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<\/a>Amber and Honey were the first to check it out<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Barley takes a look<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Toffee photo bombs<\/p><\/div>\n
I kept this photo because I rarely get a close up of Toffee as she is the most shy girl of all but for some reason she just ran towards the camera. The next two shots were too close.<\/p>\n
<\/a>It soon got their interest<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>They are all interested except Toffee<\/p><\/div>\n
Toffee never takes part in treats unless they are scattered on the ground. Again because she is shy she won’t get involved in treats if they are in any kind of container. If I have mash or fish in dishes I will drop some on the ground in front of Toffee so that she gets a share.<\/p>\n
Toffee is very much a loner and doesn’t get involved in a lot of the flock activities and yet she isn’t bottom girl. She will peck at Emerald to show Emerald that she is below her and Emerald in turn will peck at Peaches and Barley to let them know they are below her.<\/p>\n
Later when I returned I turned round the containers so that the girls could get to the other side of the corn cobs. By the end of the day the cobs were pecked bare. I think they had fun with this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning I decided to give the girls some corn cobs as a treat that would keep them occupied. I took three half corn cobs and cut them in half again so that I had six small bits and put … Continue reading