ouch ouch ouch.....

[Nicos]

Now I feel REALLY mean

As usual- i called my chooks with some corn and Au Vin decided to fly OVER the electric fence to great me!!

Hmm- he suddenly panicked realising he was on the wrong side and didn't want me to catch him..so I had to corner him against the fence
..and I grabbed his feathers to hold him thinking that feathers are better insulation than skin- and then got a tingling shock through him in my hands.

They're still tingling 10 mins later- poor lad- I bet he's suffering too

What sort of rubbish mum am I???

[Irie Jan]

Ahh bless you both! Hope you 2 feel better soon!

[davefromthechipie]

ouch ..... I have always wondered how chickens can even survive a hit from an electric fence >.<

[shirlthegirl43]

Poor Au Vin and poor you too.

Is your other cockerel called A Leekie?

[Nicos]

Poor Au Vin and poor you too.

Is your other cockerel called A Leekie?

Ha..nope but that would be a good name!!!!..he's called Paxo!..and he's the no 2 cockerel- and is happy to be pampered and have his ears tickled/stroked!

He looks fine now- but I have to say my hands felt 'funny' for about 30mins!!!!

[bluemoon]

I don't think you're mean at all, better to let him tingle for 30 minutes than be taken by a fox. That's what I'd have done too... did I mention I'm mum to a couple of cockerels now?.. I did?.. Sorry

[Two_Sheds]

he was nearly a fried chicken there ...

[Flummery]

Obviously he was SO glad to see you though! Some consolation? I'm sure your hand will feel better soon but it's nasty isn't it? No wonder the foxes keep away!

[Nicos]

Have you seen my other thread???- two of them flew over again!!!

Need to move the fencing I think!

[Pumpkin Becki]

Think you'll be partaking in a bit of wing clipping very soon!

[Hilary B]

electric fencing feels horrible, but it really doesn't do any harm. We once had a turkey get himself wrapped in a section of electric fence. You could tell it was 'live', because he was twitching when we found him (no idea how long he had been there, possibly half-hour) but 10 mins after we got him unwound, you would never have known it had happened!