{"id":18002,"date":"2016-11-09T15:57:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T15:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18002"},"modified":"2016-11-09T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T15:57:10","slug":"mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18002","title":{"rendered":"Mornings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every morning when I poop pick the chicken shed the three little girls keep me company. They spend the time that I am in there scratching and pecking at the shavings. I have to be very careful where I put my feet and if they scratch shavings on to my boots they peck at my boots.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as I have finished and leave the shed they follow me out and go about their day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18035\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18035\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18035\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18035\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18035\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/the_little_girls_always_keep_me-company_in-the_shed_in_the_mornings.jpg\" alt=\"The little girls always keep me company in the mornings\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/the_little_girls_always_keep_me-company_in-the_shed_in_the_mornings.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/the_little_girls_always_keep_me-company_in-the_shed_in_the_mornings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/the_little_girls_always_keep_me-company_in-the_shed_in_the_mornings-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The little girls always keep me company in the mornings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can see my pot and disposable glove in the background, I had just finished picking up when I stopped to take a few photos.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18036\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18036\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18036\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18036\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i_dont_know_why_they_like-scratching-in-the_shavings.jpg\" alt=\"I don't know why they like scratching in the shavings\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i_dont_know_why_they_like-scratching-in-the_shavings.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i_dont_know_why_they_like-scratching-in-the_shavings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i_dont_know_why_they_like-scratching-in-the_shavings-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don&#8217;t know why they like scratching in the shavings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There was some mash left from the day before so I put it in the store cabinet overnight and put it back on the patio when I had finished picking up in the shed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18037\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18037\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18037\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18037\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brave_little_girls.jpg\" alt=\"Brave little girls\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brave_little_girls.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brave_little_girls-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brave_little_girls-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brave little girls to eat from the dish at the same time as Peaches<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18038\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18038\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18038\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18038\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/they_share_the_mash_with_peaches.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty and Freckles share the mash with Peaches\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/they_share_the_mash_with_peaches.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/they_share_the_mash_with_peaches-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/they_share_the_mash_with_peaches-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rusty and Freckles share the mash with Peaches<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was surprised to see Peaches and the two little girls sharing the mash. They usually have to wait their turn when the bigger girls have moved away and this is the first time I have seen both sized girls at the same dish. Progress! The flock do seem more united these days which good to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every morning when I poop pick the chicken shed the three little girls keep me company. They spend the time that I am in there scratching and pecking at the shavings. 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