I have been transitioning my chicks outside for the past week. I have set up a dog crate in the run so everyone can get to know everyone. I have been taking the babies out in the evening and dutifully putting them in a separate section of the coop for the night. It was all going really well so yesterday I decided to make a small opening so the babies could get out of the dog crate to explore but the big kids cannot get in to pester them.
I assumed I would have to take the babies out again and put them in their section of the coop for bedtime. BUT those clever birds totally blew me away! I went out last night to move the birds and all 4 of the babies had gone into the coop with the rest and were all tucked around the biggest and baddest hen! You know her, she's the one that picks on EVERYONE and is super snoopy to boot!
There she was with those 4 babies tucked around her glaring at me like "What? You have a problem with this????"
Gawd I LOVE chickens.
I assumed I would have to take the babies out again and put them in their section of the coop for bedtime. BUT those clever birds totally blew me away! I went out last night to move the birds and all 4 of the babies had gone into the coop with the rest and were all tucked around the biggest and baddest hen! You know her, she's the one that picks on EVERYONE and is super snoopy to boot!
There she was with those 4 babies tucked around her glaring at me like "What? You have a problem with this????"
Gawd I LOVE chickens.