It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel
on edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed
and pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)
--
Sacha

Sacha wrote:
It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel
on edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed
and pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)

I hate strong wind, always have done. Which considering I grew up on
the coast, you'd think I'd have got used to it. I suspect it's related
to having always had long hair, it's really unpleasant in the wind.

On 2009-11-18 17:12:33 +0000, said:

Sacha wrote:
It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel
on edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed
and pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)

I hate strong wind, always have done. Which considering I grew up on
the coast, you'd think I'd have got used to it. I suspect it's related
to having always had long hair, it's really unpleasant in the wind.

I was born and grew up on a small island and I still hate it. It's
just so aggressive, somehow. I even prefer fog to that and love the
sound of the fog horns. What's left in the garden in flower is getting
a real bashing and leaves are flying around like mad things. Even the
dog is thinking twice about going outside and has to be 'encouraged'!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-11-18 17:12:33 +0000, said:

Sacha wrote:
It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel
on edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed
and pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)

I hate strong wind, always have done. Which considering I grew up on
the coast, you'd think I'd have got used to it. I suspect it's related
to having always had long hair, it's really unpleasant in the wind.

I was born and grew up on a small island and I still hate it. It's just
so aggressive, somehow. I even prefer fog to that and love the sound of
the fog horns. What's left in the garden in flower is getting a real
bashing and leaves are flying around like mad things. Even the dog is
thinking twice about going outside and has to be 'encouraged'!
--

Personally I hate wind, but my two cats go nuts when it's really windy, and
race around in the garden like the racing demons they are. Fortunately they
get tired quickly and come in, collapse, and sleep for about four hours (or
until supper time, whichever is first).

s.

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel on
edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed and
pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)
--

It's been rather windy in Leics too, blew me down the garden to feed my
chickens this morning ;-)
Has calmed down now.

On Nov 19, 1:38*am, "Christina Websell"
wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message

... It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel on
edge, I wonder. *I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed and
pummelled when I'm outside, too. *By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. *;-)
--

It's been rather windy in Leics too, blew me down the garden to feed my
chickens this morning ;-)
Has calmed down now.

My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies.
I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time?

Judith

Judith in France wrote:
My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies.
I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time?

Our egg production doesn't seem to have gone down at all, except
for 1 of the 3 layers seems to have stopped completely. But last
time she did that we ended up finding a nest of hidden eggs months
later! (Don't /think/ she has anywhere to hide now!)

Judith in France wrote:
On Nov 19, 1:38 am, "Christina Websell"
wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message

... It's blowing again -
what is it about high winds that makes people feel on
edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed
and pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's
pretty easy-going. ;-)
--

It's been rather windy in Leics too, blew me down the garden to feed
my
chickens this morning ;-)
Has calmed down now.

My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies.
I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time?

Not if they are young

On Nov 19, 1:27*pm, Aries wrote:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:20:06 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:
My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies.
I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time?

I miss my henny pennys *Not sure if we'll have any where we are now as
our garden is small, and not only that we're very near to a farm shop that
sells free range eggs pretty cheaply so not a lot of point really in having
our own hens. *But they do make interesting and productive pets
--
Power is not only what you have
but what the enemy thinks you have.
~Saul Alinskyhttp://ariesval.co.uk/val/

Val, I got your message re the other place we post in. I don't know
what happened you just disappeared off my screen, I'll send you an
invite maybe that will make you appear again?? :-)

What happened to your hens, did you prepare them for the freezer or
did the new owners inherit them? I have a friend who keeps a couple
of hens in an Eglu and a run in a small garden. Susie was the one
here who helped me to get an Eglu, bless her. I just hope our Tina is
having a night off and is not reading this, Tina doesn't like Eglus,
fortunately I like her and don't mind her dislike of them :-) Coooee
Tina? Sigh... relief, she's not here.

Judith

Judith in France wrote:
On Nov 19, 1:27 pm, Aries wrote:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:20:06 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:
My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies.
I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time?

I miss my henny pennys Not sure if we'll have any where we are
now as our garden is small, and not only that we're very near to a
farm shop that sells free range eggs pretty cheaply so not a lot of
point really in having our own hens. But they do make interesting
and productive pets --
Power is not only what you have
but what the enemy thinks you have.
~Saul Alinskyhttp://ariesval.co.uk/val/

Val, I got your message re the other place we post in. I don't know
what happened you just disappeared off my screen, I'll send you an
invite maybe that will make you appear again?? :-)

What happened to your hens, did you prepare them for the freezer or
did the new owners inherit them? I have a friend who keeps a couple
of hens in an Eglu and a run in a small garden. Susie was the one
here who helped me to get an Eglu, bless her. I just hope our Tina is
having a night off and is not reading this, Tina doesn't like Eglus,
fortunately I like her and don't mind her dislike of them :-) Coooee
Tina? Sigh... relief, she's not here.


