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<\/a>Sparkle’s feeding station<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Sparkle spent the day perched here above the table she wasn’t looking very happy<\/p><\/div>\n
Once again the other girls perched on the other side. By lunch time Sparkle was still sat here and everything on her feeding station was untouched. Even the sunflower hearts were still on the ground. Her dishes were just as I had left them in the morning.<\/p>\n
At five o’clock I decided this was pointless and opened up the gate.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The girls rushed in<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The girls soon cleaned up<\/p><\/div>\n
It seems that Sparkle is determined only to eat once a day so there seems little point in shutting her in all day. When I checked back a few minutes later she was sat with the girls and was obviously happier with them. She stood up as I got close because she is wary of me keep picking her up.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Sparkle is back with her flock mates<\/p><\/div>\n
So on to plan C. I will continue to separate her briefly in the morning to make sure she has the chance to eat as much as possible. I will then open the run and leave her to do as she wants. I can’t force her to eat and am beginning to feel that there is nothing more I can do for her. I would rather that she has the company of the flock and it will have to be up to her to eat or not. I think it’s time to wait and see how this goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning I separated Sparkle and set her up with her own feeding station. I threw out the morning corn and sprinkled some extra sunflower hearts as well into Sparkle’s part of the run. This is the only time she … Continue reading