The Poultry Keeper

Knobby

Well.....I took my own advice & put a small battery light in the Chook house to try and tempt them in..(instead of staying outside cheeping & looking scared)..and it worked....I didnt have to throw them in tonight !

Im such an expert Poultry man ! Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject:

Doris · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 14

I reckon they ran when they saw him coming tonight really Laughing

Only joking..good idea Knobby Very Happy

Doris

Knobby · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:55 pm Post subject:

My baby girls love me....mind u it is a bit creepy to have a swarm of 7 chickens around you whilst kneeling down in their pen !

David T · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Norfolk

Glad it worked Knobby.

I found a little battery powered one with a movement sensor that comes on for 2 minutes as they enter the coop, then switches off. Just long enough for them to perch.

Knobby · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

Im very pleased....and my first "proper" chook post too !!

jaydee67 · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject:

Well done knobby - on both counts!

tinacam · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 37 Location: London

Well done that man! Applause

I on the other hand tonight, had to chuck my chooks away slightly early, as I definately didn't want a repeat of last week!

Tina

poultry poofs · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:13 pm Post subject:

just being boring and going back to what this post was all about (poultry)big shock I know...we used to have the same infuriating game with the quail at night trying to get them in, having to catch them one by one and pushing them in the house.
Not any more,I discovered if I put the big torch in the house when its gone dark they all flock into the house within a minute or two and I can shut them in after removing the torch of course.
They all seem to want to go into the light Confused

any way I don't care so long as I don't have to try and catch them in the pouring rain any more.
Rich

nigel · Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 7:24 am Post subject:

You're lucky you have access to electricity. Up on the allotment we don't Sad

Glad your light worked for you though. I hope you didn't really throw those beautiful orpingtons into their house. (Admin might not be happy at Orpington abuse)

Nigel

David T · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Norfolk

I believe we were all talking 'battery' power Nige!

Have you had your caffeine this morning?

stephen · Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:

By then he'd have had it, but it takes a while to hit the blood stream.

chicken jules · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject:

I`m well impressed ....you clever boy!!!

Luv Jules

Bernie · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Lincolnshire

when i have new hens that cannot find their way to bed, i will go out to them at dusk and catch them and just put them in, usely after 2 to 3 nights they get the idea, although my Houdans prefer to sleep ontop of the coop instead of in it...... Shocked

so every night we have a litttle cuddle and back to bed they go. Wink

NannyP · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject:

Yep, my Shetlands have this routine of sitting on top of the Ark until I lift them, sqwawking into it Shocked

Tonight, one RedRoo has discovered the main coop, heaven knows what will happen when Thunderbolt (Pekin Rooster) realises he has a rival in the coop with all the hens Wink