The morning tumble

I have been out to the girls at quarter to seven some mornings just as the automatic door on the chicken shed is opening and other mornings it’s already open depending on whether it is a dull or bright morning. This morning it was very dull and overcast so I decided to take my camera with me and see if I could catch the girls coming out.

It all happens so fast that I missed some of the girls as my camera is really slow in poor light and by the time it clicked I had missed the shot. I am sure there may be a way round this but as I am not technical and also need glasses  (or contact lenses) for both short and long sight, it’s more than I can cope with and I take a “point and click” attitude to my photo taking. I usually manage to get some good photos by taking lots of them.

I am using all the photos that I took this morning in an attempt to show the speed that the girls tumble through the pop hole now that we have the perch height right for them. When the perch was too high for them to get down easily the pop hole would open and none of the girls would come out. They then managed their decent one by one leaving Butterscotch still on the perch trying to work out how to get down. Now Butterscotch is one of the first to emerge through the pop hole.

Topaz was the first to emerge and was already out by the time the camera had clicked the shot and Butterscotch was out before I managed to click again.

Topaz was the first out as soon as the door started to lift

Topaz was the first out as soon as the door started to lift

Butterscotch is just inside the door ready to tumble out but she was out before the camera clicked again and I got Speckles ready to to come out instead.

Speckles is next

Speckles is next

That is Butterscotch’s tail at the bottom of the photo.

Speckles is out

Speckles is out

Peaches and Barley are out followed by Toffee

Peaches and Barley are out followed by Toffee who squeezes underneath the door

Emerald was next, also missed, followed by Honey.

Honey is out

Honey is out

Once again by the time the camera clicked Honey was already out.

All eight girls were out before the door was half way up.

This is proof that the girls can get down from the perches and out as quickly as they like. They are also settling in the evening easily now so all in all the chicken shed is working well and the perches are now at the perfect height.

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