Chicken picking at feet

[stoice]

Ok it's a little early for crimbo at the mo but as the shops have the stuff everywhere it got me thinking.

 

Have any of you/will any of you decorate your girls run/house etc for the festive season? And if so what with? I was thinking maybe some solar powered twinkling lights or some tinsel (Very high up out of nosey beaks reach obviously!)

 

Any future ideas or past pics would be great.

 

Also - maybe pressie ideas? I was thinking sprouts! LOL

[Space Chick]

I hadn't even thought about decorating the girls run

 

Although I think that they will all be receiving individual presents of their favourite treats, so thats another 12 I have to buy for this year.

 

Good job grapes, corn, mealworms and broccoli don't break the bank

[fluffyknickers]

NO!!!!!! My husband will leave me (hmm maybe I should decorate the run then )

[House MD 221B]

I'm all for decorating the run.... but not sure how... tinsel could be hazardous, lights ditto... stringed popcorn has been suggested by my BH, (who thinks I'm mad for actually wanting to do this at all, especially as usually I could happily let Christmas go by unnoticed, but for some reasons chickens make it noticeable. )

 

But they will get brussels treats and other things, however, I'd like to have a go at those Christmas puddings I saw someone had made.

[Griffin]

Mine loved brussel sprout trees last Christmas Infact yesterday they had their first sprouts of the year. It's brilliant fun watching 41 chooks each running off with their own individual sprout

[Egluntyne]

I must admit that I don't bother. I'd be worried about them eating tinsel.

[House MD 221B]

Mine loved brussel sprout trees last Christmas Infact yesterday they had their first sprouts of the year. It's brilliant fun watching 41 chooks each running off with their own individual sprout

 

That must be a beautiful sight

[Space Chick]

Mine loved brussel sprout trees last Christmas Infact yesterday they had their first sprouts of the year. It's brilliant fun watching 41 chooks each running off with their own individual sprout

 

That must be a beautiful sight

 

I planted my sprouts for Christmas, however, my girls decided that a growing plant was preferable to waiting for the sprouts to mature and they decimated them

[Margaret]

What about a real tree in a pot

Dont think they would eat that surely and popcorn or sweet corn as tinsle

 

+ WIR

Lavender

Mabel

Posh Marjorie

[Janty]

Here's how to decorate a run for Christmas...

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a competition the first Christmas I was on here.

 

[abwsco]

Janty, that's brilliant Now my DH loves the chickens but I think he'd go mad if I suggested we decorate their run

[Space Chick]

Janty that looks incredible

[JS1]

love the wee hats - just got to happen

[Plum]

Amazing Forgotten how good it was.

 

Right so we need a competition for best decorated hen and best christmas dinner for chooks

[greenfreek]

What an excellent Thread!

I was just saying to the other half yesterday about putting rope lights on the run. At least with rope lights, we wont have to worry about them eating them.

 

I love christmas!! Cant wait!!!

[Chickvic]

Ooh, ooh I'll have to start thinking!

[hazard]

i love this thread i just have to decorate my chicken run this christmas hubby will send for the men in white coats but then its christmas and you do strange things at that time of year.

[Chicken Shirl]

Oh No We will have to decorate the whole of our garden I'll get my OH on the case right away we only need a couple of hundred set of lights. No. Honestly we could do the trees the chooks roost in though. What a fabulous idea.

 

Those photos of your run and chooks are amazing.

 

Second thoughts on lights in the trees. Could be dangerous for my babes they could get caught up in the wire. So no to that idea. Will have to give it some more thought

[keyhole kate]

OH Janty that is just adorable

 

Everyone thinks I am already nuts so decorations for the girls

will just confirm it It's the only way to go

 

KK

[Pikey]

NO!!!!!! My husband will leave me (hmm maybe I should decorate the run then )

 

Nearly choked on my coffee reading this.......so made me laugh

[rabbitfluff]

Bah bumhug you're all mad!

[Falkor]

Now where did I stash those outside fairy lights when we moved......

 

**Em runs off in the direction on the loft hatch.....if she does not log on again today please send a search party as the ladder has fallen down and she is stranded**

[Janty]

I will have to start thinking about what I can do with the WIR.

 

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I fear I may just get sectioned if I suggest fairy lights on the WIR

 

A wreath would look loverly though

 

Sha x

[Janty]

We've got fairy lights permanently on the WIR. They are the Tescos solar powered ones...very blue and very bright. Looks like a spaceship has landed in the garden each night.