veggiemad Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I went up to girls to check on them - later than normal today- around 9am, and on checking the nest box and poop trays - NONE of them had poo-ed overnight!!! ..........odd I thought ........then i noticed the cube door was shut!!!!!! I'd cleaned them out yestuday so shut the door so as not to have any escapees, and forgot to open it - thankgoodness for the WIR and good weather!!! Alls well today though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Wicked mummy My son phoned me at work yesterday to say I had left the door to the WIR open, had I ment to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 It's one way of saving having to clean out the cube again in a hurry!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipichick Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That is a very good idea for keeping the poo trays clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissinuk Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Done that a few times after cleaning our Eglu! Found her perched under the garden table late one night and next to the shed another. Whoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Mad Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I've moved the Eglu last Friday, not far just about 1 meter and turned 90 degrees. Rain started falling rather heavy at around their perch time. Mabel and Florance worked it out straight away and hopped in the Eglu before getting wet. Poor Gladys living by her name (meaning lame) stud in the middle of the garden getting rather soggy!! I had to pick her up and shove her in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I have done that before. You feel bad but a few treats and a lot of attention and they are fine about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I have forgot to put the whole tray back until I saw a cross legged stressed hen looking for a place to lay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickiepiggies Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 yep me to......found them huddled together on the straw bail! poor things couldn't see as it had gone dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Could it be we are all ladies of a certain age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Mad Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Could it be we are all ladies of a certain age? What? 21!? Don't you ladies check and count your girls before closing the door? Well I think I'm just showing my OCD here. Tell you the truth my girls do tend to tell me off every evening when I shine a torch in their sleepy faces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Could it be we are all ladies of a certain age? What? 21!? Don't you ladies check and count your girls before closing the door? Well I think I'm just showing my OCD here. Tell you the truth my girls do tend to tell me off every evening when I shine a torch in their sleepy faces! I triple count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I remember one night wondering why they kept coming out to greet me even though it was getting really dark. Eventually it dawned on me that I had shut the door whilst cleaning it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
