{"id":7076,"date":"2014-03-01T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2014-03-01T16:57:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T16:57:07","slug":"a-little-patch-of-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=7076","title":{"rendered":"A little patch of sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The chicken run gets plenty of sun in summer but only a little in winter, that is when it&#8217;s not raining of course. As with the last few weekends, today once again, we had a one day break from the rain with blue sky and sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>There was a little patch of sun in the corner of the run and the girls all piled into the corner to sit in the sun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7090\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/some_sun_in_the_corner_of_the_run.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7090\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7090\" alt=\"Some sun in the corner of the run\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/some_sun_in_the_corner_of_the_run.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some sun in the corner of the run<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had to take this from outside as I knew that as soon as I opened the gate the girls would come running to me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7091\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snoozing_in_the_sun.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7091\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7091\" alt=\"Snoozing in the sun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snoozing_in_the_sun.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snoozing in the sun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As I expected the girls did come running to me but they wandered back to their patch of sun.<\/p>\n<p>I did a few chores in the run and the sun moved round. The girls moved to the new patch of sun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7093\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/the_sun_has_moved_round_to_the_branch_perch.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7093\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7093\" alt=\"The sun has moved round to the branch perch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/the_sun_has_moved_round_to_the_branch_perch.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun has moved round to the branch perch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As I approached with my camera Pepper jumped down to greet me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7094\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/in_the_sun.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7094\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7094\" alt=\"Perching in the sun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/in_the_sun.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perching in the sun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pepper jumped back up causing Dotty to jump down.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7095\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/one_up_one_down.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7095\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7095\" alt=\"One up and one down\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/one_up_one_down.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One up and one down<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dotty sprang back up and Bluebell jumped down, she is under the perch. It&#8217;s like musical chairs on this perch! I love how they always find the sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chicken run gets plenty of sun in summer but only a little in winter, that is when it&#8217;s not raining of course. 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