![\"Speckles](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/speckles_jumps_to_the_inner_gate.jpg\")
<\/a>Speckles jumps on to the inner gate<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Her](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/her-comb_is-magnificant.jpg\")
<\/a>Her comb is magnificent<\/p><\/div>\n
She jumps to my shoulder and I take a selfie but I am blind as to what I am going to get. I hold the camera to where I think she is and click.<\/p>\n
![\"Speckles](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/she_jumps_to_my_shoulder.jpg\")
<\/a>Speckles jumps on to my shoulder<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"You](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/she_is-near_the-roof_on_my_shoulder.jpg\")
<\/a>You can tell she is on my shoulder as she is just under the roof of the run<\/p><\/div>\n
I reach into the store cabinet for some sunflower hearts and stoop down so that Speckles can jump down safely as I throw out the seeds.<\/p>\n
![\"The](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/the_girls-scratch_together.jpg\")
<\/a>The girls scratch together for the seeds<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"They](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/seeds_before-bedtime.jpg\")
<\/a>They continue to scratch after the seeds have gone<\/p><\/div>\n
This is the bedtime routine and we go through the same routine first thing in the morning with a handful of corn.<\/p>\n
Just occasionally Speckles has jumped from my shoulder to the shelf in the store cabinet and attempted to help herself to the seeds until I lifted her down. Maybe that is a future photo opportunity. Her little habit is very endearing. She is such a sweetie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Speckles has become very much my girl. From such a shy start she has become quite attached to me. Her routine first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening is set like clockwork. She will always jump … Continue reading