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MamaPacker



Joined: 20 Aug 2008
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Location: Essex UK - Sarfend
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:00 pm    Post subject: Human Threat? Reply with quote
Just looked at another poultry forum [wasnt very good so left again!]

Anyway they have a whole section dedicated to hen theft!! Is it a problem then?

Should I have padlocks on my coop against humans?
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kated



Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Posts: 2089
Location: norfolk
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes! and Yes! Be careful who you tell in your neighbourhood that you have chucks and guard them well. Poutry theft is big at the moment with the huge increase in popularity in keeping chickens.
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MamaPacker



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Location: Essex UK - Sarfend
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
well I never!

I've not had any cases like this round here so perhaps not many people keep chooks in this 'area' ... Perhaps I should leave my police bowler by the back window overlooking the coop!!
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kated



Joined: 01 Nov 2006
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Location: norfolk
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No, don't do that unless you want someone to break your window MP! Open invitations like that often taken up in nasty ways! Here speaks the voice of a totally untrusting and suspicious old experienced dude.
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MamaPacker



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Location: Essex UK - Sarfend
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
lol we had a chap [about 18] knock on the door last year.. shifty looking.. smiled at me and said "allo" then looked past me at my work bag on the floor and spotted the blue and white checker board trim on my jacket and said "er... erm... I think it's the wrong 'ouse" and went on his way calling to his 'mate' who was across the road knocking on doors...

Never did find out what they were selling / doing but it did make me chuckle..
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NannyP



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: 86310 Nr St Savin
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Take a look at Kated's avi, see how she guards her chickens.... Very Happy
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MamaPacker



Joined: 20 Aug 2008
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Location: Essex UK - Sarfend
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does she train them?

I have three cats she could train up for me!! lol

One of my mates is making me up a leccie fence!
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kated



Joined: 01 Nov 2006
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Location: norfolk
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
NannyP wrote:
Take a look at Kated's avi, see how she guards her chickens.... Very Happy


Laughing Laughing
Yep, that's me - you can tell by the ample bum....
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NannyP



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
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Location: 86310 Nr St Savin
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hey Kate, remember we have met, so you can't get away with the "ample" word!!
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kated



Joined: 01 Nov 2006
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Location: norfolk
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That was 18 months ago.....I've been doing a lot of sitting since then! Laughing
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