{"id":960,"date":"2012-08-25T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T11:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=960"},"modified":"2012-08-25T11:02:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T11:02:51","slug":"a-pot-of-lettuce-and-some-beetroot-tops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"A pot of lettuce and some beetroot tops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have decided not to use the feeders for treats, for a couple of days to see if we can stop Dotty pecking at Bluebell. Today I bought a living lettuce pot from the supermarket and planted it into a bigger pot, so that the chickens wouldn&#8217;t knock it over. I dug it in slightly to keep it firm and let them at it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_971\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_and_dotty_find_the_lettuce_first.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-971\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-971\" title=\"bluebell_and_dotty_find_the_lettuce_first\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_and_dotty_find_the_lettuce_first.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_and_dotty_find_the_lettuce_first.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_and_dotty_find_the_lettuce_first-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluebell and Dotty find the lettuce first<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_972\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/yteacle_finds_the_lettuce.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-972\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-972\" title=\"treacle_finds_the_lettuce\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/yteacle_finds_the_lettuce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/yteacle_finds_the_lettuce.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/yteacle_finds_the_lettuce-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Treacle finds the lettuce<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_973\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pepper_finds_the_lettuce_she_is_last_as-usual.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-973\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-973\" title=\"pepper_finds_the_lettuce,_she_is_last_as-usual\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pepper_finds_the_lettuce_she_is_last_as-usual.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pepper_finds_the_lettuce_she_is_last_as-usual.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pepper_finds_the_lettuce_she_is_last_as-usual-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepper finds the lettuce, last as usual<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I went back about an hour later to find the lettuce scattered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_974\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_girls_have_been_enjoying_the_lettuce.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-974\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-974\" title=\"the_girls_have_been_enjoying_the_lettuce\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_girls_have_been_enjoying_the_lettuce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_girls_have_been_enjoying_the_lettuce.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_girls_have_been_enjoying_the_lettuce-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The girls have been enjoying the lettuce<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_975\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_have_scattered_the_lettuce.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-975\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-975\" title=\"they_have_scattered_the_lettuce\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_have_scattered_the_lettuce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_have_scattered_the_lettuce.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_have_scattered_the_lettuce-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The scattered lettuce<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another hour later, I went back again and found the lettuce demolished.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_976\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_lettuce_has_gone_and_dotty_is_pecking_at-the_stalk.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-976\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-976\" title=\"the_lettuce_has_gone_and_dotty_is_pecking_at-the_stalk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_lettuce_has_gone_and_dotty_is_pecking_at-the_stalk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_lettuce_has_gone_and_dotty_is_pecking_at-the_stalk.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/the_lettuce_has_gone_and_dotty_is_pecking_at-the_stalk-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lettuce has gone and Dotty is pecking at the stem<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Later that day my husband harvested our beetroot crop and scattered the tops for the girls.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_981\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_finds_the_beetroot_tops.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-981\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-981\" title=\"bluebell_finds_the_beetroot_tops\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_finds_the_beetroot_tops.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_finds_the_beetroot_tops.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bluebell_finds_the_beetroot_tops-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluebell finds the beetroot tops first<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_982\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_all_check_out_the_beetroot_tops.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-982\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-982\" title=\"they_all_check_out_the_beetroot_tops\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_all_check_out_the_beetroot_tops.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_all_check_out_the_beetroot_tops.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_all_check_out_the_beetroot_tops-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They all check out the beetroot tops<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_983\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_enjoyed_scattering_the_beetroot_tops.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-983\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-983\" title=\"they_enjoyed_scattering_the_beetroot_tops\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_enjoyed_scattering_the_beetroot_tops.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_enjoyed_scattering_the_beetroot_tops.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/they_enjoyed_scattering_the_beetroot_tops-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They enjoyed scattering the beetroot tops<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_984\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/that_was_fun.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-984\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-984\" title=\"that_was_fun\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/that_was_fun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/that_was_fun.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/that_was_fun-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That was fun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They really enjoyed the lettuce and beetroot tops and although Dotty pecked at Bluebell a couple of times it wasn&#8217;t so bad as there was more space for them all to get a share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have decided not to use the feeders for treats, for a couple of days 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