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<\/a>The new girls stayed in the area they were used to<\/p><\/div>\n
I tried herding them to the other part of the run but they would just run straight back to their part. I decided to remove the feeding station and close off this part of the run so that it was like it had been before but with the new girls on the other side of the gate.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The new girls are in the dryer top part of the run<\/p><\/div>\n
Jasmine was the only one to chase the new girls from the food. As usual it is the bottom girl who wants to assert herself and move up the pecking order.<\/p>\n
I put a feeding station either side of the wire as Jasmine couldn’t be in both places at once and added one more dish of chick crumb by the little shelter. I thought this might encourage them to use the shelter.<\/p>\n
While in their part of the run the new girls had found all of the perches so I am hopeful that they will perch in the chicken shed at bedtime. I think that once they have spent a night in the chicken shed they will become more used to the top part of the run.<\/p>\n
I will open up their part of the run tomorrow but with no feeding station in there. It will give them more places to get away but will hopefully get them used to the rest of the run where the food and water is.<\/p>\n
I will report back tomorrow on how it goes at bedtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have been feeling that the new girls were ready to integrate with the main flock but we had family staying for the weekend so I decided to leave it until they had left so that I could spend time … Continue reading