[09:50] <czajkowski> aloha
[09:51] <slashbel> good morning
[09:52] <czajkowski> hey hows things
[09:53] <slashbel> grand, how was paddy's day down in the london commuter belt?
[09:53] <czajkowski> was in guilford
[09:53] <czajkowski> just hung out and relaxed
[09:54] <czajkowski> it was lashing rain s hung out with the chickens in the garden and jon cooked dinner :)
[09:57] <slashbel> hope you at least had some barry's tea ☺
[09:57] <czajkowski> I did :)
[10:05] <tdr112> czajkowski: did you have the day off yesterday or is that only in Ireland
[10:06] <slashbel> tdr112: they would only get the day off if one of the english overlords got married or spawned on the day
[10:07] <czajkowski> tdr112: working day over here
[10:07] <czajkowski> but we get other bank hols that ireland doesnt get so kinda evens out
[10:08] <slashbel> not quite
[10:08] <slashbel> iirc england gets one less
[10:09]  * slashbel gets two more than the english (work gives me good friday off)
[10:09] <czajkowski> I get good friday and easter monday off also
[10:09] <slashbel> aye, me too
[10:12] <slashbel> iirc the only bank holidays that england & wales gets but Ireland doesn't are Good Friday, the last Monday in May, the last Monday in August
[10:12] <slashbel> bank holidays we get but England & Wales do not: Paddy's Day, June Bank Holiday, August Bank holiday and Halloween
[10:23] <czajkowski> http://exastack.com/webcam/ chicken cam
[10:26] <ebel> Overall, England gets one less public holiday per year than ireland. But some public holidays are on differnet days
[10:26] <ebel> (e.g. the good friday example, august is a different one etc.)
[10:26] <czajkowski> yup
[10:27] <ebel> (Course, there are countries that get more public holidays than ireland or uk....)
[10:27] <slashbel> aye, we're behind the average and four weeks annual leave is not enough
[10:28] <ebel> czajkowski: is that your chicken cam?
[10:28] <czajkowski> YUP
[10:29] <czajkowski> one is in the hut aka berdcam andone out doors called runcam
[10:29] <czajkowski> I get 24 days annual leave
[10:29] <czajkowski> plus 4 days conference leave
[10:30] <czajkowski> it's weird working on teams where other countereiss seem to have a bank holiday at least once a month
[10:30] <czajkowski> some last 2 days
[10:30] <moylan70> chickens laid eggs yet?
[10:30] <czajkowski> moylan70: nope but close we think
[10:30] <czajkowski> the red bit on top the comb is getting very red
[10:30] <czajkowski> jon lets them out in the garden to potter about when he's there
[10:30] <czajkowski> it's very odd
[10:31] <czajkowski> but they run around the garden
[10:31] <moylan70> good way of dumping left over food chickens, turn it into eggs
[10:32] <ebel> do ye have them for pets? or for eggs? or for meat? :P
[10:32] <czajkowski> pets and eggs
[10:32] <czajkowski> they get picked up and cuddled daily
[10:32] <czajkowski> and they get really nice foods
[10:32] <czajkowski> and cd's to play with
[10:33] <ebel> o_O? how do they play with CDs?
[10:33] <czajkowski> they tap it
[10:33] <czajkowski> and kinda follow it about
[10:33] <czajkowski> same wth the lettuce at the bottom
[10:33] <czajkowski> it's on a string and they peck it and eat it
[10:33] <czajkowski> but with the cd they kinda tap it and it moves about
[10:34] <czajkowski> and the other chickens ta it and it swings again
[10:34] <moylan70> my uncle kept chickens. his neighbours 'loved' him
[10:34] <czajkowski> they makes lots of noise when strangers are about
[10:34] <czajkowski> and then they get used to you
[10:34] <czajkowski> we *tuck* them in at night and close the door so it's not too cold for them
[10:34] <czajkowski> does mean getting up at 6am to open it so they cna go outside
[10:35] <moylan70> with the increase in allotment thefts, are you not worried someone will nick them?
[10:35] <ebel> czajkowski: sounds like something that could be automated with a arduino/rasberry pi!
[10:36] <czajkowski> moylan70: it's in the back garden
[10:36] <czajkowski> walled off
[10:36] <czajkowski> ebel: I just poke jon :)
[10:36] <czajkowski> jut as automatic
[10:36] <czajkowski> trust me :)
[10:36] <ebel> heh
[10:39] <slashbel> most people don't mind the chickens… it's the rats that cause problems
[10:40] <slashbel> tis hard to keep chickens without attracting them rats
[10:40] <czajkowski> so far so good..
[10:40] <czajkowski> there is a cat next door which came for a look about
[10:40] <czajkowski> and the chickens yelled at it
[10:40] <moylan70> once you have birds and bird food you have mice and rats
[10:41] <slashbel> cats are evil though
[10:41] <moylan70> cats are optimal at elimunating rats but not house cats. stray cats, meaner
[10:41] <moylan70> misunderstood, not evil :-)
[10:41] <slashbel> try a little dog
[10:41] <slashbel> moylan70: cats try to kill me, therefore evil
[10:42] <moylan70> jack russel, but you'd have to house it in garden, not a house pet
[10:42] <tdr112> how many is there
[10:42] <tdr112> 4 ?
[10:46] <czajkowski> 4
[10:46] <czajkowski> 2 black and 2 brown
[10:46] <czajkowski> black ones are called Roast - it has a gammy eye
[10:46] <czajkowski> and perri perri
[10:46] <czajkowski> the brown ones are butterfly which is the smaller of the two brown ones
[10:47] <czajkowski> and the large hen which is a bit evil is called spatchcock
[10:47] <tdr112> how long do they last
[10:48] <tdr112> do they live for 2 years , 3 years ?
[10:48] <czajkowski> look a tthe cam
[10:48] <czajkowski> berd on the drnker
[10:48] <czajkowski> drinker
[10:48] <czajkowski> tdr112: hmm no idea his dad has them about 3 years
[10:48] <czajkowski> I'm not great at picking them up, you need to be firm but gentle and hold down their wings
[10:48] <czajkowski> as they flap about, but sit beside jon on the wall while he works away
[10:48] <czajkowski> so they are friendly