{"id":6529,"date":"2013-12-31T15:46:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T15:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=6529"},"modified":"2013-12-31T15:46:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T15:46:09","slug":"new-years-eve-with-the-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=6529","title":{"rendered":"New Years Eve with the girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the relentless rain I have been struggling with mud in the run despite it being fully under cover. I decided to buy a bag of wood chip and put it over the ground on the part of the run with the bushes. This used to be where the girls most liked to hang out but despite the plastic roof panels and plastic sheet over that side of the run it is still wet. The water seems to drip down inside the fence panels and the girls have constantly muddy feet. I thought the wood chip would give them something to scratch in and a better surface for their feet.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The girls haven’t yet plucked up the courage to step into the wood chip<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dotty<\/a>

Dotty and Bluebell have a peck at the wood chip<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The little girls step onto the wood chip<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The little girls watch Dotty pecking at the wood chip<\/p><\/div>\n

\"All<\/a>

All five girls scratching in the wood chip<\/p><\/div>\n

Once the girls realised the wood chip was safe to stand on they had a great time scratching in it and their feet look much cleaner. It will give them a better start to the New Year.<\/p>\n

Bluebell and Dotty both laid eggs today. I have completed my egg record for the year and it is as follows:<\/p>\n

Jan – 58, Feb – 62, Mar – 76, Apr – 76, May – 82, June – 89, July – 88, Aug – 82, Sept – 69, Oct – 49, Nov – 30, Dec – 26. \u00a0Total eggs for 2013 – 787.<\/p>\n

Thank you girls for all your lovely eggs and more than that for your entertaining ways and affection. Happy New Years to my girls, to everyone out there and to their girls too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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