{"id":22413,"date":"2017-08-26T08:38:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T08:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=22413"},"modified":"2017-08-26T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T08:38:24","slug":"some-fun-for-the-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=22413","title":{"rendered":"Some fun for the girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We pruned the shrub that grows in the chicken run as it had grown through the weld mesh and was looking a bit odd. The girls like to reach up from the branch perch and peck at the leaves so we thought we would put the pruned bits in the run for them. They had a great time pecking at the leaves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22428\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22428\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22428\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22428\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/some_pruned_branches_from_the_chickens_shrub.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/some_pruned_branches_from_the_chickens_shrub.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/some_pruned_branches_from_the_chickens_shrub-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/some_pruned_branches_from_the_chickens_shrub-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some pruned branches for the girls<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22429\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22429\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22429\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22429\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rusty_still_has_a_fluffy_bottom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rusty_still_has_a_fluffy_bottom.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rusty_still_has_a_fluffy_bottom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rusty_still_has_a_fluffy_bottom-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rusty still has a clean and fluffy bottom<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22430\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22430\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22430\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22430\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cinnamon_is_too_busy_in_a_dust_bath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cinnamon_is_too_busy_in_a_dust_bath.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cinnamon_is_too_busy_in_a_dust_bath-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cinnamon_is_too_busy_in_a_dust_bath-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cinnamon is too busy in a dust bath to join in<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After I had given the girls a pot of growing leaves, to decimate, I thought that there would be nothing to lose from seeing if they would regrow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22431\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22431\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22431\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22431\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the_girls_greens_are_regrowing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the_girls_greens_are_regrowing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the_girls_greens_are_regrowing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the_girls_greens_are_regrowing-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The girls greens are regrowing<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I am pleased to see that they are regrowing. I think the girls will have some more fun with these at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>The shrub that they are enjoying has also grown huge on the inside of the run. I have decided that I will prune that part at a later date so that they can enjoy the pruned branches again on another day. It is good to get maximum fun for the girls from the greenery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We pruned the shrub that grows in the chicken run as it had grown through the weld mesh and was looking a bit odd. 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