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<\/a>Amber is in the apple tree and Honey and Dotty really want to join her<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Dotty has made it into the apple tree even she is too big for such a small tree<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Dotty precariously balances<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Amber jumps down and Bluebell takes Honey’s place on the little girls favourite log<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Amber finds another perch watched closely by Honey<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Dotty and Bluebell, the only two girls laying eggs at the moment, take some grit together<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Meanwhile Pepper and the little girls preen together<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Honey and Dotty were at the water together but as Dotty moved out of shot I decided to leave this photo of Honey as it shows how nice and red her comb has become<\/p><\/div>\n
I just love the way the girls do everything together. It illustrates perfectly that they are flock creatures and happiest together despite some pecking order rituals at times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With all the continuing rain we are having, I decided to buy another bag of wood chip to make a thicker layer in the part of the run that the girls like to hang out most. The existing wood chips … Continue reading