MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

This is what I like about Barnevelders. They've got particularly good britches.

 

[LozzyR]

It looks gorgeous.

It was a paddock for a couple of decades!

 

[MaryJanet]

It was a paddock for a couple of decades!

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains.

Something something...
Drought and flooding rains.

She called it!

 

[MaryJanet]

Nap time is over. Snack time has commenced.

That usually means playfight time will start in 10 minutes.

 

[BY Bob]

I've made an appointment for the pullets to have a checkup with Mark the vet. It'll be early morning on the 18th.

Great idea.

 

[BY Bob]

Can anyone else see Edie's tiny red wattles?

I can! How adorable!

 

[BY Bob]

I'm going to put the ladder in the pullets room and put a couple of branches between the top level of the cat tower and the ladder. I don't like to think of them sleeping all night with their feet flat. I hope they'll be more comfy holding onto a branch.

Roosts here, where it can get very cold in the winter, are designed so that their feet are flat. This is to assure that their feet are covered by feathers when they roost in sub freezing temps. If they curl too tight around a roost their toes can stick out and suffer frost bite.

I am telling you this so that you don't worry too much about their feet being curled when they sleep. It will be fine if they sleep with them flat. Mine mostly do that all the time.

 

[BY Bob]

Ah. I have seen a flaw in my plan.

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How long will it be before the pullets roost on the top step of the ladder? One night? 5 minutes? Something like that.

They will be up there faster quickly I would bet.

 

[LozzyR]

Roosts here, where it can get very cold in the winter, are designed so that their feet are flat. This is to assure that their feet are covered by feathers when they roost in sub freezing temps. If they curl too tight around a roost their toes can stick out and suffer frost bite.

I am telling you this so that you don't worry too much about their feet being curled when they sleep. It will be fine if they sleep with them flat. Mine mostly do that all the time.

Actually yes, mine do too.

 

[LozzyR]

My mum said I could have this book.