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<\/a>This morning the new girls came straight out<\/p><\/div>\n
I threw some sunflower hearts into the new part of the run to encourage them to go out there.<\/p>\n
<\/a>They headed straight through the hatch<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>They like sunflower hearts<\/p><\/div>\n
Once the seeds were gone Butterscotch returned to the small, familiar, part of the run but Speckles went the full length of the run.<\/p>\n
Suddenly Peaches, Barley and Speckles were having a go at each other through the wire.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Now it’s Peaches and Barley’s turn<\/p><\/div>\n
They had their chests puffed out and their ruffs raised but there was no pecking. It was short lived and Peaches and Barley were the first to break away.<\/p>\n
It is always the top and bottom girls that do this. The top hen wants to keep her status and the bottom hens look for a chance to move up the pecking order. It is funny how even in this behaviour Peaches and Barley are, as always, together.<\/p>\n
I think that butterscotch will go straight in at the bottom of the pecking order. She has bothered none of the girls and they haven’t bothered her. It will be interesting to see where Speckles ends up in the pecking order. I think she will go well up and may even contest Topaz for top position. Topaz has never had a girl stand up to her before so her beak is being put out of joint at the moment. She was very vocal about the situation yesterday.<\/p>\n
The girls haven’t taken any further notice of each for the rest of the day. I think by the weekend I may get them together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I went out to the girls at quarter to six this morning as I couldn’t wait any longer. I opened the little coop and this time the new girls came out straight away. I threw some sunflower hearts into the … Continue reading