Sam Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Hello. I was out in the garden earlier while they were F/Ring and I picked up a big bag of compost. The girls all ran away making that really loud alert noise they make, and they all dived into the netting as if they were desperately trying to escape! I put the bag back down and they were still making the noise so I gave them some meal worms but they are still really nervous of me and not their normal selves! They have never been this bad, they were walking around us while we were making their WIR with loud drills and big planks of wood and they were fine!! The bag is orange though so I'm thinking they think it was a fox Anyone else had a similar experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara.F Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I shouldn't worry, they'll settle back down My girls have to contend with all manner of noise both from us and our neighbours! They quickly grow accustomed I have a bok bok noise that I make whenever I have treats for them. My neighbours must think I'm potty but whenever I make the noise, marauding chooks appear from every direction. So when I pick up rocks, compost bags etc, I make the noise and they all come to get at the worms and beasties lurking beneath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzboy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I shock a dust sheet last week out the back and they went bonkers stayed away from me for a day or 2 but they have forgiven me now after I spoilt them with treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 I've been in the garden all day doing photography cwk so they have calmed down a lot now! I think thats a good idea to get them trained to a noise, I have them trained to the shake a meal worm pot but obviously I don't always have that to hand! Hopefully they will be fine with me when I get them trained Thanks for your replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 as above they will settle down. Mine blamed me for the Icecream van pulling up outside my house and setting his jingle off. they all legged it to the back of the garden and hid in the bushes. They wouldnt believe the noise was nothing to do with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzboy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 as above they will settle down. Mine blamed me for the Icecream van pulling up outside my house and setting his jingle off. they all legged it to the back of the garden and hid in the bushes. They wouldnt believe the noise was nothing to do with me Strange how some things make them take cover guess they didn't have ice cream then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Strange how some things make them take cover guess they didn't have ice cream then i knew if i said jingle someone would pick me up on it but no they didnt have an icecream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy woman Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 i`m researching about getting chickens but i`m hubbys got a harley davidson would they ever get use to this fireing up several times a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 We haven't had the ice cream van yet - oh dear if we do Maybe an ice cream will shut them up ha ha i`m researching about getting chickens but i`m hubbys got a harley davidson would they ever get use to this fireing up several times a week Funny that - my neighbour had his out today! He went out on it after the 'chicken scaring' incident (they were about 10meters away) and they bobbed their heads up when it started but then just carried on normally. ... actually I have no idea if its a harley davidson... but it's a big noisy bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 They'll get over it. I've had my current lot 8 months but that didn't stop them freaking out with a bag of B&Q bark chippings recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Sure they weren't excited about what was in the bag? Mine went beserk when I put the summer sunshade on the run Must be because it had chickens on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFeatheredFiend Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Funny you should say about the bag being orange. Some friends of mine have geese and when the paperboy calls at their house with his big day-glo orange satchel the geese go absolutely ape-poo. The poor boy has learned to leave the bag at the gate now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzboy Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 i`m researching about getting chickens but i`m hubbys got a harley davidson would they ever get use to this fireing up several times a week I got a petrol lawn mower that does not bother them but an Harley is loud but I would not let that stop you from getting chickens as it might not effect them all the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 mine dont take any notice when I cut the grass with a ride-on tractor, so while not as exciting as a Harley I'm sure they'd be fine!! in fact, if I cut the grass inside the run they actually follow behind to get at the short grass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyS Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Mine went crackers last weekend, and one managed to get onto the fence seperating us from our neighbour, when I started up the mower. They were fine with it last year. We also get quite a few ambulances on the main road near us, and loud bikes going up the hill, but they don't bat an eyelid about them anymore as they are used to the noise. I guess sometimes they feel like being drama queens, and other times they can't be bothered Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMeadfan Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 My girls go loopy if the Glug & Grub are moved - they bok bok and go & hide in the Eglu I think it's because I always put them in when the girls are still in the Eglu ( their door is shut) in the morning, so when they accidentally knock it off or I move them they don't realise they aren't fixed & it frightens them! Daft chooks! They only eat & drink out of them every day!! Mine are fine with our motorbike - an old (noisy) Norton Commando, even though it's started up in the garden when they're out. Plus we have a field right behind our fence - they look up when the tractor/combine comes close but soon get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Good job mine don't mind orange things, or they'd never get to sleep in their cube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Funny you should say about the bag being orange. Some friends of mine have geese and when the paperboy calls at their house with his big day-glo orange satchel the geese go absolutely ape-poo.The poor boy has learned to leave the bag at the gate now! My parrot goes insane when he see the postman, orange high vis - he shouts at him non stop until he cannot see him any longer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer_chicken Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Mine hate the power washer whenever we wash the patio, but otherwise they are (sometimes worryingly) fearless. We have to shut them away if we get the drill or saw out as they like to gather around our feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 My littled mottled pekin runs into the coop when I go into the run as I chased all the bantams with a fishing net in the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
