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A dry and warm day. We are supposed to get some rain over night and tomorrow.
I think I've mentioned, the hens dont like the male chick that looks most like Henry. They are more tolerant of the light coloured male chick we saved.
The grey pair generally keep out of trouble.
Henry is obviously liked by his hens so is the antipathy towards the white chick a result of the hens previous experience of Dig.
Something ancient in Henry's curled foot.
He was sun bathing.
We do seem to be having some problems at roosting time. The grey pair get quite anxious once the adults go to roost, but of course they are not allowed into the coop until the adults say it's okay. This in effect means when Carbon says it's okay.
It's easy to dislike second in command hens. They tend to be the tribes enforcers which is a job, their role. Carbon isn't the worst I've known by any means, that honour goes to a hen called Otic.
Anyway, currently the grey chicks get into the tree while the white pair get on the grit and shell bags by the fence. I thought I would see what happened if I sat on the coop extension roost bar. Difficult to get any sort of picture but there is the chick you can see on my shoulder and two on the other side.
They just jumped up there.
I did prise them off and put them on the ramp and after a bit of encouragement (a push ot two) they went in. I'm hoping this is a temporary difficulty. Three were on the roost bar when I looked in later. The white chick on the floor.
Not a bad day all round. I spent seven hours at the field, at least half of that spent watching chicken TV.
I think I've mentioned, the hens dont like the male chick that looks most like Henry. They are more tolerant of the light coloured male chick we saved.
The grey pair generally keep out of trouble.
Henry is obviously liked by his hens so is the antipathy towards the white chick a result of the hens previous experience of Dig.

Something ancient in Henry's curled foot.

We do seem to be having some problems at roosting time. The grey pair get quite anxious once the adults go to roost, but of course they are not allowed into the coop until the adults say it's okay. This in effect means when Carbon says it's okay.
It's easy to dislike second in command hens. They tend to be the tribes enforcers which is a job, their role. Carbon isn't the worst I've known by any means, that honour goes to a hen called Otic.
Anyway, currently the grey chicks get into the tree while the white pair get on the grit and shell bags by the fence. I thought I would see what happened if I sat on the coop extension roost bar. Difficult to get any sort of picture but there is the chick you can see on my shoulder and two on the other side.


I did prise them off and put them on the ramp and after a bit of encouragement (a push ot two) they went in. I'm hoping this is a temporary difficulty. Three were on the roost bar when I looked in later. The white chick on the floor.
Not a bad day all round. I spent seven hours at the field, at least half of that spent watching chicken TV.