{"id":4223,"date":"2013-05-15T09:22:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=4223"},"modified":"2013-05-15T09:26:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T09:26:03","slug":"chicken-alarm-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=4223","title":{"rendered":"Chicken alarm clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am a very light sleeper and look at the clock quite often in the morning between dozing. I have been getting up between half past five and quarter to six to let the bantys out at six o’clock or a bit before six, each morning. This morning I looked at the clock at five o’clock and again at half past five before dozing off again.<\/p>\n

The sound of chickens shouting woke me with a start and I realised it was six o’clock. I leapt out of bed and ran straight out to the girls to see what was wrong. There was no sign of anything wrong but although I was talking to the girls, Bluebell just wouldn’t stop shouting at the top of her voice.<\/p>\n

I opened the bantys coop and they tumbled out and instantly Bluebell stopped shouting as if a switch had been flicked. All was calm and silent. Could it really have been because I was a little late letting them out! Surely that couldn’t be it, could it? There was no sign of anything amiss and all remained quiet once the little girls were out with Bluebell watching them like a hawk as usual. Who knows what goes on in that little chicken brain!<\/p>\n

Yesterday I bought the bantys their own feed dish to replace the ramekin dish they have been using. It fits quite nicely on top of their upturned pot.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New feed dish<\/p><\/div>\n

The bantys are getting used to me now and will let me get closer to them.<\/p>\n

I also dug over both sides of the run. I thought maybe if the big girls side is completely dug over they won’t immediately head into the other side when I open the gate. It probably won’t work but I have to try everything I can think of.<\/p>\n

\"Both<\/a>

Both sides of the run are dug over<\/p><\/div>\n

Bluebell and Dotty both have the exactly the same tail up posture while watching the bantys. Pepper as top hen, is definitely the least bothered by them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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