My cousin's kids count as "pests", right?

[kuntrygirl]

Yes, they count as pests AND Predators. You forgot that one.

I don't like bad kids!

 

[Cass]

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OMG, I'm gonna p** myself I am laughing so hard.

 

[crtrlovr]

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[crtrlovr]

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OMG, I'm gonna p** myself I am laughing so hard.

x2

 

[dewey]

Awww, that's too bad about the eggs and missing chick. Reunions can be hectic. Sounds like the only ones there that had the time to watch/attempt to control the misbehaved kids were locked away -- the roosters.

Hope the chick shows up.

 

[cassie]

Years ago when I had friends and relatives with small children who came to visit, I would make a point of talking to the kids themselves, on their level, and explain to them what was expected of them and what the rules were. Meaning what was and what was not allowed. This prevented a lot of problems. Sometimes kids misbehave out of ignorance rather than malice. It is hard for them to respect the rules if they don't know what the rules are. On the very few occasions when there was a child that was out of control, I would simply tell the parents to take their darling home because I coud not guarantee his safety. I had the advantage because I did not care whether my relatives liked me or not. If they did fine, and if they didn't, that was OK too. I don't have this problem any more because the only relative I now have with children is a niece who thinks I am a savage because I raise and butcher my own meat chickens and wouldn't dream of setting foot on my property. I do what I can to make sure she does not change her opinion of me.

 

[magicpigeon]

Thanks for all the responses

However, like you have all said, I also assumed by then 7 year olds would be more responsible. Especially a GIRL...

We found the chick hiding near the agapanthuses bordering the neighbour's yard. He/she is fine reunited with his mother, since we found him at about 7:00PM before the sun had fully set. The roosters though are fairly aggressive and the parents beforehand had "expressed concerns" about letting the kids free range with them. I had to chuck the pigeon eggs by then, I put the back in but the mother abandoned the nest

The good news though, is that my chicken eggs are all still okay. But those kids are seriously hyper. The younger one found the pigeons eggs and the older, not to be outdone, raced off in search of more eggs. They are going back to Hong Kong (city slickers, may I add?

) on the 1st of march so I suppose no more family reunions until after that

 

[desertdarlene]

That's great about the chick, but too bad about the pigeon eggs. Perhaps she will try again later. At least you know the kids are going to be far away now.

What kind of pigeons do you raise? It looks like a racing pigeon in your avatar.

 

[team edward]

My cousins live in a city and they are always excited to go to "the farm".

But I think if you told them a scary chicken story, they would be scared of them. My cousins are

 

[Pinky]

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Yeah, one of my cousins are scared of my chickens now for that reason