Omletina Kyckling Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi, I'm a new Eglu/chicken owner! I got my Eglu and girls just over three weeks ago and we are all settling in well. My three girls are Helga, Nina and Jenny (actually pronounced Yenny as these girls have Swedish names - my cats also have Swedish names, Ludwig and Håkan) I have a red eglu and run, but my girls are free rangers. They are out all day and are causing havoc in my garden. I am, or rather was, a gardening enthusiast, and knew all the latin names to my beloved flowers, all grown lovingly from seed, but I now just know them as "chicken food" I had two bush cherry tomato plants on my patio but they have been stripped bare, but only of the red tomatoes, the girls are waiting for the green ones to ripen and check them each day. I decided that I should post on here to say hello to everybody as I, like many on here, find my friends/family get a glazed expression when I talk enthusiastically about "my girls" - no doubt they'll change their minds when the eggs start to arrive, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hello Diane, nice to have you on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hello! I've had my 3 girls for 3 weeks too! How do you manage to let them free-range - don't you have foxes? I'd love to let mine but am terrified to let them out of my sight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi - I've never seen a fox during the day here, and I have two cats who might put the fox off - I lock them up at night, so they're only out during the day. The first few days I let them out for short periods of time and kept checking up on them, but since that, I let them out in the morning and leave them to destroy my garden (!) Our garden is quite secure (I hope!) and a good size so they have plenty of room, but they tend to prefer my patio, where they either roost on the bar underneath my patio table, or all cram onto my doormat just outside the door, and knock on the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 You're lucky being able to do that but do be careful. There are numerous posts on here of fox attacks out of the blue. I keep asking my boys to wee round the garden to deter Monsieur Renard but it must be getting cold - they keep declining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozkate Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 A hearty 'eyup' from yorkshire. Loz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi and welcome Diane! Mine like to camp on the doorstep too - and they keep tapping until someone opens the door then they rush the dog food bowl I need to get some more chicken wire to protect my plants. They are very good at gardening though aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hello and welcome. What is the Swedish influence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi Egluntine, I lived in Sweden for four years and my husband works/lives over there and comes home once a month - we both speak/read Swedish and all our animals have to have Swedish names - even our old tractor is called Erik. In Sweden, each day has a name day attributed to it, and on that day you can raise the Swedish flag to celebrate and you have cakes etc. I've told Guy I need a little flag pole and Swedish flag so we can raise it on all our menagerie's name days. Ludwig the cat had his this week, so he got a tin of salmon. It's Helga's name day on Saturday so they will get treats then (probably spaghetti!) - perhaps she'll lay her first egg then! Diane PS Hi Lozkate, I'm a Yorkshire lass currently migrated away from God's own county down here in Northamptonshire - I'm a Huddersfield girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'm all for any custom that includes the eating of cakes. I'm in GOC too......although I am an exile from Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
