=== zmoylan1 is now known as zmoylan [09:50] aloha [09:51] good morning [09:52] hey hows things [09:53] grand, how was paddy's day down in the london commuter belt? [09:53] was in guilford [09:53] just hung out and relaxed [09:54] it was lashing rain s hung out with the chickens in the garden and jon cooked dinner :) [09:57] hope you at least had some barry's tea ☺ [09:57] I did :) [10:05] czajkowski: did you have the day off yesterday or is that only in Ireland [10:06] tdr112: they would only get the day off if one of the english overlords got married or spawned on the day [10:07] tdr112: working day over here [10:07] but we get other bank hols that ireland doesnt get so kinda evens out [10:08] not quite [10:08] iirc england gets one less [10:09] * slashbel gets two more than the english (work gives me good friday off) [10:09] I get good friday and easter monday off also [10:09] aye, me too [10:12] 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] bank holidays we get but England & Wales do not: Paddy's Day, June Bank Holiday, August Bank holiday and Halloween [10:23] http://exastack.com/webcam/ chicken cam [10:26] Overall, England gets one less public holiday per year than ireland. But some public holidays are on differnet days [10:26] (e.g. the good friday example, august is a different one etc.) [10:26] yup [10:27] (Course, there are countries that get more public holidays than ireland or uk....) [10:27] aye, we're behind the average and four weeks annual leave is not enough [10:28] czajkowski: is that your chicken cam? [10:28] YUP [10:29] one is in the hut aka berdcam andone out doors called runcam [10:29] I get 24 days annual leave [10:29] plus 4 days conference leave [10:30] it's weird working on teams where other countereiss seem to have a bank holiday at least once a month [10:30] some last 2 days [10:30] chickens laid eggs yet? [10:30] moylan70: nope but close we think [10:30] the red bit on top the comb is getting very red [10:30] jon lets them out in the garden to potter about when he's there [10:30] it's very odd [10:31] but they run around the garden [10:31] good way of dumping left over food chickens, turn it into eggs [10:32] do ye have them for pets? or for eggs? or for meat? :P [10:32] pets and eggs [10:32] they get picked up and cuddled daily [10:32] and they get really nice foods [10:32] and cd's to play with [10:33] o_O? how do they play with CDs? [10:33] they tap it [10:33] and kinda follow it about [10:33] same wth the lettuce at the bottom [10:33] it's on a string and they peck it and eat it [10:33] but with the cd they kinda tap it and it moves about [10:34] and the other chickens ta it and it swings again [10:34] my uncle kept chickens. his neighbours 'loved' him [10:34] they makes lots of noise when strangers are about [10:34] and then they get used to you [10:34] we *tuck* them in at night and close the door so it's not too cold for them [10:34] does mean getting up at 6am to open it so they cna go outside [10:35] with the increase in allotment thefts, are you not worried someone will nick them? [10:35] czajkowski: sounds like something that could be automated with a arduino/rasberry pi! [10:36] moylan70: it's in the back garden [10:36] walled off [10:36] ebel: I just poke jon :) [10:36] jut as automatic [10:36] trust me :) [10:36] heh [10:39] most people don't mind the chickens… it's the rats that cause problems [10:40] tis hard to keep chickens without attracting them rats [10:40] so far so good.. [10:40] there is a cat next door which came for a look about [10:40] and the chickens yelled at it [10:40] once you have birds and bird food you have mice and rats [10:41] cats are evil though [10:41] cats are optimal at elimunating rats but not house cats. stray cats, meaner [10:41] misunderstood, not evil :-) [10:41] try a little dog [10:41] moylan70: cats try to kill me, therefore evil [10:42] jack russel, but you'd have to house it in garden, not a house pet [10:42] how many is there [10:42] 4 ? [10:46] 4 [10:46] 2 black and 2 brown [10:46] black ones are called Roast - it has a gammy eye [10:46] and perri perri [10:46] the brown ones are butterfly which is the smaller of the two brown ones [10:47] and the large hen which is a bit evil is called spatchcock [10:47] how long do they last [10:48] do they live for 2 years , 3 years ? [10:48] look a tthe cam [10:48] berd on the drnker [10:48] drinker [10:48] tdr112: hmm no idea his dad has them about 3 years [10:48] I'm not great at picking them up, you need to be firm but gentle and hold down their wings [10:48] as they flap about, but sit beside jon on the wall while he works away [10:48] so they are friendly