Chicken bald back

[chick wiggle]

( *note to self* must kidnap space chicks OH until he fits one for me!)

 

*Space Chick starts keeping an eye out for a lorry in her street incase OH gets thrown into the back of one*

 

Ooo, forgot about this thread I am often in wales too, must dust off my lorrys invisibility cloak Mwah ha ha **rubbing hands together**

[docsquid]

We had the accountant round this evening (year end) and he noticed the Cube in the garden. DH said that the plan was to have them at the wood "but things seem to have changed", so maybe we can come to some arrangement regarding WIR's or even just a permanent base for the cube in the garden!

[Space Chick]

In all honesty docsquid, I would go straight for the WIR is you can. It was the best thing I ever did for my girls

[Gelbel]

I've just nipped out to do a bit of a top up shop (OK I NEEDED doughnuts).

 

I popped a bag of beansprouts in my basket. In the checkout queue as I was placing the next customer sign behind my goodies, a nosey woman said,"That's nice dear, stir fry for your tea. It's so quick and easy to do isn't it?"

 

Well you know my reply.......................

 

She (and the rest of the queue who were ear wigging) looked at me as if I was stark raving mad.

 

Bet she won't be striking up conversations with complete strangers in future.

[cluckingmad]

[Space Chick]

I've just nipped out to do a bit of a top up shop (OK I NEEDED doughnuts).

 

I popped a bag of beansprouts in my basket. In the checkout queue as I was placing the next customer sign behind my goodies, a nosey woman said,"That's nice dear, stir fry for your tea. It's so quick and easy to do isn't it?"

 

Well you know my reply.......................

 

She (and the rest of the queue who were ear wigging) looked at me as if I was stark raving mad.

 

Bet she won't be striking up conversations with complete strangers in future.

 

Brilliant

 

I have had similar conversations when buying grapes and corn on the cob.

 

In fact our Sainsburys home delivery order came last night, and the delivery man said "I'm sorry the grapes were not available", to which I replied "Oh no, the girls will be gutted", so he said "I didn't think you had children" and you know where this story goes. He looked rather bemused but did comment that he had never seen me buy eggs

[chick wiggle]

Just come back from the vets and whilst in the waiting room struck up conversation with a dog owning couple. 'whats in the basket, a cat?' said the man, 'no' I said 'a chicken'. Ooooh Id love chickens he said and they both came to have a look. Then the vet came in and called 'Sweetpea?' They laughed and said 'do you name them all' looking surprised. Of course I do I said What do they think? they're all numbered????

[Gelbel]

I've never, ever gone to the vets - but I love the idea that they call the pet names out.

 

Dread the funny looks if I ever had to take the goldfish (check my sig.).

[Space Chick]

Just come back from the vets and whilst in the waiting room struck up conversation with a dog owning couple. 'whats in the basket, a cat?' said the man, 'no' I said 'a chicken'. Ooooh Id love chickens he said and they both came to have a look. Then the vet came in and called 'Sweetpea?' They laughed and said 'do you name them all' looking surprised. Of course I do I said What do they think? they're all numbered????

 

I have 3 work colleagues with chickens, and none of them have named their girls

 

I think they think I am slightly barmy but we all know the truth

[cluckingmad]

I have to cringe at the vets too - they call out the animals name AND my surname Current joke is that once we get married in december all the animals will have to change their surnames too

[Space Chick]

I have to cringe at the vets too - they call out the animals name AND my surname Current joke is that once we get married in december all the animals will have to change their surnames too

 

Or you could do what I did, and don't change your surname The pets have my surname in the vets Poor Phil is outnumbered

[chick wiggle]

Why wouldnt you name your pets!

Loving Flush the Goldfish!

[chelsea]

I love this thread.

 

We are on first name terms only at our vets, even with the receptionists!

[Slim]

everyone thinks i have lost it over the time i spend making my site!

[beulah59]

everyone thinks i have lost it over the time i spend making my site!

What do your children think about being online each time they use the swing?!

[Plum]

I have to cringe at the vets too - they call out the animals name AND my surname Current joke is that once we get married in december all the animals will have to change their surnames too

 

Or you could do what I did, and don't change your surname The pets have my surname in the vets Poor Phil is outnumbered

 

At least they don't call out your forum name

[Redwing]

People at work think I am a bit mad I think but they seem politely interested I was recently speakng to one director on the phone and another shouted from the background 'ask her about the chickens!' now, I would rather be known for my professionalism at work than my chickens but you cant have it all

 

My grandad has three Omlet chickens and he has not named them but all the various great grandchildren have different sets of names for them none of which they answer to

[quickcluck]

When I went the the vets, he came and called 'chicken'!!!!!! I got up gingerly and said ' her names harriot' 'Oh' he said and then he promptly looked abit sheepish

 

Peeps at work love my girls and I am endearingly know as the mad chicken lady!!!! I have since persuade 2 or 3 of them to get girls of their own

[Gelbel]

I would rather be known for my professionalism at work than my chickens but you cant have it all

The desk top wallpaper of my girls broke the ice with a rather hostile group of service centre advisors I had at a roadshow I was running back in September.

 

The laptop decided to play up so I had to reboot and there, in all their glory (as I forgot to take the laptop off showing via the Proxima) were my girls - appearing 4ft high.

 

After a from me and some from them; the atmosphere changed as I was obviously not the ogre the advisors thought I was.

 

And the bonus is that they have remembered me.

[chick wiggle]

Thats a great ice-breaker though Gelbel

The worring thing at my vets is that the receptionist said as i was leaving that they will remember me if they ever have to re-home a chicken

[Space Chick]

The worring thing at my vets is that the receptionist said as i was leaving that they will remember me if they ever have to re-home a chicken

 

Thats Chicken of Fate cheating that is

[chick wiggle]

Cheating?? i dont care

I AM THEIR 'CRAZY CHICKEN LADY '

[sandyhas3chucks]

crazy?

crazy?

Are YOU MAD?

we are all sane as sane.....

totally normal...

Aren't we?

Anyway all of the above posts.

AND I have 2 cctv cams.

but iI NEEDED (like doughnuts) one as our garden is long and we cannot actually see the girls in their "garden Run".

yes mine have different runs as well is their WIR.

AND as I have a disabled girl that one of the others is shocking to, of course I NEEDED another camera to spy on the WIR

And as the weather is so awful today I can sit here indoors and see she is fine with lots of chooks around her so not alone and safe

[Gelbel]

But how do you get the images from the camera to the laptop/PC. Don't you need a lead? What about the lead being outside? If I knew how to do it, I'd be out buying webcam in a flash.

[sandyhas3chucks]

You can get wireless ones, but my garden is too long and the signal was pants(even on a shorter run, so back to Maplin for a wired one.

Then had trouble with picture on tv.

So back again and got one with it's own mini 8 inch tv.

This has another lead which can be plugged into a bigger tv, which is great.

The lead used to come on through a not quite shut small windaw padded out with festive snow(Cotton wool) but was still drafty.

it now comes in through the gas air vent.

the 2nd one was meant to plug into the small screen too, but had wrong lead but has a brilliant picture and it's not so cold yet that the window not shut is a problem.

I actually prefer it on tv, but you can get them on to a pc somehow, though have not a clue as not tried

Can get from one tv to another with a wireless video sender