Old Speckled Hen Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I have one broody, safely tucked up in a coop of her own. When I lifted Flash, the cockerel, out two nights ago(to put him in our undercroft for the night so he doesn't disturb everybody from 4am) there was a sussex hen in the coop (I don't have sussex but my neighbour does) I walked the 100 metres or so to our boundary and popped her over the wall the next morning. Last night she was back. Flash is obviously snaffling her to make up numbers. How do I tell my neighbour that my cockerel is stealing his hens He has about ten of them so maybe he won't notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I'm sitting here worrying about runny poos (chickens not mine) and boy did this make me laugh What a great way to cure Morehens disease !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Never heard of that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 He walks over that way.....clucking like cockerels do when they have food to share....whenever there is an egg announcement from my neighbours hens. I guess one of them decided to hop over the wall. I don't really suppose he nicked her... she probably free ranged in the fields with them during the day and went home with my hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Easiest introduction ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Easiest introduction ever! They are funny, chooks, aren't they? I would never be without them now...they are so entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 A colleague of mine lives in a village where pretty much everyone has hens roaming about, totally free range. A couple of months ago she lost two hens and her next door neighbour lost one, all at the same time. It turns out that they'd decided to move in with the cockerel down the road, the floozies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Chicken of fate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 I think she may be spotted ................. Wrong colour to blend in She was ambling around the field again with the rest yesterday but I put her over the wall at bedtime.....she just tootled off home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Lovely story - she is doing well extra food, attention - who gets the eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
