{"id":25560,"date":"2018-06-22T17:26:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T17:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25560"},"modified":"2018-06-22T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T17:26:39","slug":"the-chicks-space-has-just-got-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25560","title":{"rendered":"The chicks space has just got bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amy commented that perhaps the bamboo is too slippery for the chicks to grip as a night time perch and maybe that&#8217;s why they are reluctant to perch at night. Sometimes it just needs someone to point something out to you and then it seems obvious. Thank you Amy.<\/p>\n<p>Today I went to the pound shop for another broom handle. This is what the perches are on the wooden shelter and the chicks like to perch on those. I cut it down to size and sanded the cut end. Luckily it just fit through the slots in the trough. It was a really tight fit and I had to force it\u00a0through which is really good because it needs no wire and is really secure. It looks much more fit for purpose and much neater too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25570\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25570\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25570\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25570\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-box-has-a-new-perch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-box-has-a-new-perch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-box-has-a-new-perch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-box-has-a-new-perch-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The box has a new perch and fresh shavings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I intend to go out tonight and see if I can get them to perch on it.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I closed the gate and the wire at the far end of the run so that this half of the run is now closed to the main flock. I then opened the hatch and shooed the chicks through to the other part of the run.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25572\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25572\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25572\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25572\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-out-into-the-bigger-part-of-the-run.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-out-into-the-bigger-part-of-the-run.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-out-into-the-bigger-part-of-the-run-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-out-into-the-bigger-part-of-the-run-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks venture out into the bigger part of the run<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They didn&#8217;t get any further than this before they ran back in. I decided to leave the hatch open and let them discover it in their own time.<\/p>\n<p>I went out at five o&#8217;clock this morning as usual to let them out then returned to bed. I returned at half past seven and was surprised to be greeted by both flocks at the bottom of the run. Well done chicks!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25573\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25573\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25573\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25573\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i-was-surprised-to-see-them-at-the-bottom-of-the-run.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i-was-surprised-to-see-them-at-the-bottom-of-the-run.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i-was-surprised-to-see-them-at-the-bottom-of-the-run-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/i-was-surprised-to-see-them-at-the-bottom-of-the-run-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was surprised to see the chicks at the bottom of the run<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25574\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25574\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25574\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25574\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-looking-at-the-garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-looking-at-the-garden.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-looking-at-the-garden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-looking-at-the-garden-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue is looking out at the garden<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25575\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25575\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25575\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25575\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-mesmerised.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-mesmerised.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-mesmerised-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/blue-is-mesmerised-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She seems mesmerised<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It has been good to see them in both parts of the run today. Their world is gradually getting bigger. Over the weekend I may switch the flocks to opposite sides to get the chicks familiar with the entire run. I feel they are ready to venture further to get them ready for eventual integration. They have come a long way already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy commented that perhaps the bamboo is too slippery for the chicks to grip as a night time perch and maybe that&#8217;s why they are reluctant to perch at night. 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