Well I had an exciting night last night.    Sit yourself down with a cuppa and I'll explain.

I was in my kitchen last night,  with the back door open, when I heard some kerfuffle and distress sounds from next door's chickens.  I wondered if a fox had got in,  as something killed his last birds too.
I phoned my neighbour's mobile to tell him he'd best go and check everything, but no answer, so tried his landline  - again no answer, so left a message.
In the end I got my steps out of the shed and had a look over the fence, and saw what the problem was.   One bird seemed to be locked out of it's pen and as it was dusk, she was in a flap trying to get in to roost with the others.
I couldn't get into his garden to help,  as my neighbour had locked up and gone out,  so there was nothing I could do.

Then about midnight I thought I'd best get off to bed, so let the dogs down the garden for their last wee,  and suddenly they went mad and dived in the shrubs barking like mad.   I shot down there to shut them up quick as it was very late at night,  but then heard all this squawking and fluttering,  so grabbed my torch,  and found it was next door's chicken in my garden!

I shut the dogs indoors quick, and sought a way to catch the darn thing as it had already panicked and knocked over some of my pretty plant pots and, I daren't let the dogs down the garden either.

In the end I managed to get the chicken along the side entrance where there is a gate at each end so it couldn't escape or do any damage,  then I got an old towel and eventually managed to throw this over the bird and catch it.   It was squawking and swearing at me but I held on to it and finally popped it into an old cat transport cage I have always kept.  Then what to do with it?

I remembered neighbour had a big problem last summer with a thing that chickens get called 'Red Mite',  and I didn't want to chance keeping it in my shed incase this bird had the mite and it would get into my woodwork,  so in the end I took it round to his house.   
By then it was about 12.40 a.m.  this morning!   His front room light was still on, but I daren't disturb him that time of night  (he's over 80),  but I found he hadn't locked his outside porch door,  so stuck the cage in his porch and came away.   That's all I could do. 

This morning he came round and brought my cage back and thanked me,  but then he said all the chicken wire on the pen  was falling apart and rusty and the bird had been out running around all day!
I was not amused.   If he knew the run was damaged why not mend it before now!   And he knew the bird couldn't get to bed,  yet just went out and left it to fend for itself!

I also told him about all the Rats which are coming in to get his chicken food.  He denied this,  so I told him to look properly, because there are tunnels all along our diving fence coming from his garden and what's more,  I have been baiting and they have taken NINE  lots of rat bait overnight in just the last two nights  - so don't tell me there is not a problem!!   
It's not easy me trying to bait safely where I can be sure  my own dogs can't get anywhere near it too.

I wish if people wanted animals they were more committed to caring for them properly,  its not fair on the animals and not fair to neighbours either.

Moan over.   

Quote from: klondike on May 29, 2026, 11:14:37 PMAt the risk of making things worse you could try windows phone link which removes the need for a cable but does require an app connecting on both plus both being connected to your WiFi ( which they may well be already) and the phone connected to the laptop with Bluetooth. They should all be one time setups though.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=windows+phone+link&hl=en

The most likely problem you have either usb is that the phone needs connecting foe phone transfer not just charging, the cable needs to support data and the phone needs to be open when you want to transfer.

Another option you could look at is Google photos. The phone can automatically backup photos to your Google account and you can access Google photos on.the laptop too.

Shouldn't it offer the option to 'Transfer'  automatically  though, Klondie?
I never even knew I could charge my phone from my computer.  I usually just plug it in the wall socket, not the p.c.

I get pretty fed up not being able to do these techy things.  It was so much easier with my old camera I used to have,  but a phone doesn't seem anywhere near as simple,  but thank you for trying.

Delboy was dodgy, but loveable too
Always doing a deal or two
Always playing 'Rodders' the fool
Always thinking himself real 'Cool' 
As another deal he would do.


Its supposed to be cooler today
But it isn't as yet  - no way

Delboy was dodgy, but loveable too
Always doing a deal or two
Always playing 'Rodders' the fool
Always thinking himself real 'Cool'

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Quote from: GrannyMac on May 29, 2026, 07:40:28 PMKlondike and I post Only Connect on here.  Its a different type of game.

https://letschat.club/index.php?topic=4246.msg179322#msg179322

Thank you - will have a go!