The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Radio topic          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc Author Message Clucky Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 2152 Location: Shropshire Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:09 pm    Post subject: Radio topic OH heard a radio topic about a thief in the area stealing chickens on demand....seems that an Orp can bring as much as £99! Lock down your hatchs Shropshire Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14312 Location: Hampshire Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:47 am    Post subject: OMG!! Keep your birds safe everyone! Back to top Viv Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Northumberland Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:16 am    Post subject: Isn't it awful when you have to worry about thieves and low life trying to earn a buck I have put signs up" Beware of the dogs" on all my gates!! My postie and all the people I care about know but any deterrent to keep our "Family" safe is what I'll do. I am also investing in some good locks for my runs. Most important is the neighbourhood watch as we are all spread out we find we look out for each other and any odd bods watched like a hawk (No window twitchers thou ) Local rural police called couple days ago to advise outbuildings of neighbours broken into so people rummaging argghh!!! Its when you have land seperate from the house that must be a bigger worry for folk on here. Here's to safe chooks everywhere Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:26 pm    Post subject: i always put enter at your own risk dogs running loose ,with a pic of my german shepard ,ideally with a very large bowl of water and a chain in sight Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14312 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:06 am    Post subject: Read this today - very worrying for everyone. http://tinyurl.com/3nk7d6 Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8263 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:16 pm    Post subject: mum phoned last night to tell me that there had been something on the midlands news about hens being stolen to order Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 9868 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:41 pm    Post subject: battery operated double glazed window alarms(cheap to buy) 1 half on gate 1 half on post(down low out of eye line) they scream when contact broken ..........effective Back to top Henwife Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 2715 Location: Monmouthshire Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:25 pm    Post subject: Guinea fowl make pretty good watchdogs and are very noisy when anything untoward disturbs them at night. Back to top Ally_J Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Shrops/Powys Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:09 pm    Post subject: It has been a hectic week I was contacted last weekend by a family in shropshire and confirmed that their chickens - Silkies and pekins had been stolen. These were pet birds of a five year old! the family were in the Shropshire Star and then I helped them on Radio Shropshire to raise awareness of chicken thefts, I then had an interview yesterday on BBC radio 4 on farming today. I was hoping that by raising awareness we could help prevent anymore large thefts, but I have seen on another forum more birds have been stolen in Hampshire Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14312 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:01 am    Post subject: Which forum Ally_J & where in Hampshire? Back to top Ally_J Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Shrops/Powys Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:12 am    Post subject: I saw it on pekinbantams - here is the link http://www.pekinbantams.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=29769 I notice that there is now another theft mentioned! Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14312 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:40 pm    Post subject: Thanks for that. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group