{"id":34540,"date":"2022-03-10T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=34540"},"modified":"2022-03-10T17:06:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:06:33","slug":"the-new-girls-have-more-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=34540","title":{"rendered":"The new girls have more space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I closed off the bottom half of the run from the main flock. I then opened up the hatch so that the new girls could have half the run giving them more space to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They immediately went out into the new space and explored all the way round the run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-new-girls-have-a-bigger-space.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-new-girls-have-a-bigger-space.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-new-girls-have-a-bigger-space-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-new-girls-have-a-bigger-space-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>The new girls have a bigger space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-two-flocks-meet-at-the-end-of-the-run.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-two-flocks-meet-at-the-end-of-the-run.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-two-flocks-meet-at-the-end-of-the-run-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-two-flocks-meet-at-the-end-of-the-run-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>The two flocks meet at the bottom end of the run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-bottom-end.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-bottom-end.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-bottom-end-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-bottom-end-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Exploring the bottom end<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/meeting-at-the-gate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/meeting-at-the-gate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/meeting-at-the-gate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/meeting-at-the-gate-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Meeting at the gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-other-part-of-the-run.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-other-part-of-the-run.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-other-part-of-the-run-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-other-part-of-the-run-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Checking out the other part of the run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gold-and-spot-checking-each-other-out.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gold-and-spot-checking-each-other-out.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gold-and-spot-checking-each-other-out-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/gold-and-spot-checking-each-other-out-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Gold and Spot checking each other out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-way-back-to-their-familiar-part-of-the-run.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-way-back-to-their-familiar-part-of-the-run.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-way-back-to-their-familiar-part-of-the-run-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/checking-out-the-way-back-to-their-familiar-part-of-the-run-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Checking out the way back to their familiar part of the run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new girls went back to their familiar part of the run but when I checked again they were back down the bottom of the new part. They follow the rest of the flock and when the main flock is down the bottom end of the run these three were too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Gold and Spot like to keep checking each other through the wire they haven&#8217;t been pecking through the wire. I think they are ready to start mixing tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I have had young girls at this end of the year so I thought I would check on the internet at what age they can start on layers pellets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had it in my head that it was at six months because that is the age that they can start laying. However it said that they should start on layers at five months to get them ready for laying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is great news because it means I can mix the girls towards the end of March instead of the end of April. I was glad I checked and it won&#8217;t be long now before the the girls can be mixed together. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I closed off the bottom half of the run from the main flock. I then opened up the hatch so that the new girls could have half the run giving them more space to explore. 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