Oh yes I am! LOL!

Tina

On Nov 20, 8:34*am, Aries wrote:
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:51:50 -0000, Christina Websell wrote:
Judith in France wrote:
On Nov 19, 1:27 pm, Aries wrote:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:20:06 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:
My chickens love the wind, they skip along like little old ladies.
I'm still getting eggs Tina, is that usual at this time?

I miss my henny pennys Not sure if we'll have any where we are
now as our garden is small, and not only that we're very near to a
farm shop that sells free range eggs pretty cheaply so not a lot of
point really in having our own hens. But they do make interesting
and productive pets --
Power is not only what you have
but what the enemy thinks you have.
~Saul Alinskyhttp://ariesval.co.uk/val/

Val, I got your message re the other place we post in. *I don't know
what happened you just disappeared off my screen, I'll send you an
invite maybe that will make you appear again?? *:-)

What happened to your hens, did you prepare them for the freezer or
did the new owners inherit them? *I have a friend who keeps a couple
of hens in an Eglu and a run in a small garden. *Susie was the one
here who helped me to get an Eglu, bless her. *I just hope our Tina is
having a night off and is not reading this, Tina doesn't like Eglus,
fortunately I like her and don't mind her dislike of them :-) *Coooee
Tina? *Sigh... relief, she's not here.

Oh yes I am! *LOL!

Tina

Aha, now I realise who Tina is - hi Tina *Why don't you like Eglus? *Mind
you I've never had one - only wooden poultry arks, or sheds.

--
Wise men speak because they have something to say;
Fools because they have to say something. ~ Platohttp://ariesval.co.uk/val/

Oh Don't get her started :-) Tina and I agree to disagree without
rancour. Tina is very experienced in keeping hens, apart from her
dislike of Eglus, I do take the rest of her advice LOL

Judith

"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:36 +0000, Aries

wrote:

We have a surplus to requirements plastic cat toilet that would probably
make a
chicken a lovely home. Any reason why a cheap cat toilet is not suitable
for
housing a chicken?
--

If you are trying to be stupid you are making a good job of it.

Tina

On Nov 19, 6:46*pm, Aries wrote:
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:38 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:
What happened to your hens, did you prepare them for the freezer or
did the new owners inherit them? *I have a friend who keeps a couple
of hens in an Eglu and a run in a small garden. *Susie was the one
here who helped me to get an Eglu, bless her. *I just hope our Tina is
having a night off and is not reading this, Tina doesn't like Eglus,
fortunately I like her and don't mind her dislike of them :-) *Coooee
Tina? *Sigh... relief, she's not here.

We passed them on to a farming neighbour as we were moving house and didn't
want the responsibility of them at the time. *I do miss them tho. *I was
brought up having hens around and as you know we had hundreds of free range
hens when we were farming. *

Who is Tina ?
--
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me !http://ariesval.co.uk/val/

She just posted below, phew, I was waiting to be told off for the
Eglu :-)

Judith

On 2009-11-19 13:24:59 +0000, Aries said:

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:38:20 -0000, Christina Websell wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel on
edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed and
pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)
--

It's been rather windy in Leics too, blew me down the garden to feed my
chickens this morning ;-)
Has calmed down now.

Very blowy here in Mid Devon too - grey and miserable looking too but
mildish still.

Ditto in South Devon. We have had strong winds all morning and then
every so often there's a gust that just howls the place down.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On 2009-11-19 13:28:34 +0000, Aries said:

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:26:31 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-11-19 13:24:59 +0000, Aries said:

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:38:20 -0000, Christina Websell wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel on
edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed and
pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)
--

It's been rather windy in Leics too, blew me down the garden to feed my
chickens this morning ;-)
Has calmed down now.

Very blowy here in Mid Devon too - grey and miserable looking too but
mildish still.

Ditto in South Devon. We have had strong winds all morning and then
every so often there's a gust that just howls the place down.

So damaging too especially to our plants

I know. I'm watching a Seagull rose beiing thrashed about. Luckily,
much of it is tied into ropes along the pergola but some shoots have
escaped and are behaving as if they have a life of their own.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon