Duncan08 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Had a lovely afternoon in the bit of sunshine that we had yesterday, painting some old ceramic garden animals. An otter, duck, hedgehog and rabbit. I added them to the girls outdoor play area to make it a little more interesting than soil with craters and hills of more soil, occasionally turning to mud. Well they are terrified, and went to hide at the top of the hill, I shook some mealworms to get them into the WIR last night as i had to go out, 3 of them made it Bluebell came charging in later, and poor Pepper was stuck in a corner shouting her head off, the more I shook the meal worms the more she shouted - she then launched herself across the run in a flappy shouty way. If they don't settle down today I will have to find new homes for them (the recyled ceramics, not the girls, mind you they don't make so much mess ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 They'll get used to them, sprinkle some mealworms near the 'invaders'. I had men on my roof doing work in the chimney the other day; the chooks spent all day shouting at this enormous 'bird of prey' from the safety of their run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeluk69 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I asked my son (11 yrs old) to hang the remaining half of a cabbage up for the girls, he gladly went and very promptly came back proclaiming 'Mum I don't think they want it, they just shouted and flapped at me!' So i told him to leave it for now and that i'd pop it in later. I then told him he could give them some mealworms and he came back again very quickly and shouted at me 'MUM!!!! I think they were shouting at me because they didnt want a stupid cabbage they wanted worms!! They still shouted at me, but came charging at me instead this time!!' Kids and Chooks are a funny combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
