{"id":18509,"date":"2016-12-10T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18509"},"modified":"2016-12-10T16:25:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T16:25:01","slug":"the-little-girls-have-made-the-winter-shelter-their-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=18509","title":{"rendered":"The little girls have made the winter shelter their own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The little girls have really taken to the winter shelter. It is just perfect for them because it&#8217;s too small to interest the bigger girls. This is a good thing because if the shelter was big enough for all the girls the bigger girls would probably chase the little girls out and it&#8217;s the little girls that need a little extra winter protection.<\/p>\n<p>I am so pleased that they seem to love it and want to spend time in it because we all know that you can&#8217;t just make chickens do something because you think it&#8217;s good for them, they have to want to do it themselves and I think the fact that they love being in there may encourage them to go in during bad weather.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18537\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18537\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18537\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18537\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rusty_perched_in_the_shelter.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty perched in the shelter\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rusty_perched_in_the_shelter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rusty_perched_in_the_shelter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/rusty_perched_in_the_shelter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rusty perched in the shelter<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18538\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18538\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18538\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18538\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/freckles_soon_joins_her.jpg\" alt=\"Freckles soon joins her\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/freckles_soon_joins_her.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/freckles_soon_joins_her-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/freckles_soon_joins_her-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freckles soon joins her<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18539\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18539\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18539\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18539\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18539\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/emerald_evicts_freckles.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald evicts Freckles\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/emerald_evicts_freckles.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/emerald_evicts_freckles-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/emerald_evicts_freckles-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald evicts Freckles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Emerald has been throwing her weight about since Toffee went. I think she is trying to show the flock that she is firmly in top place now.<\/p>\n<p>She will intimidate the little girls into leaving the shelter but they bounce round in a circle and return once she has moved away. They are not bothered by the bigger girls for long.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18541\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18541\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18541\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18541\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/later_in_the_day-rusty_and_freckles_are-back_in_the-shelter.jpg\" alt=\"Later in the day Rusty and freckles are in the shelter again\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/later_in_the_day-rusty_and_freckles_are-back_in_the-shelter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/later_in_the_day-rusty_and_freckles_are-back_in_the-shelter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/later_in_the_day-rusty_and_freckles_are-back_in_the-shelter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Later in the day Rusty and freckles are in the shelter again<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18542\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18542\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18542\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18542\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18542\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/i_wonder_what_they_are_pecking_at.jpg\" alt=\"I wonder what they are pecking at\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/i_wonder_what_they_are_pecking_at.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/i_wonder_what_they_are_pecking_at-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/i_wonder_what_they_are_pecking_at-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I wonder what they are pecking at<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18543\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18543\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18543\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18543\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/they_have_made_this_their_own.jpg\" alt=\"They have definitely made this shelter their own\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/they_have_made_this_their_own.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/they_have_made_this_their_own-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/they_have_made_this_their_own-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They have definitely made this shelter their own<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They spend a lot of time pecking at tiny specks of dust in there. I have no idea why they do this but the little girls peck at specks all day all, over the run.<\/p>\n<p>I think this shelter is one of the best things we have done for the little girls. It seems to be a resounding hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The little girls have really taken to the winter shelter. It is just perfect for them because it&#8217;s too small to interest the bigger girls. 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