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<\/a>I have added sand to top up the girls dust bathing area<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The girls inspect the sand<\/p><\/div>\n
Honey is missing from these pictures because she has gone into the nest box.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Honey in the nest box<\/p><\/div>\n
Honey stayed in there for half the afternoon. Later in the afternoon there was honey’s first egg since her moult after a four month break. Well done Honey.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Bluebell’s egg is on the left, Pepper’s egg is in the middle and Honey’s egg is on the right<\/p><\/div>\n
The egg famine is over. Dotty has stopped laying at the moment, Bluebell never stopped, Pepper and Honey have started again and I am sure Amber will start too. The photo isn’t very good because the light indoors takes out all the colour, Bluebell’s egg is really blue. Usually I take my egg photos outside on the patio table as daylight is much better but it didn’t stop raining for one moment today so I wasn’t able to do that.<\/p>\n
The girls had taken a dust bath this morning so I will need to wait until tomorrow to see if they like their topped up dust bathing area. I am sure they will appreciate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have contemplated adding sand to the run because it’s so wet after so much continued rain. The amount we would need to make a difference would be an awful lot of sand and impossible to carry up to the … Continue reading