mampoer Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Hello! - my first post even though we have had our chickens a while We came home from work on Friday night to find some little horrors had vandalised our garden and stolen our bikes from the shed! The eglu and run had been flung upside down. Thelma was cowering under a bush and our little Louise was missing . ! We think the horrors chased them around the garden and threw various things at them as lots of stuff was found lying around the garden. Thankfully after putting out some treats for Thelma to try and calm her down Louise came out of hiding (we were very relieved to find her!). They spent most of yesterday hiding under their favourite bush but are much better today thanks to lots of sweetcorn and raisins! The good news is that thanks to a quick reacting neighbour the police have caught the minors and retrieved our bikes. We were very impressed with the robust eglu. We use the Omlet tent pegs to secure it to the ground so they must have used some force to pull it from the ground and throw it over. There's no damage to the eglu or run! Fantastic product! Picture of the upturned eglu After picture - as it is today And our chickens Kirsty and John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Little toads I'm glad the chooks are OK and the neighbours helped to catch the little toads. Great that Omlet made their design is so robust and safe karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 What a horrible thing to happen - your lovely girls look none the worse for their ordeal (I have 2 the same ) but if I ever caught anyone that had done that to mine..... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Oh my goodness You poor birds I'm glad they caught the [insert impolite word] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Glad there was a happy ending. I'm delighted that the morons who did this have been caught. Let's hope they get more than a slap on the wrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mampoer Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Thanks for the replies! When we left the police station on Friday night one of the culprits had already confessed. They're well known for being little trouble makers and the police were pretty happy to have caught them. It's probably a good thing it happened on a Friday night as we were able to spend the whole weekend in the garden to make friends with the girls again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Dear Kirsty and John Glad the girls are OK and the police have actually got the culprits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Gosh Kirsty & John - what a terrible thing to have happened. So glad that all turned out well for you in the end (and Thelma and Louise) and that they caught the nasty youths concerned - what is the mentality of these people? Nice to see you posting too keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Little .......... so and so's. Glad the chooks were ok. Electric fence with a high voltage springs to mind . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Little horrors - at least they have been caught & will now hopfully be punished Hope the girls settle down again soon ...they look lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I agree with all the above sentiments - too and speechless! Pleased your girls look none the worse for their ordeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Little *******! I am glad the chickens are now ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I am shocked. How awful for you to come home to that sight, so glad your neighbours were quick acting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Oh no!!! little !!******!!!*****!!!!! or words to that effect! I'm so sorry for you and so glad that your girls were able to run away and hide from them. Please give them a huge hug from me ..the chickens tht is not the people responsible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Well done to the neighbours Little blighters......I wouldnt have wanted my hubby to catch them Thank goodness your girls were ok...what an ordeal for them. Your green eglu looks fab.......green looks so good in photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannovitch Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 hello! i am really glad your angels are OK. i think you should do all that is possible so that the little ******* who did that spend some time behind bars, or get some really bad punishments. maybe you should offer a bottle of wine to your neigbour! thanks to him, vandals will understand that regular people like us don't lend the other ckkek for them to slap it any more!! they make me feel so angry! GRRRRRRRRRR... Happy that every thing went back to normal for you Yann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy C Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Its unbelieveable what some people do to animals. I am so glad the little ******* were caught. I am so glad your girls weren't hurt and their eglu was undamaged. What a horrible thing to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...