At 8.40, we tip toed up the garden to see what was occuring! It's a truely amazing thing but they were they lined up in a row to make their way up the ladder.... very strange.. so we came back in...
8.50 we went back up again and only two left!!!! Hazel was in and out alot.... but eventually she was up there, and as soon as her tail feathers were in - Shoop! It was shut!
Night girls....
Sunday 3 August 2008
Coopers great home coming!!!
So the time came on saturday to go and collect Cooper from Claires where he'd been having a luxurious holiday! We could have left it until sunday, but in for a penny, in for a pound!
He already knew that something was going on, because the odd construction that had been occuring in his garden.... so we explained to him that he had some new playmates in the garden at home waiting for him and that they were all going to get on famously....... It was obvious however, that he was not listening as he hates the car and clearly had his paws in his ears with his head pointing the other way!!!!
We parked in the hole in the back and let him out and he scampered up the steps to make his way in, when he stopped dead! There was something in the house!!!! Man he flew over there like a rocket - the girls unfortunately were not ready to recieve visitors and went completely mad, which threw Coops into a flurry which made them squeak and fly back and forward up and down the run, bumping into the perches and sides, feathers everywhere... mess......
We got coops to make a sharpe exit, and those of you who know him know the only way to do that is pick him up and run for the house! the girls settled immediately, but there was a bit of blood on some beaks from too much bashing occuring.
Coops then became a soldier at his post by the back door! We decided on approach number two.... we took him up there on a lead, much crying from him, and a small amount of clucking from them.......
Approach number three was to put him on his garden spike attached to his long lead and let him run about! The girls were fine with this, coops however was very frustrated!
We retired in doors... what to do???? We decided to go on the offensive with the water pistols which we got to stop the girls pecking at eachother, so why not use it on the dog???
Off we went back up there with coops on a lead and a fully loaded water pistol..... after many squirts and surprised looks he did eventually settled down... so we retired back in for a conference and much research on fencing!!!
He already knew that something was going on, because the odd construction that had been occuring in his garden.... so we explained to him that he had some new playmates in the garden at home waiting for him and that they were all going to get on famously....... It was obvious however, that he was not listening as he hates the car and clearly had his paws in his ears with his head pointing the other way!!!!
We parked in the hole in the back and let him out and he scampered up the steps to make his way in, when he stopped dead! There was something in the house!!!! Man he flew over there like a rocket - the girls unfortunately were not ready to recieve visitors and went completely mad, which threw Coops into a flurry which made them squeak and fly back and forward up and down the run, bumping into the perches and sides, feathers everywhere... mess......
We got coops to make a sharpe exit, and those of you who know him know the only way to do that is pick him up and run for the house! the girls settled immediately, but there was a bit of blood on some beaks from too much bashing occuring.
Coops then became a soldier at his post by the back door! We decided on approach number two.... we took him up there on a lead, much crying from him, and a small amount of clucking from them.......
Approach number three was to put him on his garden spike attached to his long lead and let him run about! The girls were fine with this, coops however was very frustrated!
We retired in doors... what to do???? We decided to go on the offensive with the water pistols which we got to stop the girls pecking at eachother, so why not use it on the dog???
Off we went back up there with coops on a lead and a fully loaded water pistol..... after many squirts and surprised looks he did eventually settled down... so we retired back in for a conference and much research on fencing!!!
OMG it's an egg!
Well....................... I was just on the phone to nanny and went up the see the girlies and THERE WAS AN EGG ON THE FLOOR!!!!!! Much jubilation!!! No idea who's responsible but, we certainly wasn't expecting one so soon.
I made poor Nick go in a rescue it in case it got trampled on! Penny was sitting next to it, but didn't look like she was owning up!!!
I rushed it still warm inside a straight to the scales! A whole 36gms. Small but perfectly formed. What a clever girl!!!
1st Morning
Well, we charged down the stairs fairly late, about 8am as we don't want them to get used to getting up too early.... I am always very conscious of Karen....
We swiftly collected the camera and hot footed it down the garden. Will me hovering at the door end Nick pushed the cube door open... We could hear feet scrabbling about and when it opened there they were all hogging the door way looking out as if to say 'blimey it's daylight, what shall we do now?'
Babette was the first one to make an exit attempt.... graceful is not a word that springs to mind I must say... the was a lot of noise as her feet tried to make contact with the ladder, and much flapping as she tried to keep her upright and steady.......... it didn't work... she flapped down and landed with a 'boof'. Then went like a rocket to the food! She was closely followed by Sweetie, also not a ballerina.... then they all came on mass, with much clucking and flapping.... Then all to the food for breakfast, it appears that there was a famine during the night!
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