Roosting seems to be our Waterloo.
I was really pleased to see Regan, who seems to be the leader in most things [though not all] made an attempt to lead everyone up the stairs to bed last night. Unfortunately for her, Patricia dropped a thin shelled egg from the roost just then & the flock erupted in their efforts to scoff the mess, then Soda lost her balance & plummeted like a cannonball...
My normally sedate older girls were behaving like the junior rugby mess hall & the Littlies lost their courage.
Olivia & Desdemona decided right underfoot was the safest place to be
I started with Regan because it was obvious she wanted to roost & was ready to go to bed, then added Portia & Glorianna. Regan & Gloriana are a tight pairing but they didn't get it right last night & there was a lot of neck twinning & heads up periscopeing as they each made sure the other was right there. They ended up deciding they didn't want to run the gauntlet of the nasty peckers & took the lowest roost.
My Little Frizzles were braver & refused to budge from the 2nd roost but I think the Biggies have the same problem as everybody else; they can't figure out which end is which so aren't sure where to peck.
Desdemona was happy to roost on the outside of them but Ceres opted to try for the top roost. Luna is always a safe bet & she shot into the tiny space between Luna & Beatha.
So this is how they were arranged when I left for the night...
This morning I was really pleased to see everyone had made it downstairs by the time I arrived, despite the curtain, & all is quiet on the Western Front.
