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<\/a>Corn on the patio<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The girls mingle with the help of some corn<\/p><\/div>\n
We felt it was going really well. The one who took most notice of the new girls, was as we had suspected it would be, Blossom (formerly my Bluebell). Blossom as bottom girl, was determined to show them that they were going to stay below her in the pecking order. It wasn’t anything too bad though, mostly just running at them and just an odd peck to the back of the neck.<\/p>\n
Jackie decided to open up the gates again so that the new girls could return to the run if they wanted to and they immediately went back into the run. While we chatted and kept an eye on them the new girls became a bit more brave and came out of the run again on their own.<\/p>\n
They started to explore a bit and Ruby came over to the patio door.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Ruby seemed intrigued by her reflection in the patio door<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A close up of Ruby<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Ruby and Chelsea stick together<\/p><\/div>\n
It was a bit like two gangs, as Jackie put it, with the old girls in one gang and the new girls sticking together.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The patio furniture seemed to make them feel safe<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A close up of Chelsea<\/p><\/div>\n
Chelsea seemed to like the safety of the patio table.<\/p>\n
We agreed that it had gone really well and I think they will all be fine together. We are sure that the new girls will soon grow in confidence and soon the flock will be used to free ranging together. A job well done I think and I will be checking in on their progress as usual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A couple of weeks ago I spent some time with Jackie while integrating her new girls in their walk in run for the first time. It went really well and Jackie has continued to mix the flock in the run … Continue reading