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The most adventurous are just starting to check out the new stuff. They now hide behind the wool hen instead of in it when something scarey comes down from above (another reason I want them out asap... I hate having to come from above them). They hid in it until late yesterday when I made a mistake. They were all in the hen when I came to clean their box, on impulse I closed the wool hen while I cleaned. I think it scared them. Especially the part where the lamp dropped on the box. It wasn't a fire hazzard, the unstable lamp is a small light therapy box light that doesn't get warm.
I didn't need to lock them in, they thoroughly enjoy the cleaning process, as long as I don't knock the lamp down, they just get so much in the way.
Last night, they were settling down in a pile behind the wool hen. I moved them into the hen and they stayed there for the night. We'll see if they will go in it today.
The picture shows the back end of the box. The white thing on top is a gel heating/cooling pack. I warmed that up instead of some of the water bottles lately. Yesterday and today it isn't heated, it is still there to cover the loops in the wool strips. The strawberry jam is the right height to support the roof as the brooder box isn't the sturdiest of boxes. They like to fly on and off it.
I didn't need to lock them in, they thoroughly enjoy the cleaning process, as long as I don't knock the lamp down, they just get so much in the way.
Last night, they were settling down in a pile behind the wool hen. I moved them into the hen and they stayed there for the night. We'll see if they will go in it today.
The picture shows the back end of the box. The white thing on top is a gel heating/cooling pack. I warmed that up instead of some of the water bottles lately. Yesterday and today it isn't heated, it is still there to cover the loops in the wool strips. The strawberry jam is the right height to support the roof as the brooder box isn't the sturdiest of boxes. They like to fly on and off it.