The Poultry Keeper

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Thanks to Jaydee for the Ascott link - my new water and feed thingies came today!!! Yippee!! Our chickens will feel much less like Steptoe and son now!!

Anyway - I thought I would have a play with them - putting them together and stuff!!
The green and white feed ones were a doddle (although a bit fiddly as the nuts and washers were very small.

Then on to the red and white water ones! Now how hard can it be to put a red bottom on a white holder??????? Well I was at it for ages - I just couldn't see how I could get the water in, stop it from falling out - and the chickens be able to drink from it. I even thought they'd sent me the wrong red bits.

Boy did I feel SO stupid when I realised I had the red things upside down!!! I think I even blushed even though I was on my own!!

Do I win the Numpty Award of the Week????

To funny

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Absolutely, the award is yours Wink

Just don't try Quiz Call then Wink

Actually, when mine were chicks I used to use just the base upside down for them

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Thank you for your support George ROFL Smile

What's quiz call when it's at home?

Debs

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Freeview Channel 37

lots of different quizzes, where you get the chance to phone in and win pounds,

bit addictive, though, I never phone premium rate numbers, but love working out the problems Wink

Lisa · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject:

Psst! Debs 2!! Just between you and me, while no-one else is listening....

You know how you fill it up with water upside down, then put the base on and turn it the right way up. Well, apparantly, if you put your finger over the hole before you turn it over, the water doesn't come out straight away and you don't get wet feet everytime Embarassed

But don't tell anyone else it took me ages to work that one out, okay.... Rolling Eyes

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

*whispers* " Thank you so much - will not have to wear wellies tomorrow now!!!"

(Maybe that could be one for Pete and Jackies top tips for newbies!!)

Laughing

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

oh wow, Lisa, thank you so much for that one. I am always soaked, especially with the new drinker I've just bought. I just couldn't work out where I was going wrong....now I know. Perhaps I ought to put in for the award too

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

NannyP · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:13 pm Post subject:

I couldn't work out how to fit the base to a red and while drinker either for a while, so you're certainly not alone Wink

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

I don't need to think of anything daft.....daft is what I do all the time!

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Oh! Nanny!! Thank you SO much!! I feel much better now!! LOL Laughing

Fangs · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:48 am Post subject:

o that quiz call is a nightmare. me and my dad stayed up till 12 on tuesday night waiting for a quiz to end so we could se the answer. had started at 9, and we gave up, and it still hadnt finished at 12.

lol, i had problems when i first got the chook feeders and drinkers, they were to stiff to go on.

Fangs

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Tell me about it, we stayed up for ages last night watching one puzzle, just so we could find out the answer, but we ended up going to slept before it was solved Crying or Very sad

NannyP · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:15 am Post subject:

You're all mad Laughing

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London