Chicken bald back

[Surfnirvana]

This is the first time this has happened!

 

We went out for a bit of a Christmas celebration at early afternoon on Saturday. I put the girls in their pen with some porridge and left them to it. We had a great evening and got back home about 12.30am battling through the snow.

As soon as our car drove onto the drive, the lights came on and the chooks started to come down their ladder! They've never done this before - they always stay inside and then we go and close their Eglu door, to keep them warm & safe.

 

My OH waited in the snow hoping they would go back up once the light had turned off (whilst I staggered up to the house). 3 of them did go back in, but Rose was obviously a little disorientated and couldn't see properly, so she hunkered down under the cube. It was freezing, so my OH came and got me.

 

Now, after a reasonable amount of "christmas Spirit" that evening, I was ready to pass out! However, I donned my "chicken scruffy" clothes over my PJs and staggered out to cube at the bottom of our now very snowy garden. I had to crawl into the pen, pick Rose up and rather ungraciously put her inside the cube with the others! It was now about 1.30 am and I have to say I was sobering up fast, what with the snow, cold and effort!! But I couldn't have left her....

 

The things we do for our lovely ladies!!

[tom123]

[Laura & CTB]

That is definately what I call devotion

[JanTheDiver]

It's madness but we would all do it, especially in this weather!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

 

My girls occasionally come wandering out when I go to collect the feeders . They get a quick turnaround and gentle shove back to bed .

[docsquid]

Very dedicated of you!

 

Mine have a habit of sneaking out just as I pop out to close the Cube door - they hear the back door opening and come back out into the run to see if I've brought them more treats.

[Plum]

Was she sitting under there with a rolling pin to reprimand you for staying out late and being rowdy on your return

[Pikey]

 

Its the next day getting up early with a hangover I can't cope with

[chick wiggle]

Was she sitting under there with a rolling pin to reprimand you for staying out late and being rowdy on your return

 

Great picture in my head now

 

Dont worry, your not on your own, we'd all do the same, nutters eh?

[Sarahsausage]

It's funny how us chicken keepers do the same, such as have 'chicken scruffy' clothes!

[Plum]

Not funny when you turn up to work in them

[CluckyBucks]

True chickeny devotion

 

xx xx

[emchook]

hee hee .. thats funny !

[chickenopolis]

So, it's not just me that has "chicken clothes".

The things we do for our ladies.

This made me laugh, after having a pretty rough day. Thank you x