patsylabrador Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 The chickens are quiet as quiet things all week, but on sunday mornings all three shout as loud as they can. How do they know everyone is having a lie in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 It's their evil plan to make everyone so sleep deprived they can take over the world Lol no I don't know why they do it. My girlies are fairly quiet everyday it is only if someone goes outside then it is the dawn chorus of chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 A world dominated by chickens - a weird thought. I wonder if it would be dinosaurs all over again or the modern types of chicken. A different set of priorities but they would definitely have lots of quangos and commitee meetings, and I think knitted goods would be very popular as I always think chickens would like to knit to while away those long brooding moments. I wouldn't like to be a fox or a cat either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I could imagine my girls who are sitting on duck eggs knitting scarfs for the little things. Oh how the movie Chicken Run made so many peoples imaginations go wild. And i think the cats and foxes would be terminated or should I say Chickenated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 How easy is it to identify with "Chicken Run" !! one of my favourite films ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Strange how we all "humanise" our animals (there is a word for it but its early, Monday and my brain is still asleep) mine too knit and watch TV and drink cocoa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Anthropomorphism - I could remember how it started so googled it. I did it yesterday when I cleaned them out. They were in the coop and it looked as though they were inspecting the quality of my work. If they could have carried clipboards they would have. I was told you should never do it with dogs because of pack order and so on, but I think I'm pretty safe with the chickens. I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Haha I could imagine my broody's inspecting their new cleaned area with clipboards to tick off how good it was. I could also imagine mine sitting onto of their house with trays and me just putting treats on them. Like a dinner cue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 My girls frequently inspect the quality of my work after a clean out. It makes me really quite paranoid Whilst I was poo picking the (hen!) house this morning, Rosie came into the house, stood (in the way) and watched me, then exited when I had finished. Dorothy then climbed far enough up the ladder to poke her head in the door, have a good look round and then descend - with a look of 'well if that's the best you can manage, I suppose it will have to do'. Am I really bestowing human qualities onto them that they don't have? Why else would they inspect my handiwork?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Mine come up the ladder to the hen-house while I am cleaning and even though I think I do a really good job - I sometimes get a "bit of a look" and it makes you quite paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
