So. Chickens eh?

[cazzer]

Apparently 900 sq ft of chicken run was a tad excessive for the two "free" chickens we have been given.

[mr2mk1chick]

GLOL! nice chicken run
Answer to 'too excessive' = get more chickens (rehome ex battery ones perhaps?)

[cazzer]

That would necessitate building another one of these. And besides using up all the scrap wood I had, I have done my carpentry for this year

[cazzer]

Ok...htf do you catch a chicken?

[Stu R]

You need a montage. It worked on the Rocky movie anyway

[cazzer]

Rocky Movie? It's been more like the Keystone Cops for the last half an hour.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Bowl of boiled rice works wonders.

[cazzer]

Kin shotgun will work better I think. Little gits.

[mrmaggit]

Sorry to point this out but a fox will be in there in five seconds flat.

[Jasandjules]

cazzer said:

Ok...htf do you catch a chicken?

Do they have clipped wings?

[Stu R]

mrmaggit said:

Sorry to point this out but a fox will be in there in five seconds flat.

Not while there's a mad man in there running around in circles and flailing his arms around trying to catch the buggers

[cazzer]

We only had one local fox....and he was persuaded to move on by my dogs.

[mrloudly]

cazzer said:

We only had one local fox....and he was persuaded to move on by my dogs.

Soon as you get rid of one another will fill its shoes...

Did you turn out that chicken wire at the bottom?

[y2blade]

Did you catch the chicken?

[cazzer]

mrloudly said:

oon as you get rid of one another will fill its shoes...

Did you turn out that chicken wire at the bottom?

Yeah its turned out and staked every 6 inches. Was originally staked every couple of feet till nextdoors terrier got under.

[mrloudly]

Couldn't see in the pic

[Digger]

The gate needs dropping does it not, maybe? I reckon I could burrow under that

Edited by Digger on Tuesday 27th September 15:45

[cazzer]

Yeah...its only on a temporary hinge at the moment. (i.e. cable ties).
But we had to take the chickens so theyre gonna have to take their chances til weekend.

[mrmaggit]

I might be teaching my Granny to suck eggs, but when you clip the feathers, please trim off the flight part parallel to the feather shaft, and not across the feather, as that is akin to clipping your fingernails by taking off your fingers at the knuckle.

IT BLOODY HURTS!

I saw a chap do this on the BBC and wanted to chop his fingers off. As yet, the BBC has STILL not broadcast a correction of this cretins behavior.

[cazzer]

All I know about chickens is what I've read online so far.
So any advice is appreciated.

On the upside, they managed to work out how to get into their house by themselves tonight
(They went in about 10 minutes ago)