![\"Barley](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/barley_in_the_shed.jpg\")
<\/a>Barley in the shed<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Barley](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/barleys_nest_in_the-corner.jpg\")
<\/a>Barley has made a nest in the corner of the shed<\/p><\/div>\n
She looked so cute in the shed and sure enough this was just what was needed to speed Butterscotch to the end of this broody spell.<\/p>\n
Today she has stayed out of the nest box all day so normality has resumed which is just as well as today was even hotter.<\/p>\n
The girls were very quiet and spent their time sitting in the shade this afternoon. Emerald and Toffee at one point were standing with their wings held out and their beaks open. I think being a darker colour they feel the heat more.<\/p>\n
I usually give them frozen peas in a dish of water to cool them down but as we were really busy I gave them a dish of cold defrosted peas.<\/p>\n
![\"They](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/they_all_rush_over_to_the-dish_of_peas.jpg\")
<\/a>They all rushed over to the dish of very cold peas<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"They](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/they_soon_get_stuck_in.jpg\")
<\/a>They soon got stuck in<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"They](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/they_are_enjoying_the_peas.jpg\")
<\/a>They were really enjoying the peas<\/p><\/div>\n
I checked back a little later and the dish was empty. They had slices of melon and apple too so I hope that all these treats helped them on a hot day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are having a bit of a heat wave at the moment. Butterscotch usually stays broody for about fourteen days but yesterday was day eighteen which is her longest yet. I wasn’t happy about her sitting in the nest box … Continue reading