{"id":19467,"date":"2017-02-22T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=19467"},"modified":"2017-02-22T17:31:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:31:25","slug":"spring-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=19467","title":{"rendered":"Spring behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"

With spring on it’s way, hormones raging and egg laying beginning or about to begin, the girls behaviour is changing. They have a new found confidence and all of them including the little girls are more vocal.<\/p>\n

Suddenly Emerald and Speckles are jumping on the inner gate again, each time I enter the run, and Speckles goes from there to my shoulder. Peaches and Barley jump on my back when I poop pick and the Freckles has become quite vocal, giving out a repetitive little call each time I go in the run.<\/p>\n

They all look amazing and all their combs are getting bigger and redder. It is lovely to see how spring causes the girls to blossom.<\/p>\n

\"Speckles<\/a>

Speckles and Emerald jump on to the inner gate when I open the outer gate<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Where<\/a>

Where has Emerald gone?<\/p><\/div>\n

Emerald always jumps back down to the patio but Speckles always jumps from the gate to my back.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A blind selfie of Speckles on my back just below my neck<\/p><\/div>\n

She snuggles into my neck and I have to stoop down to let her dismount. It is funny how they were doing this last year and then this behaviour just stopped through the winter. As soon as spring approaches and the girls are getting ready to lay this behaviour starts up again.<\/p>\n

I have no idea why they do this but they do seem to gain in confidence as they approach egg laying. It is amusing and I quite like the interaction that this gives me with them. They are my funny girls!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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