We woke to a beautiful sky.
The birds popped out of the coop: Lou, Bill, Weezy, Fitz..........BB stayed on the roost contemplating the meaning of life, or something. She wakes up with everyone but seems to enjoy lingering on the roost for alone time.
Weezy did a flying chicken jump up to the top of the small brown coop. This seems to be a comfortable spot for the new birds right now. Over the next week I will move those food and water dishes closer to the other hens. For now, it is a good spot for the young ones to adjust to (escape from) the old hens.
Lou, Bill, and Fitz checked off their morning to-do lists.
BB lingered on the roost.
The rain never stopped yesterday and it grew dark very early last evening. The old hens went to bed around 7pm (early for the summer) but Weezy and BB were still scratching around the coop. When I returned about an hour later, expecting to show the young hens to the roost, they were already perched there next to the old girls. The little chickens found their way. I was so pleased!
While it will take time for these five hens to settle in as a unified flock (doh! just heard big squawks from the coop!) progress was made yesterday. Here's to happy chickens today!
2 comments:
Excellent post!!!
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Thanks! That's really nice to hear!
Unfortunately, the elder chickens, two of them specifically, are still being awful bullies. I pulled them from the coop so the new girls and the one elder hen who is being nice can stretch their legs a bit. Think I will keep elders Fitz and Lou out for a few days so when they return they will be the odd hens out. Chicken society is complicated.
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