The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Caught in the act!          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc Author Message jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5152 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:00 pm    Post subject: Caught in the act! Today I was cleaning out the hen house, stopped while I spoke to dad on the phone - surrounded by chickens who wouldn't go out into the sunshine, and a pinky brown egg was laid right in front of me by one of my 2 suspects. Had to end call to grab chciken so I could leg ring her - now I know which one to keep! Also threw out all the chickens, have some that never want to leave the hen house and today was far too nice for that, I was out, kicked Craig out to play and the chickens were going out too! lol! Will probably have to go out and shove them all back in now - some don't like the rubber matting I have at the pop hole, but it's the only way to keep the starlings out! Back to top AtomicRooster Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 995 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:10 pm    Post subject: Rubber matting ?? Do tell or pic Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5152 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:03 pm    Post subject: I cut a car mat into strips and nailed it in front of the pop hole. I was having a lot of probs with starlings coming ito the hen house, making a mess and eating all the food. Some of the chickens aren't too keen on it but my food bill has gone right down! Back to top thewinkingtiger Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:12 pm    Post subject: Ooh I'd love to see an egg actually being laid! What a lovely thing for you to identify your suspect ROFL! Great idea for the door BTW! Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16285 Location: Hampshire Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:23 am    Post subject: Glad you found out which one it was. We don't have rubber matting, just ordinary curtains on our pop hole. We started using it when we had a bluetit go in & wasn't able to find it's way out again. Luckily we haven't got a crow or magpie problem, but plenty of starlings! 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