{"id":25587,"date":"2018-06-25T06:41:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T06:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25587"},"modified":"2018-06-25T06:41:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T06:41:31","slug":"the-chicks-try-out-the-other-side-of-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25587","title":{"rendered":"The chicks try out the other side of the run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I decided to switch the girls to opposite sides of the run. I separate the three sections then bribe the main flock into the bottom half of the chicks section with some sunflower seeds having closed the hatch. Then I opened the gate and herded the chicks to the other side then close the gate and open the hatch.<\/p>\n<p>I put another water bottle on the chicks side plus their water dish and chick crumb dish. I left a water dish plus the water bottle on the other side and added the girls usual pellet dish.<\/p>\n<p>The main flock were happy to have a different dust bath area and the metal table and wooden shelter to sit on plus the other perches. The chicks hung around the food and water dish at first but as the afternoon wore on they explored the bottom of the run. They perched on the log and the bottom rung of the ladder.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25597\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25597\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25597\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25597\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-girls-are-looking-at-each-other-from-opposite-sides.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-girls-are-looking-at-each-other-from-opposite-sides.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-girls-are-looking-at-each-other-from-opposite-sides-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-girls-are-looking-at-each-other-from-opposite-sides-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The girls looking at each other from the opposite sides of the run<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25598\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25598\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25598\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25598\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-are-on-the-other-side-of-the-gate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-are-on-the-other-side-of-the-gate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-are-on-the-other-side-of-the-gate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-are-on-the-other-side-of-the-gate-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks are on the other side of the gate<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25599\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25599\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25599\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25599\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-on-to-the-patio-area.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-on-to-the-patio-area.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-on-to-the-patio-area-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-venture-on-to-the-patio-area-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks venture on to the patio area<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25600\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25600\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25600\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25600\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-find-the-log.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-find-the-log.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-find-the-log-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-find-the-log-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks find the log<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the end of the day I used the same system to switch them back again and both lots seemed happy to be back on their own side once more. The main flock take no notice of the chicks and visa versa. I am hoping that this integration should be easy as both sides are used to each other and their has been no interest through the wire at all.<\/p>\n<p>I think we will soon be ready for the next stage but I want the chicks to be familiar with the entire run before mixing them. So far it&#8217;s been going really smoothly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I decided to switch the girls to opposite sides of the run. I separate the three sections then bribe the main flock into the bottom half of the chicks section with some sunflower seeds having closed the hatch. 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