Cat tunnels for catio wanted

[Mrs Frugal]

Oh poor Sheila. If I hear of a vacant paper bag, I'll let you know !

[Lesley]

Sheila - you're doing better than Poppy - Carl found her out in the run this morning at 7.10 - she obviously hadn't made it into the Eglu and he'd locked them up without noticing (terrible parenting skills here!). I think she must have been in the roll-away nesting box - you could always share that? It's made from a cardboard box - one step up from a bag

[Mel (& Paul)]

Sheila - you're doing better than Poppy - Carl found her out in the run this morning at 7.10 - she obviously hadn't made it into the Eglu and he'd locked them up without noticing (terrible parenting skills here!). I think she must have been in the roll-away nesting box - you could always share that? It's made from a cardboard box - one step up from a bag

 

 

ooh, I am getting straight on to chicken line you terrible chook parents you

[Lesley]

[Sheilaz]

So easily done though, isn't it? I don't think there are many nights in this country that would cause them harm, especially when there is some kind of shelter, such as the nest box. Thanks for the offer, would love to share with Poppy, this bag blows about too easily ...

Bedtime takes a while here as I go out at near dusk to lock them in foxproof run, but they don't go in the eglu at that stage. Now it's colder, I go back later to shut the doors. I always have to do a head count with a torch, which is an amusing game. Quite often I miss one, so am one short & have to re count Chooks are used to batty woman with torch now, but I don't like disturbing them when they're sleepy. But if I start too soon, they want to come out again!

[Mel (& Paul)]

Well since our 8 in a bed episode we have had 5 in a bed, 7 in a bed and then, once 3 in a bed - with Mrs B deciding she didnt want to share her eglu and wanting to roost outside in the trees - thank goodness she is white it would have been impossible to find Barbara or Tomisina in the dusky light

[Lesley]

It was our white one which was missed She must have been in the alternative nest box already but Carl usually checks for any last minute eggs

 

Last night we had 5 and 1 in the Eglus - we had to move one over to keep the lone one company

[Cate in NZ]

Ours do a fair bit of bed-hopping too. It adds an element of suprise to the locking up the eglu door routine, peering through the eggport door to see who is sleeping with who. We have had all 5 in together quite regularly, but more often end up with a 3 & 2 combination, or a 4 & 1 combo- I don't like that one either though, feel too sad for the lonely one, so invariably lift out one of the 4 to go into the other eglu.

[Sheilaz]

Isn't this forum lovely for sharing these experiences? I love the surprise of seeing what combination they have chosen, and also lift one across if one is one her own. It's a lovely little routine, but no one outside the forum quite understands what it means to me.

It also helps in identifying eggs, as I'm not sure who is doing what at the moment. At least it narrows down the possibilities if you know who came out of which Eglu. (One day, Kate, it'll be Phil!)

[Lesley]

Kate will be so shocked if she ever finds a little blue egg - she'll probably be speechless for a week!

[Cate in NZ]

Oh, no I'll shout it from the rooftops- you'll all get to hear about it

[Cate in NZ]

Talking about coloured eggs Lesley, congratualations on becoming a golden one yourself (personally I quite liked Feathery Fanatic, but Golden Egg's pretty good too )

[Lesley]

Ooo-er - I'll be in trouble now I hadn't noticed

 

Yes, I quite like Golden Egg (even if I am old enough to remember the fore-runner to todays fast food outlets - the Golden Egg restaurants - anyone else?)

 

I wasn't allowed to be Forum Queen At least I'm not the Goose

[Mrs Frugal]

Glad you like it! You couldn't be a forum queen as the chaps might be too embarrassed to reach 5000 posts ! Congratulations Lesley !!

[Sheilaz]

Yes, I quite like Golden Egg (even if I am old enough to remember the fore-runner to todays fast food outlets - the Golden Egg restaurants - anyone else?)

 

Oh yes! They did the most delicious chips in the whole world. Occasionally my friend & I would go after work, before catching the bus, and have just a plate of chips with salad cream

Sometimes, after pay day, we would have a fried egg too, runny for chip dipping. Yum.

Isn't it funny, it was all sit down, not take away. Opposite there was a Wimpy bar. They did actually offer burgers to take away, but it hadn't caught on. They shut down through lack of trade, a year or 2 before Mac took off. They could have made a fortune if they'd predicted the takeaway trend.

Congratulations on Golden Egg, Lesley!

[Lesley]

I'm glad I'm not the only one Sheila! (I still have some 'borrowed' cutlery from the Golden Egg - I got married at 16 and a friend of ours worked there ) We had a Wimpy in Stratford as well Sheila - they served burgers on a plate - what a novel idea!

[Nicola H]

CONGRATULATIONS Lesley I don't remember Golden eggs but I do remember Wimpy bars the food was terrible but we all had to try it...................

[red]

We still have a Wimpy in our town - I don't do that sort of food but I did accompany a friend in there for a coffee last year and they still serve their fast food on china plates and use real cutlery so they're not all bad. Who chooses to eat off a paper placemat????? Go on I know you're out there! Anyone getting the impression I hate the Golden Arches?!

[Lesley]

So do I - and at least on here I'm not the only person who has never eaten a Big Mac - or any of the burgers

[red]

My sister has friend with great children - good fun - proper kids - not nerdy - but who also hate the golden arches and were once heard to say - no word of lie - remember this is an eight year old - "I'd rather someone hold a pistol to my head than eat there!" I'm Loving It!!

[Mel (& Paul)]

Lottery win - to bed hopping - to burgers sounds like the life of Elvis

[Lesley]

So am I!