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Thats hilarious @Ribh !
When F and I went out to check, Delta and Echo had each used their preferred nest boxes, so it all worked out in the end! We have now had three eggs in three days from Echo and two from Delta. Charlie has a nice red comb, so she might be close to laying, whereas Blue's comb and wattles are much paler. She might take longer.
We have some progress this evening; at roost time DH and I went out to see what was going on (expecting roof top squabbles) and there was no sign of Delta. On closer inspection, she had taken herself of to bed inside the coop without any intervention from us - yay!! We both went into the run to tell the girls it was bed time and Charlie very obediently walked up the ramp and into the house without any fuss. Echo and Blue needed some hands-on help and seemed to be waiting for us to pick them up; neither made any fuss or attempt to get away from us, in fact they each made some small talk and enjoyed a quick cuddle before being posted through the pop door.
It seems chickens learn fast! Their crops seemed fine too; thanks for the reassurance about that, I'm also learning fast.
I'm currently writing a review article of my coop for the contest. Hope to publish it in the next day or two.
When F and I went out to check, Delta and Echo had each used their preferred nest boxes, so it all worked out in the end! We have now had three eggs in three days from Echo and two from Delta. Charlie has a nice red comb, so she might be close to laying, whereas Blue's comb and wattles are much paler. She might take longer.
We have some progress this evening; at roost time DH and I went out to see what was going on (expecting roof top squabbles) and there was no sign of Delta. On closer inspection, she had taken herself of to bed inside the coop without any intervention from us - yay!! We both went into the run to tell the girls it was bed time and Charlie very obediently walked up the ramp and into the house without any fuss. Echo and Blue needed some hands-on help and seemed to be waiting for us to pick them up; neither made any fuss or attempt to get away from us, in fact they each made some small talk and enjoyed a quick cuddle before being posted through the pop door.
It seems chickens learn fast! Their crops seemed fine too; thanks for the reassurance about that, I'm also learning fast.
I'm currently writing a review article of my coop for the contest. Hope to publish it in the next day or two.
I only knew about the crop because my little Lottie is *yawning* constantly & I add to ask because I was worried about her. Ditto my hiccupper. 
My Australorp Charlie won’t squat for me generally (she’s still a pullet) although she has done a couple of times when I lifted her straight out of the henhouse. She flapped and carried on like she was being murdered but when I put her on the ground she squatted! So I stroked her until she decided “That’s enough of that!” and skipped off! My Isas will squat for me, although if Lucy’s not in the mood she’ll stay at arm’s length and I have to herd her to where I want her to go!
