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<\/a>All three come out and head for the food<\/p><\/div>\n
We decided to tackle putting on the leg rings, it was much more difficult to catch them than we thought it would be. We managed to pick up Pepper and get the purple ring on but the others were having none of it and either hid behind the coop or under the big shrub. We decided to leave it for another day as we didn’t want to stress them.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Putting a purple leg ring on Pepper<\/p><\/div>\n
We gave them some noodles as a treat which they loved. I got this idea from “Spice Girls<\/a>“. As the day progressed and we kept checking in on them, they became much braver and gradually explored the whole of the enclosure and were comfortable with us being close to them. In the afternoon they had their first dust bath under the shrub with Dotty the smallest and youngest being the first and most vigorous to do so.<\/p>\n The first dust bath<\/p><\/div>\n At 7.30pm we went to check on them again and found that they had already put themselves to bed. They were all in the nest box and chirruping away to each other. I do want them to use the perches eventually but as they are getting settled in, have decided to leave them be for now. We were pleased to hear them sounding so happy and feel they have come on in leaps and bounds for their first day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I checked on the chickens first thing and they were out happily in the dog crate. I decided to leave them and wait until the rest of the family were up to unleash them into the wider world. My eldest … Continue reading <\/a>