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<\/a>Amber is in the nest box and is being watched by Barley, Peaches and Emerald<\/p><\/div>\n
Well Barley is actually watching me at the moment but all three do seem interested in what Amber is getting up to.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Honey is joining the party<\/p><\/div>\n
Honey is just coming through the pop hole and now has Barley’s attention.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Honey joins Amber in the nest box<\/p><\/div>\n
Barley and Peaches only have eyes for each other.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Honey is now in the nest box with Amber<\/p><\/div>\n
Emerald and Peaches watch Honey and Amber while Barley’s attention returns to me.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Even Toffee has a look through the pop hole<\/p><\/div>\n
This was the first time that Toffee joined in although only from the pop hole. \u00a0Honey had left the nest box at this stage.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Sparkle goes in after the other girls have left<\/p><\/div>\n
Once I had finished cleaning the girls left but Sparkle came in for a quick scratch around before I closed the coop.<\/p>\n
This has been the morning routine for a while now and yet the odd thing is none of the girls lay their eggs in the main coop. They just seem attracted to the coop as soon I have my head and hands in there as if I am the trigger for them all to come and join in. I know it’s to do with them all getting ready to lay again but I wonder why there is this communal behaviour in the mornings.<\/p>\n
I love the interaction though and it makes me smile as I clean up each morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning when I went out to poop pick the coop I actually remembered to take my camera with me and the girls didn’t disappoint. As soon as started to clean the coup the girls came running. Well Barley is … Continue reading