chicken rustling

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viettaclark

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chicken rustling
« on: May 18, 2010, 22:49 »
My neighbour informed me this morning about a friend who had 7 full size hens stolen while she was on holiday. Her Eglu cube was empty when her neighbour went to open the pop hole early in the morning.
Why does a theif steal older laying hens? Is there a market for them, for heaven's sake?
As it was local to me I am being vigilant. It's not foxes I'm worried about now!!!

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Re: chicken rustling
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2010, 05:39 »
The planning consultant looking after our 2 acres had 2 of hers stolen last week from her garden.

There are some sick sad people about.

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Sassy

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Re: chicken rustling
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 08:18 »
That's awful! Unfortunately there are a lot of people getting into chickens who would not realise they were mature hens. Anyone who would steal them would have no compunction in selling them off as pol >:( >:(
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted!!

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Kate and her Ducks

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Re: chicken rustling
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 15:16 »
I'm amazed they didn't steal the eglu too! They are expensive.
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

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Re: chicken rustling
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 15:38 »
me too but as it was a cube I don't think 1 person on their own could move it (unless it had the wheels on). Resale of these is so easy there are lots on ebay and they all fetch good money.
Staffies are softer than you think.


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