{"id":10602,"date":"2015-04-04T14:52:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T14:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=10602"},"modified":"2015-04-04T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T14:52:26","slug":"another-sprout-stalk-for-the-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=10602","title":{"rendered":"Another sprout stalk for the girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three days ago I gave the girls another sprout stalk from the allotment. They immediately set to work on it.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A sprout stalk for the girls<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The girls missing from this photo are egg laying or practising in Toffee’s case<\/p><\/div>\n

\"As<\/a>

As the eggs are laid more girls join in<\/p><\/div>\n

Three days later the sprout stalk is pretty comprehensively stripped and yet it still gets attention before bedtime.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A bare sprout stalk after three days of fun<\/p><\/div>\n

\"It's<\/a>

It’s still getting attention<\/p><\/div>\n

\"There<\/a>

There is so little left on it<\/p><\/div>\n

\"It<\/a>

It still entertains though<\/p><\/div>\n

Despite being bare the girls are still pecking at the sprout stalk. I have long ago learned never to take anything away too soon. Things that look done to us still have extra value to be got by the girls. I only remove things when they completely stop getting any attention.<\/p>\n

I think we can safely say the girls have had good value from their sprout stalk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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