Chook chooks

[MaureenHall]

I had all my ex-batts "helping" me give the chook house a thorough clean out today. They absolutely love standing on the broom, the shovel, the bag of shavings, the bale of straw (which they tried to spread all over the run!). Then I got told off by Hazel because I put upturned buckets in each of the nest-boxes to try and stop them from sleeping in there and getting poo all over the eggs. When I went to close the pop-hole tonight, I could only see 10 indoors, found the other 3 had squeezed themselves past the buckets and were snuggled up in nest-boxes! Hmmmm need to re-think that idea. Better see if I can get some cardboard boxes to put in upside down, that'll fool the little madams (I hope)

Had a rebellion this morning . 6 chooks very annoyed about not being allowed to sleep in the nest boxes so they've dragged all the straw out of them and scattered it inside the coop. They've ripped up the newspaper I'd put on the floor covered with shavings and it's all piled very nicely in a big heap in the middle of the floor! It was lovely to collect the eggs this morning and not have to wipe poo off them though

[Ashley1985]

the past 2 weeks ive been in a complete debate with myself. I've decided that the chooks are going to live at my house in our garden as i would far too much about them if they were on the allotment even if i could get up there twice a day i would still worry. So i now need to find a coop for them etc, section my garden to seperate me wee woo from the grassed area and regrass my garden lol for in prep for the chooks. Means its gunna be longer until i get them but i would rather them be in the best enviroment possible! Thanks everyone

[Nicos]

I think you'll have much more time to enjoy them in your garden too!
Glad you're still going to get chooks still!