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ChicoryBlue said:
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Thank you Bob! The fence has been down since Queenie flew over it yesterday. I've been observing and it's not much worse than yesterday so far. I brought mash out this morning and let Queenie out about 5-10 mins before I opened the Buckeyes pop door (I wanted to get the icy snow off their coop and run top, anyway). Not sure which is better, she being there already when they come out, or letting her out second, but I think the first because she gets a few minutes of un-harassed eating, then they are totally occupied eating while she hangs around.

After they were done they set upon Queenie as a group but she submitted and kept moving away. They've done that three times, but also Queenie isn't getting trapped yet. They did get her against and under the ladder when I went to get the makeshift sawhorse wood, I saw the end of it, but she seems unharmed so far.

She's been avoiding the small boxy area next to that carrier in the bump-out, which I've been worried about and I'm taking away this morning, so I wonder if she's being smart about her situation, she seems very aware of her exit points, at least in every encounter I see, she's keeping her head low, watching, seeing how far the other hen wants to go, letting it pass if the other hen doesn't persist, and positioning herself to move away if need be. Sometimes she's momentarily pointed in toward a crevice (between the fence roll and the tall waterer) but I see it protects her head, all they can peck is her back and butt, and they don't have long attention spans for this activity. It goes in short bursts.
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Do you have perches at different heights @ChicoryBlue ? Specifically above hen head height and eye line. If she needs to get away Queenie could disappear straight up. Out of sight, out of mind as it were.
 
RoyalChick said:
Not only is it no longer 2020, it is also Friday!
Here is Dotty’s fluffy butt. Looks like I need to clean her up a bit tonight.

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She also claimed top bunk for her egg this morning forcing Diana down to the lower bunk. I know it is Dotty's egg because as usual it is covered in s**t (I am really hoping she will grow out of that, but I suspect it is an anatomical issue so will probably be with her/me for life).

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And just because, here are Maggie and Diana enjoying a corn cob still frozen from the stash I keep in the freezer.

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I love that hanging corn cob. Pinata! 😍
 
BY Bob said:
They don't have to be saw horse high, just high enough to get Queenie out of easy break range. Check out this photo of Lilly going after Maleficent and Aurora back in the day when I was integrating them. A haybale works great too if you can find one them. Phyllis used the hay bale to get away from meanies a lot.
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Should have read ahead... 🙄 I knew I'd heard this idea before. 😝
 
Aussie-Chookmum said:
I love that hanging corn cob. Pinata! 😍
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Yes! A New Year's day treat for the Princesses.
I got the Pinata idea from @BY Bob who does it with cabbage. Giving them the corn when it is frozen means they get hours of entertainment from it.
And if they are entertained .. .. .. then so am I :lau
 

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