AmandaR Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Last week we went away on holiday for a week and our elderly next door neighbour kindly offered to chicken sit our three chooks. Before leaving, I made sure that it would be as easy as possible for her. The Eglu and run was thoroughly cleaned out, glug and grub filled to the top, a pile of corn on the cob in the fridge (so she could get them back in the run easily), pellets decanted into a plastic container on the kitchen side, the eglu door left open so they could get up and go to bed and our mobile phone numbers on the memo board...just in case. She said she would pop in once a day to check food and water levels, collect eggs and let the girls out for an hour. Nice and easy. Well, we came back Saturday evening to find... her absolutely gushing about the chickens. She had been spending most of the day in our garden letting them free range, been sweeping up after them (I think the garden was actually more tidy than when we left it ), been feeding them breakfast, lunch and dinner , had a pair of her shoes residing at our back door and was totally in love with them. Since our return, she has been talking to them over the fence and has prepared a bowl of freshly cooked peelings every evening for their dinner - 'as we don't want them to go hungry dear, do we?' Bless! My chooks have been spoilt rotten! I can feel a custody battle coming on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cutechicky Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 wow free peelings! Has she got chickens herself? Maybe you should suggest she get some if she seems to love chickens. They are extremely affectionate and you really grow to them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaR Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Yeah, not just free peelings but trimmed and cooked as well! I don't think she would want her own chickens per se. I'm hoping it's like the kids raving about a toy they have played with round a friends house, which you them subsequently buy them for their birthday/Christmas...for it to be completely ignored! It is sweet though...there is another lady at the back of us who delibrately sits out in her garden to hear the chickens and try to guess when they have laid an egg by the noise they make It brings back memories of when she was a child in the war and her parents kept chooks And to think we were worried sick about the noise they made when we first got them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 That is really nice! Bless her. You have made a lovely old dear very happy by the sounds of things and the chooks didn't do bad out of the deal either! Made me smile Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 What a refreshing change to hear about a neighbour who isn't complaining about imaginary noise, flies, rats, smells etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Phew! I thought this was going to be a nasty tale What a lovely lady you have as a neighbour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Phew! I thought this was going to be a nasty tale What a lovely lady you have as a neighbour So did i! Great news, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 How lovely I was a little worried when I saw the title karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I have an elderly lady across the road who whenever she comes over does like to go and see the girlies, she says it reminds her of when she was younger and kept chickens, !! Sweet though isnt it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 What a lovely story I'm so glad it had a happy ending, I was getting a bit worried You are lucky to have such a nice neighbour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I was expecting a horror story to rival mine too (elderly neighbour died while chicken sitting & they fended for themselves for 3 days) What a sweet stry - she sounds lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I'd forgotten your mishap Sarah - I was expecting a tale of woe as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam42 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 What a lovely story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 My neighbours are lovely too! The one round the corner whose garden is sideways on to ours (we live on a corner) is always popping round & talking to the girls through the holly hedge. She brings me newspapers & bags of salad she can't eat as there is only her. She loves the sweet noises they make & laughs if they are a bit loud. She says it's all nice noise. The neighbours nextdoor I catch peeping as they are hanging the washing out & when he goes to his garage - the original chooks do a high pitched bawwwwwwk to say hello. I always hear him chuckle! Any other neighbours, we don't really know as our garden goes to a point and 5 other gardens join ours at the point. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 That's such a sweet story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 What a sweet lady! It'a lovely when you have chicken friendly neighbours! I give my neighbour eggs and she is always watching them from her upstairs window. They make her laugh with their funny antics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Wife Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Yes, we have an elderley neighbour who absolutely loves our chooks. We keep her in eggs now (to be honest she's helping us out on the egg front as we are a bit swamped!). She came round on the first day we had them and I think she fell in love with them there and then. her daschund, Robbie, isn't quite so keen but, as Edgeman pointed out, he is smaller then them! Apparently the couple who lived in our house before us kept chooks. The neighbour on the other side who is a complete fruitcake is also chook friendly, much to our surprise. Glad you have such a nice neighbour too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogs Too Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 We are also very lucky with out neighbours, one side lets them out in the morning and the other side puts them to bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 What lovely neighbous you all have. My elderly next door neighbour falls over himself to look after the chooks. It makes us feel they are well cared for when were away. He loves their eggs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Our neighbors love our chickens, one lady has chickens in South Africa and her neighbors lokk after them for her. She misses them loads so she comes to see ours every week or so and it remindes her of home! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...