Ok bit of snow today - enough to be fun - and beautiful the snow doesn't normally stay too long, we're too close to the sea here - but when it arrives it is lovely. Karin met me at the door again - happy to see a friendly face pop out with some food. Nice to see her of course - her escapee antics not going without notice today - in the snow I could see where her footprints had been - so I kinda got a clue as to where the wandering hen goes when she is off out of the hen run! By the looks of it she doesn't wander far!
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| Karin, escapee hen extraordinaire........ |
Anyway - we've often wondered about the whole dog/hen thing - we've a cairn terrier - feriocious beast (not) - more likely to lick you to death than actually do any bodily harm. But, with the hens we've often worried about how he'll be. Um anyway, today we found out - hen at front door - dog dashing out to play in the snow...................the two of them met all of a sudden! No interest from Peedie - hen only interested in any tasty treats he had!
With all this snow and gale force winds - we've been talking about moving the hens into the byres by the house - which we've now got to use for free from our landlord. They'll be happier there nice and warm - we're still getting 6 eggs a day from them - so we want to look after the girls. I'll miss seeing Karin at the back door every day - but I'm sure she'll figure out how to wander round from the new byre..............
Today we decided - between the showers and the wind to move them into the warm - they can be inside when the need to be and then out when the weather is fine straight into the neighbouring field. We moved the house, then one by one - the animals left the outdoor chicken run under an arm and went into their lovely warm now byre - they're sleeping now when I checked on them a peedie (small) bird was asleep in there too, I hope he had his tea too with all the hen food in there - I'm sure they've plenty to share - tomorrow we'll let them see where the new byre leads too - a lovely field by the house full of adventures for them.
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| Karin and Peedie - do dogs speak hen? |
Today we decided - between the showers and the wind to move them into the warm - they can be inside when the need to be and then out when the weather is fine straight into the neighbouring field. We moved the house, then one by one - the animals left the outdoor chicken run under an arm and went into their lovely warm now byre - they're sleeping now when I checked on them a peedie (small) bird was asleep in there too, I hope he had his tea too with all the hen food in there - I'm sure they've plenty to share - tomorrow we'll let them see where the new byre leads too - a lovely field by the house full of adventures for them.
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ReplyDeleteMy blogging all seems superficial as I have plenty of thoughts but not much action. Roll on January!
Action is highly overrated - thoughts and planning always good!
ReplyDeleteLovely that you've met the hens! xx
Love the picture of peedie and Karin :)
ReplyDeleteHens have such characters!
Thank you dreamer - I'm sad they are in the byre as I can't see them first thing - but I'll work it out - love watching them - characters right enough - we've named all 6 of them after our lodgers - from our old house - Karin - was particularily adventurous!! x Hope you're keeping warm
ReplyDeleteMax met the chicken today and he seemed to think she was something to play with - so I've got some work to do there
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Oh dear I hope that went OK..............I'm off to talk to them in a moment - I want to let them into the field - but want to make it clear they have to not wander off............!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Having rescued a traumatised hen with a bare bottom from the attentions of a cousin's dog, I find it rather lovely that yours is clearly not going to terrorise such excellent egg-layers! Nice to think of them all cosy in the byers while the Orkney weather does its worst.
ReplyDeleteI'd not trust him as far as I could chase after him - he's more interested in their food than the acutal chickens thankfully at the moment.
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