snowdrop & Bluebell were inside the gate munching on a box of cooking apples which are awaiting my attention.....either they jumped the gate which is deliberately rickety to stop such actions or he shut them in when he went outside Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ours are sneaky, they come in when your back is turned and they always leave their calling card for one of us to stand in , our floors are all easy to clean, so it's not such a big deal.If we don't let them in they peck at the windows until we do! They aren't daft thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 We don't let them in our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 As a general rule mine aren't allowed in but I did take pity on them when it poured down with rain and the run door had blown shut in the wind so they were stranded in the garden. Four very soggy chooks dripping on the living room floor. The problem is the floor is tiled which is okay until they get a bit excited and start skidding all over the place - Torvill & Dean impressions all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Mine too are not allowed into the house. I would have to s"Ooops, word censored!"e my OH off the ceiling if they ever came in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The problem is the floor is tiled which is okay until they get a bit excited and start skidding all over the place - Torvill & Dean impressions all round. Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Before the novelty wore off, we had our girls in for a few visits. We were very lucky and had no accidents . (They weren't in for long!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzagerkin Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Before the novelty wore off, we had our girls in for a few visits. We were very lucky and had no accidents . (They weren't in for long!) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbag Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 They have come in before, when i didn't realise i had left the back door open! I came downstairs to find Marigold stuck on the piano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckingmad Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Our girls are only allowed in when poorly, but mostly I'll be in the kitchen cooking and will hear the tell-tale bokking a little closer than it should be... look down and there's at least one cat and one hen pestering for food Having said that, before now when its thrown it down and we've made a bee-line for the house, the girls have all raced bac kto their cube.. guess they see that as theirs, while the house is ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 The only reason cartier was allowed in - when she was dripping wet !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDaizy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Love the photos "Aint "Ooops, word censored!"ody Here" Hehe Our oldest chook will inquisitively wander inside the back door if we leave it open, and one of the other chooks might follow, but I quickly shoo them out.... I'm squeamish and would hate for them to poop in the house.... since that particular time might end up being the dirtiest most disgusting poop, so I'd rather avoid it As per another post, we bring them indoors if they are unwell, inside the pet carrier and with newspaper on the floor. Oh, and daughter gave our oldest chook a bath, and brought her indoors to dry her with the hairdryer LUckily she was on newspaper because she did a disgusting poop... and even luckier, daughter was there to clear it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House MD 221B Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 The only reason cartier was allowed in - when she was dripping wet !! awwww bless thats one sopping wet chicken thanks all for sharing, it was just a random question, after seeing some photos of people with chickens indoors. we have no intention of letting ours in, we just wondered if it had caused complications for other people. e.g. we have carpets and didn't want to get chicken poop in the weft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ours are absolutely never allowed in. No Never Never Never! OH would go purple in the face with rage. However when he is not there........ The three of them are always in the kitchen, especially Mabel the frizzle for whom trying to get on to the kitchen surfaces is a mission in life. They are bok bokking outside the french windows from about 4 o'clock, waiting for their porridge. Yes there is the occasional poo, but it is my bonding time with them. And it is quickly cleaned up off a lino floor. And I always disinfect anywhere they have been afterwards, honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bok bok Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 my four like to come in to the kitchen and collect the crumbs the children have dropped, DH had pink kittens when they first come in now he almost encourages them (but he would never admit it to polite company) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I love these posts!! When my OH complains about the poo - I just say at least it's organic poo and it's got to be better than either dog or cat poo which seriously stinks!! I should know - my cat Rio had 5 kittens earlier on in the year and the smell when I was litter training them was flippin vile!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckingmad Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 My OH has just informed me that I have to post a pic of when we brought Maggie in to the house (she was poorly, poor little girl).... Please don't laugh too hard - the poor cat was cowering in the corner in fear of the porridge splats going everywhere!! 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 pic . Leather sofa and wooden floors - good plan . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 think you may have needed a bath(if not a dust bath) after that!!! Great pics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ours sometimes come in, but they're not really allowed. Babs used to think she was a dog and would sit and watch the tele even if we weren't there It was a leather sofa so there was never a problem wiping it. My nan hates flapping so won't go in the room if the chickens are by the back door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 No, not in the house ... they do crowd round the back door though so it wouldn't take much for them to slip in unnoticed if the barrier wasn't in place (an old compost basket!) They don't do vertical at all as yet ... so no windowsill sitters among them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 hey I don't allow mine in persay however 4 of them are quite capable of jumping over any barrier i put up so i quite often come into a room to find at least one of them in. With "purging" i have mostly tile flooring so it's relativly easy to clean and the rest is just a tissue and a bit of carpent cleaner if it doesn't wipe off. Chicken poo is considerably nicer than the things the cats and dogs somtime do/bring in so.. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
