As if it’s not hard enough getting the big girls and the little girls together without a battle, both sides are now engaging in their own battles. For a while there has been a bedtime battle going on with Pepper trying to keep Bluebell from joining her and Dotty on the coop roof and Pepper has left peck spots on Bluebells comb.<\/p>\n
Now there is a battle going on between Amber and Honey. I looked out of the window this morning and the bantys were going at each other like mad. They had chests out, hackles raised and were flying at each other. I had forgotten that the big girls went through this when they growing up but because the bantys are more flighty, it looks like much more dramatic. They fly at each other about two or three feet from the ground and the battles are more prolonged.<\/p>\n
By the time I got out to them Amber was pottering about while Honey was behind the bush. She did come out to see if I had treats so she was unharmed but soon returned to the bush. My husband saw them at it again later during the day.<\/p>\n
This afternoon I took all the girls a treat of halved corn cobs. I usually put in two for the three big girls and one for the two little girls. Amber and Honey had always shared one with no problem until now. Now Amber wouldn’t let Honey near it and gave her some hard pecks if she came near. I ended up removing the corn cob and cutting it in half, then placing the two halves at opposite ends of their space. Even then Amber did what our big girls have done in the past, she would move from her bit of corn to Honey’s and Honey would move on to the other bit. They played musical corn cobs but at least honey had a chance to have some.<\/p>\n
I am amazed that this tight little pair have suddenly started sparring like this. It’s already obvious that Amber, despite being the smaller of the two, is top girl out of these two. We have a very clear order of one down to five which is: Pepper, Dotty, Bluebell, Amber and Honey at the bottom. I wonder if this new battle will effect the big battle for better or for worse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As if it’s not hard enough getting the big girls and the little girls together without a battle, both sides are now engaging in their own battles. For a while there has been a bedtime battle going on with Pepper … Continue reading