{"id":9547,"date":"2014-11-07T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T15:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2014-11-07T15:56:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T15:56:05","slug":"pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9547","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I bought the girls a pumpkin and have been giving them a chunk every few days. At first it is always a scrum to get the seeds then they take turns pecking at the flesh. It lasts all afternoon and I find one big chunk is okay because as some of the girls tire of it the next ones get their turn. When I put smaller chunks in it ends up in the dirt and they lose interest in it whereas a big chunk stays put on the patio.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9550\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/amber_and_peaches_try_the_pumkin.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9550\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9550\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/amber_and_peaches_try_the_pumkin.jpg\" alt=\"Amber and Peaches try the pumpkin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber and Peaches try the pumpkin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Topaz being top girl got the first go at the pumpkin but by the time I returned with my camera she had lost interest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9551\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/amber_gets_some_of_the_fibrous_part.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9551\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/amber_gets_some_of_the_fibrous_part.jpg\" alt=\"Amber gets some of the fibrous part\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amber gets some of the fibrous part<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Peaches and Barley are never far apart and you can see Barley on the right hand side of the photo tucking in to the pellets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9552\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/barley_joins_peaches_at_the_pumkin.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9552\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/barley_joins_peaches_at_the_pumkin.jpg\" alt=\"Barley joins Peaches at the pumpkin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barley joins Peaches at the pumpkin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think Barley is getting ready to lay soon. The last few mornings when I have been cleaning the coop she has been really vocal and has come in and had a scratch around in the nest box. I can&#8217;t wait to be getting some eggs again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I bought the girls a pumpkin and have been giving them a chunk every few days. At first it is always a scrum to get the seeds then they take turns pecking at the flesh. 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