Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[sadietoo]

Just recovering from chasing a fox out the garden..whilst my five girls were out free ranging ! Fortunately he was a youngster and so got nothing more than a mouthful of Attie's feathers...but the poor girl is definitely shocked.It ook me sometime to round them up and get them into the safety of the eglu and cube, I had to encourage Attie out from behind the raised bed by the apple tree with a bamboo pole bless her...She hates being handled but fortunately I think her orpie featheryness saved her....no blood that I can see, but I will check her over later when she has roosted, I don't want to stress her anymore than necessary at the moment bless her.... I'm praying she doesn't suffer any problems because of this

 

Lesson to self...never forget that your girls are not safe...even though you haven't seen a fox in yonks and you only left the kitchen window from where you were watching them for a second.....

 

Question to self...that screaming banshee woman scared the fox and most of the neighbours and came from nowhere..who she?

 

Memo to self: slipping and sliding in mud and poo ( ) does not a fragrant foot make... keep your shoes on when on Chicken duty! Remember also that adrenaline responds well to gin and tonic!

 

Thanks to whoever looks over my little flock for tonight's happy ending...

Edited July 16, 2012 by Guest

[counturchickens]

A lucky escape, and a good reminder not to be complacent.

[mollyripkim]

Wow that was a lucky escape, hope Attie is ok when you check her over. Your comments did make me smile though as I conjured up a picture of you barefoot screaming round the garden!

[AndreaT]

How scary for you! There seems to be a lot of daytime attacks at the moment, glad your girls had a screaming banshee looking out for them!

 

Hopefully Attie will be ok.

[sadietoo]

Just checked my two big girls who were the target of the attack today. Both huddled together in the nest box (well tbh Lucie was broody before so no surprise to see her in there!). I have had a better look at Attie, and definitely no puncture wounds so a very lucky escape.. Lucie has absolutely no sign of anything wrong..just calm and Brahma like as always. A Zen Chicken if ever there was one! Am cautiously optomistic that provided Attie copes with the shock we have had a very lucky escape tonight......

[mollyripkim]

Thats good news, hope she is ok in the morning.

[Cheeky Chooky]

Glad they're ok and that your sense of humour is still intact

[effingpot]

Sunday morning there was a huge fox sitting at the gate of my chicken run with my two girls just looking back at him, quite unconcerned. They are not the brightest!